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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
JULY
2017
ON THE COVER
CONTENTS
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Marketplace
Property
Environment & Sustainability
Projects & Contracts
Housing
Equipment
Products & Services
REGULARS
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The tiny town known as Tugela Ferry in the local municipality of
Msinga, in central KwaZulu-Natal, is part of one of South Africa’s
most impoverished areas.
People struggle to make a living in Tugela Ferry and the harsh
conditions were, for many years, exacerbated by the town being split
by the Tugela River and connected only by an inadequate single-lane
bridge, the Tugela Ferry Bridge.
The KZN Department of Transport therefore embarked on a project
to widen the bridge to two lanes by constructing a new, reinforced
concrete bridge adjacent to the existing steel structure.
04 Minister sticks to her guns with Cubans
Despite the country having adequate engineers, Cubans
are imported.
06 New brand identity
WSP Global sports a new logo and has a new logo to
mark its growth.
10 General builders remain pessimistic
According to the cidb, the mood in Q1 was decidedly pessimistic.
14 Global construction costs rise
Johannesburg’s construction costs increase to
USD838,3 per square metre.
15 Developer’s solid results
Acsion Limited recently delivered solid results for the last 12 months.
22 Name change, but solid foundation at SA’s
construction icon
Concor Infrastructure rises from the edifices of M&R Infrastructure.
26 Sensitive built environment
SVA International’s new mixed-use development in Somerset West.
27 Heineken SA Sedibeng Brewery contract secured
Aveng Grinaker-LTA Building division secures Project Harvest.
30 R100-million can factory contract test mettle
Newly formed Motheo Construction is cutting its teeth on
challenging project.
36 Award-winning first micro-tunnelling project
CSV Construction wins award for its innovative tunnelling project.
50 Smart levelling with two new laser levels
Bosch has introduced the concept of smart levelling with two
products.