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Prima and Lancaster cultures pave the way for seamless integration
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| Black empowered building supplies group Afrimat Limited, is well positioned to exploit the R74-billion South African building and construction industry through its diverse produce range of aggregates, readymix concrete and concrete blocks and bricks. MQ visits dynamic CEO Andries van Heerden to find out more |
Innovative solutions - maintenance of SA's unpaved roads
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| Ninham Shand has, in partnership with the Roads and Infrastructure Branch of the Western Cape Provincial Administration's Department of Transport and Public Works, made significant strides in improving the efficacy and sustainability of the road network maintenance programme |
Lancaster's Vryheid operation sets the standard for Afrimat operations
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| MQ visits Lancaster Quarries in Vryheid - an operation, which since its establishment over 40 years ago, has grown from strength to strength, Managing director Pieter de Wet runs a tight ship, a fact that can only benefit its recent merger with the Afrimat group |
Palmiet operation serves Overberg market with ease
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| On the Afrimat trail, MQ visits Prima's Palmiet operation in Grabouw to talk to quarry manager Gert van Heever. This quarry has two very sensitive neighbours |
Clean running philosophy makes a difference
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| MQ finds out about the problems experienced, the solutions found, and a relationship formed, when a Telsmith 36-inch gyro crusher seized at what is always an inopportune time |
New fuels and all for latest low-emission Tier 3 diesels
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| International trends for lower emissions from on- and off-road vehicles have led to the development of a new generation of diesel engines, MQ investigates 'clean' diesel and the new generation of heavy-duty engine with oils in a local context |
Local and crushing firm leads the pack with ease
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| PIlot Crushtec has recently celebrated another record year; and MQ finds out why |
38th IQSA Annual Conference and Exhibition report back
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| IQSA Secretary and Conference Organiser Terry MacMillan looks back on another very successful show |
