Basil Read Matomo leads construction at Metrowind Van Stadens wind farm Engineering and construction prowess will soon be displayed in the Eastern Cape as the first of 10 wind farms in the province begins construction –led by Basil Read Matomo – at...
Preparations are currently underway for the dismantling of one of Cape Town’s most recognisable installations, the Coca-Cola Crate Fan. Affectionately named Elliot by the team that constructed the installation, the Coca-Cola Crate Fan has stood...
Pictured: Graham Pirie, the CEO of Consulting Engineers South Africa, has retired (end of June 2013) Following an illustrious career spanning some 17 years at the helm of Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA), Graham Pirie has retired (end of...
The Roadcrete Africa Division of Basil Read, the JSE-listed construction and engineering Group, has been awarded two new contracts with a combined value of R369 million. The first contract worth R11 million was awarded by the Ekurhuleni...
Pictured: The MBR plant applies the well-established activated sludge process to treat wastewater (bioreactor filled with sludge) The perception that wastewater treatment is the “less attractive” cousin to the delivery of potable water is slowly...
Pictured: Karien Erasmus, Sustainability manager at GIBB The South African National Development Plan will see R4-trillion invested in infrastructure over the next 15 years and as a result some of the most underdeveloped parts of the country will...
International consultancy, engineering and project management service provider Royal HaskoningDHV, has produced a master plan to develop the Senegal River delta and is designing eight polders as a pilot project in the area. The delta is plagued by...
Johannesburg-based engineering specialist PD Naidoo & Associates is to be acquired by global engineering, management and development consultant, Mott MacDonald. Under a deal which will see the activities of the two companies in southern Africa...
Pictured: Staff of the C&CI pose – for the last time – at its final location: Waterfall Park in Midrand. After 75 years of serving the construction industry in South Africa, the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) closed down at the end...
