Delegates at this year’s Readymix Conference by Sarma were able to witness first-hand how tilt-up construction can be used to speed up the delivery of houses or infrastructure such as hospitals or police stations. Tilt-up construction is an...
There are currently 13 Reimer units operating in South Africa, as well as one in Angola and another in Zambia. One RA950-25, our biggest model with a cement/fly-ash bin combination, belongs to Stefanutti Stocks and is working at the KUSILE POWER...
Building professionals are being urged to harness the amazing characteristics of modern-day readymix concrete to build better structures and speed-up the delivery of critical infrastructure throughout Southern Africa. New techniques, as well as...
Government buildings such as municipal offices, hospitals, schools and even social housing developments can be transformed with the use of innovative concrete moulding methods that enable buildings to be cast into moulds and assembled in a fraction...
The Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (ASPASA) is a voluntary producers association that helps to improve the quality of aggregates produced by its member companies for construction projects around the country. The role...
Technologies in concrete may soon enable the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) to build precast concrete roads off-site, and ship them wherever they are required in the country. As incredulous as it may seem, the technology is being...
According to a case study spearheaded by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), if three million existing low-income houses were converted to ‘green’ homes, the electricity saving would be enough to power a city the size of Durban or...
Conference 2013: A tangible difference The South African Ready Mix Association (SARMA) held its 2013 annual conference outside the city limits this year, in a rustic conference venue near the Hartbeespoort Dam. The two-day event was very well...
Inferior or incorrectly constituted building materials can ruin building projects and in worst case scenarios can cause the failure of structures after they have been built. The Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (Aspasa),...
