Lonza Wood Protection’s long-standing commitment to the role and development of thatchers in the timber industry was recently highlighted by their sponsorship of the National Thatch Photo Competition, an exciting feature of the Thatching Association of South Africa (TASA) annual congress. As a sponsor of the competition for a number of years, Lonza believes that TASA is a significant platform to acknowledge and applaud the role of thatchers in South Africa.

The Flooring Industry Training Association enters into a Memorandum of Understanding with 24 leading South African Flooring Manufacturers, Distributors and Contractors to announce that from 1 July 2018 product warranties on poor installation, carried out by installers not accredited by FITA, will no longer be honoured.

The new Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth hosted its inaugural match, between the British and Irish Lions and the Southern Kings, on June 16th 2009. The stadium was constructed by Grinaker-LTA, part of the Aveng Group, in a joint venture with Interbeton from the Netherlands. Construction began in April 2007 and was completed on schedule in March this year, with an outstanding safety track record of zero serious injuries and zero fatalities on site.