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24 Earthform the perfect solution Technicrete’s Earthfrom retaining wall blocks was a solution in Thohoyandou. 28 Piling for bridges in Swakopmund Stefanutti Stocks Geotechnical has installed seventy 900 mm diameter piles in Namibia. 30 Sustainable and innovative The shortlisted projects in the AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation. 38 A paradigm shift in construction The possibilities of digitalisation in the construction industry. 42 Building on its formwork systems with BIM offering The construction industry is in need of change so as to boost productivity. 44 Projects with stellar safety records Concor Western Cape has won three out of five building categories in the MBAWC Regional Safety Competition. 50 ITC-SA’s Annual Awards All the winners in the recent ITC-SA awards for the engineered timber construction industry. 54 Welcoming return of renewable energy Raubex Infra is looking forward to increased participation in REIPPPP.

04 Maintenance across borders The difficulties associated with working on international projects. 06 Architecture part of the multi-disciplinary offering AECOM is offering an integrated infrastructure offering, something gaining traction especially in East Africa. 10 Demise of large contractors as construction industry struggles Since 2011 SA’s listed construction firms have lost 70% of their value. 20 First SA commercial property to go off municipal water grid The District in Cape Town is Growthpoint’s first ‘water net-positive’ building.

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Property

Building roads and bridges is fundamental to the growth of an economy and this has certainly been heeded by the Saldanha IDZ (Industrial Development Zone), which, in contrast to many areas in South Africa, has been undertaking significant infrastructural development with the funds they have received from the Western Cape government for that specific purpose. Some of this infrastructure includes roads and bridges, such as the Greenfields Link Interchange project, awarded to WBHO Construction in late 2017 and who subsequently awarded the geotechnical piling contract to Keller’s Franki Africa. Read the article on pages 22 and 23.

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CONSTRUCTION WORLD SEPTEMBER 2018