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,...
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...
Small companies within the concrete industry should be incentivised to join relevant industry bodies in order to ensure that all people within the industry, as well as end-users interests are represented. Speaking as the anchor sponsor of the...
The past decade has seen phenomenal growth in the readymix industry as South African contractors migrate from in-situ batching to sourcing their concrete requirements from specialists who guarantee a high-quality, uninterrupted supply of concrete....
Jun 22, 2015
This year’s Readymix Conference by Sarma will strive to showcase more of the abilities of readymix concrete and help put local suppliers and construction professionals into the picture to show them what can be done. The conference will also focus...
A contract to supply 17 650 m3 of readymix concrete for the construction of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital in Parktown, Johannesburg, has been awarded. AfriSam was awarded the contract by Group Five. “It is a wonderful opportunity for...
Disputes arising from incorrect readymix concrete being delivered to a customer’s site can be tricky, particularly where large sums of money are required to remove or remediate concrete that has already set. Testing before, during and after...
