Szpunar addressed a delegation during an event hosted at a new development in Benmore Gardens, Sandton, where he explained and detailed Saint-Gobain’s multi-faceted Multi Comfort concept and approach. The development is an upmarket residential and mixed-use project and will be one of the largest Saint-Gobain Habito™ drywall installations in the world.

Technologies and solutions to revolutionise tomorrow’s built environment will be highlighted at the Big 5 expo in Dubai. The first FutureTech Construction Summit on will be held on November 26.

One of South Africa’s prestressed hollow-core concrete slab pioneers, Echo Prestress, was founded in 1995 when a factory was built in Kempton Park to manufacture prestressed hollow-core slabs. 

Over the last two decades, the African continent has seen immense transformation, development and economic pressure. In South Africa, the Engineering industry in particular has experienced significant change. It has moved away from the classic professional practice process - where companies were appointed based on merit and performance – to a system hinging on tenders, often won based purely on price. This leaves little room for evaluation of experience or quality.

The non-metal access chambers from Smart Locking Logic are characterised by market leading performance in ergonomics, ease of use, load carrying capability and service life.