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Another Green Star Rating for the V&A Waterfront

The V&A Waterfront has been awarded another Green Star rating, this time for its No2 Silo building. The 4 Star Green Star rating comes shortly after No1 Silo, an 18 000 square metre commercial building and the new Allan Gray head office, was...
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Illegal sit-in staged in Cape Town

Some members of staff of the City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Management Department staged an illegal sit-in strike yesterday, 23 July 2013, according to Councillor Ernest Sonnenberg, City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Utility Services....
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Closing the skills gap

The three golden rules of talent management Consulting Engineering firms appear to be faced with the same skills shortages as related industries, mining and construction. According to Philip Barnard, Human Resources Executive at leading consulting...
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Water Affairs proudly honours Mandela

“We should be proud as South Africans to be joined by the world in celebrating not only the life of the icon of the world, but also his ideals of building a better world for all.” This was the main message of Minister of Water Affairs, Edna Molewa,...
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Ixopo rural water supply

A water purification plant upgrade project has recently been completed by Water Purification Chemicals & Plant (WPCP) who acted as mechanical and electrical contractors for Umgeni Water. “Due to the expansion of the population in the greater...
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N1 Laingsburg road complete

South Africa boasts some of the best roads in the world and keeping our roads in pristine conditions, requires the best service providers to be brought in. GIBB (in a Joint Venture with Development & Engineering Consultants was appointed in...
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Construction bosses face the music at tribunal

“This is the bleakest moment in the construction industry’s history,” said Murray & Roberts CEO Henry Laas — at the very moment that the lights went out in the forgettable beige room at the Competition Tribunal this week, as if underscoring his...
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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 the Metrowind Van Stadens wind farm near Port Elizabeth. Transport of...