A steady supply of quality aggregates from AfriSam is playing a key role in ensuring unhindered progress on one of government’s Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs) – the N3 national route upgrade between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. That the sheer...
Prolonged pressure on contractors is leading to a ‘buying down’ trend in the readymix sector which could have long term consequences, according to construction materials specialist AfriSam. One indicator of this has been the growing use of...
Businesses and travellers alike are to benefit from the exciting upgrade of the R63 road from Fort Beaufort to Alice in the Eastern Cape, currently being carried out by Rumdel Construction Cape. According to Sanral, who commissioned the project,...
It has been over two decades since AfriSam began accelerating its efforts to reduce carbon emissions from its cement production. This has put the company ahead of the pack, allowing it to reduce the carbon dioxide produced per tonne of cement by...
Raubex has been working on a 4 km stretch of the N3 highway, between Dardanelles and Lynnfield Park since January 2021, which will expand the current two-lane road to four lanes in each direction. As part of extensive upgrades to one of South...
AfriSam’s recent National Budget Breakdown function, now in its fifth year, has become an anticipated annual event for the construction sector with valuable insights being shared. This year, director and chief economist of Econometrix, Dr Azar...
All too often, the quality of aggregate is overlooked in favour of price – a choice that can cost the engineer, contractor and end-user dearly in the long run. Quality and consistency of aggregate will make or break a project’s success – be it in...
Thembisa residents are among the first to benefit from an advanced, lightweight walling technology, which enhances the quality and affordability of residential apartments in a 500-unit project in Extension 27. The four-storey ‘walk-up’ residential...
As contractor WBHO Roads and Earthworks makes good progress on the bus rapid transit (BRT) station at Watt Street in Wynberg, Johannesburg, it is being well supported with almost 9 000 m3 of readymix concrete by construction materials leader...
