The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) has updated its Township Roads paving brochure. The brochure is compiled primarily for non-technical decision makers in national and local government and sets out the benefits of using concrete block paving (CBP) for township roads. CMA director, Hamish Laing, says that although CBP has been used extensively for township roads, the potential f...
The shortage of technical skills in engineering and technology is one of the biggest threats to South Africa’s economic growth, according to Bryan Perrie, managing director of the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI). Perrie made this point at a recent breakfast function in Midrand held to mark the start of the C&CI School of Concrete Technology’s 2012 Advanced Concrete Technology (ACT) t...
Managing director of the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI), Bryan Perrie, was invited to deliver the keynote address at IBRACON 2011, the 53rd Brazilian Concrete Congress held in November last year on the Brazilian island of Florianopolis. Perrie spoke on ‘Concrete Construction for the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2010’, sharing South Africa’s construction successes with Brazil which is sch...
Rocla, specialist in precast concrete infrastructural products and solutions, showcased two of its new products at the annual IMESA Conference and Exhibition in October last year. The Rocla stand featured the new lightweight precast Wingwall units and the locally manufactured Alfabloc systems. Rocla is the first concrete manufacturer in South Africa to offer a complete range of precast Win...
The recently opened Concreate show house in Johannesburg offers industry professionals and homeowners the opportunity to see and experience the various advantages of concrete and cement in architectural and interior design applications. Conceived as a one-stop design environment, the show house brings together a number of different concrete-related products and services. Add a comment...
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