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A new era for Pilot Crushtec International

The crushing and screening specialist previously known as Pilot Crushtec (SA) has announced that CEO Sandro Scherf had bought out his partners and increased his indirect stake in the company now called Pilot Crushtec International. Effective...
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Simplifying hydrocarbon gas detection

Industrial operations in Africa could detect and monitor hydrocarbon gas concentrations more effectively by adopting the Ultima OPIR-5 Open Path IR gas Detector. MSA Africa marketing manager for gas detection products, Robbie Taitz, points out that...
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e-Waste: Valuable or hazardous?

The second National e-waste Collection Day, which took place on 13 July 2013 at 631 points nationwide, has added to the growing collection of e-waste by eWaste Association of South Africa (eWASA) member companies for responsible management and...
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Disposal technology and the environment

by Sherwin Naicker, director, Cecor Allied Technologies On 3 June 2013, Cecor Allied Technologies became the first commercial autoclave treatment facility to process non-anatomical health care risk waste (HCRW) in Gauteng. This type of autoclave...

Western Aqueduct back on track

The multimillion-rand Western Aqueduct project is back on track following this week’s announcement that Cycad Pipelines has been selected as the successful contractor for the initial 7 km sector of the water pipeline between Inchanga Station and...
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Preservation through innovation

A sensitive wetland project necessitated a solution with a minimal site footprint and little or no excavation – the perfect opportunity to utilise trenchless alternatives. Current legislation limits the degradation of environmentally sensitive...
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SASTT reaches 21

The Southern African Society for Trenchless Technology (SASTT) is now 21 years old, and with age has come a certain maturity for the society, SASTT honorary director, Joop van Wamelen, tells Chantelle Mattheus. “Over the past year, I have had the...
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Stringent air quality standards imminent

South Africa’s new emission standards will have a significant impact in terms of requiring operators of the Section 21 listed activities to apply for Air Emissions Licences (AEL), according to SRK Consulting’s Durban-based principal Air Quality...
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A social cost?

By Patrick Forbes, professional assistant: Litigation Department at Garlicke & Bousfield The recent publication of the Carbon Tax Policy Paper has once again ignited debate on the issue of a carbon tax across numerous sectors of society. This...