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Out with the old and in with the new

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies South Africa has removed a redundant demineralisation water treatment plant at a large power station in Gauteng, and successfully replaced it with a new de-ionisation plant using Rapide Strata 18+ twin-bed...
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Full steam ahead for the Western Aqueduct

Work on the Western Aqueduct, Durban’s biggest ever bulk water pipeline project, is gathering momentum – with the help of a grand old steam locomotive dating back to the 1930’s. Over the past weekend – and for a number to come – the Umgeni Steam...
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“No Drop” assessment tool rolled out

The Department of Water Affairs has officially announced the roll-out of the “No Drop” report Assessments that are part of efforts to increase water use efficiency and to reduce leakages from the water supply networks. According to a statement...
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Inaugural Africa Maritime Indaba

Unpacking AIMS 2050, the African Integrated Maritime Strategy will be unpacked at the inaugural Africa Maritime Indaba taking place at the IDC conference centre in Sandton, Johannesburg on 24 and 25 October 2013. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma,...
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Truck sales grow!

The latest figures released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) and Associated Motor Holdings (AMH) at the end of September, show the local truck market has grown by 9.91% on a year-to-date basis,...
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Another sweet success

Over the next five years Imperial Retail Logistics will be moving approximately 62 000 tons – or 25 million cases – per annum of confectionery for Mondelez South Africa (Kraft Foods). This follows Modelez’s move to outsourcing certain transport and...

Warehouse summit

The 7th annual Warehousing Summit held in Johannesburg  brought together key industry players to not only learn from their peers via informative presentations but also to network and engage with one another discussing their own supply chain...
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Geotextiles ensure protected dam linings

Kaytech has played an important role in providing its heaviest grade geotextile to protect the linings on newly constructed raw water dams at Eskom’s Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga. Roshcon SOC Ltd, an Eskom-owned service company, contracted...