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2013
Cover story
Features
Regulars
4 Marketplace
20 Property
22 Environment
26 Projects & Contracts
42 Project Profile
58 Equipment
64 Products & Services
68 Diary & Appointments
AfriSam, the leading Southern African black-
controlled constructionmaterials group, has
embarked on a robust strategy to grow its
aggregates and readymix business across
Africa. The revitalised strategy is aimed at
strengthening the company’s market pen-
etration, expanding its footprint and adding
more variety to its existing product lines.
4.
Business culture can change
behaviour
In the quest to achieve ‘zero harm’, Wits Uni-
versity’s Centre for Sustainability in Mining
and Industry offers a course that will enable
leaders across industries to better affect the
behaviour of everyone in their organisations.
10.
Apprenticeship
programme thriving
Murray & Roberts Plant is running a thriving
apprenticeship programme aligned with
Section 13 of the Manpower Training Act
56 of 1981, with about 30 apprentices
currently enrolled at various stages of the
four-year programme.
12.
Globalising and
diversifying
WorleyParsons, the Australian-based global
engineering, procurement and construction
management group, recently announced the
completion of the R900-million acquisition of
EPCMbusinessTWPHoldings fromBasil Read
following the receipt of all final approvals,
including approval from the South African
Competition Commission and shareholders.
22.
Social and environmental
sustainability in construction
projects
The environmental management of construc-
tion, especially on complex, large-scale proj-
ects, has become a specialised activity that is
multi-disciplinary in its approach.
The range of environmental, social and
sustainability issues that need to be dealt
with during the construction phase has
grown tremendously over recent years
30.
New Virgin Active in
Bryanston
The massive development for the newVirgin
Active health club that has been underway
in Bryanston, Johannesburg for the last nine
months has caught many a passing motor-
ists eye, many who have been wondering
when the opportunity to view those work-
ing out through the screen sized windows
will happen.
36.
Trendy new dealership
KIAMotors, which recently opened their new
3 500 m
2
dealership near Clearwater Mall,
west of Johannesburg, have strict corporate
identity specifications that all dealerships
have to implement which has resulted in a
very bold, bright and airy KIA showroom.
40.
Undulating roof
construction efficiently formed
An undulating roof structure is being formed
by means of longitudinally movable slab
tables at a height of 20 m. The project solu-
tion developed by PERI’s Argentine engi-
neers fulfils the high architectural concrete
requirements as well as maintaining the
short construction period from an economic
point of view.
42.
New GCIS building in
Pretoria on track
Murray & Roberts Buildings is on schedule for
theMay 2013 completion of the newGovern-
ment Communication and Information Sys-
tem (GCIS) building in Pretoria.This six-storey
building is being developed by Growthpoint
Management Services for Isivuno Properties.
46.
Rustenburg Rapid
Transport project well under
way
Work started last year on the Rustenburg
Rapid Transport project in the North West
Province following completion of detail
designby theVelaVKE-UWP-Phatwe JV, which
won the tender for planning, design and
construction supervision of the R640-million
construction project.
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