Housing in Southern Africa May 2016

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May 2016
Industry Buzz
T he QSK95 is specifically de-
signed and engineered for criti-
cal applications that demand
a robust, reliable source of power
to ensure uninterrupted operations.
For operators that seek to maximise
uptime, the QSK95 Series of genera-
tor sets exceeds industry standards
by providing 100%, one-step load
acceptance in less than 10 seconds.
Commenting at the launch, Andre
Kuhn, GM of Power Generation for
Cummins Southern Africa said, “This
incredible innovative product enjoys
ratings of up to 3 500 kW and deliv-
ers high-horsepower output while
achieving installation economies
with an innovative small-footprint
design. Innovation is about unlocking
and unleashing newways of thinking,
doing and delivering against a back-
ground of continuous improvement.
We are very excited about bringing
this product to the Southern African
market, especially in light of the cur-
rent energy situation.”
Cummins enjoys 90 years of ex-
perience in power generation and
as a world leader in the design
and manufacture of pre-integrated
generator sets, ranging from17 kVA to
3 750 kVA , produces i t s own components; from engines, alterna-
tors, transfer switches to control
systems.
Leading the industry in advanced
emissions solutions, the company
ensures that generator sets meet the
required emission standards.
Cummins Southern Africa is based
in Johannesburg and has a wide-
spread range of dealer networks
with branches in Longmeadow,
Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban
and Port Elizabeth; as well as Zam-
bia, Botswana, Mozambique and
Zimbabwe. ■
Cummins showcases QSK95
Global power leader, design, manufacturer and distributor, Cummins
recently launched the QSK95 high-horsepower generator.
A ccording to the Association of
South African Quantity Survey-
ors (ASAQS) Executive Director,
Larry Feinberg, the Nigerian govern-
ment has asked quantity surveyors in
that country to join the campaign to
stamp out corruption, particularly in
the local construction industry.
“The Nigerian government re-
cently urged the Quantity Surveyors’
Registration Board of Nigeria (QS-
RBN) to cooperate with key national
institutions and anti-corruption
Stamping out corruption
agencies to wipe out corruption.
The Nigerian government says that
quantity surveyors have a major role
to play in achieving value-for-money
and cost-efficiency in the implemen-
tation of projects both in the public
and private sector. Perhaps the South
African government could follow Ni-
geria’s lead,” he says.
Feinberg adds that the Nigerian
Minister of Lands, Housing andUrban
Development, Akon Eyakeni, stated
that these inflationary ‘perceived
risks’ could include design, funding,
high interest rates, security, and for-
eign exchange fluctuations.”
She reported that these risks had a
huge impact on the cost of projects in
Nigeria and suggested that reputable
quantity surveyors should design
templates for determining cost bands
and ranges for various types of proj-
ects to ‘instil sanity’ in the planning
and preparation of capital budgets.
ASAQS says that sustainable de-
velopment cannot be achievedwhen
the activities are mired in corruption
and unethical practices. “As long as
the costs of construction projects in
South Africa are not professionally
verified and controlled, each one will
pose a threat to the economicwelfare
of our country.” ■
The South African government should follow Nigeria’s example by
employing reputable quantity surveyors to stamp out corruption and
inflated construction costs in the building industry.
Larry
Feinberg
Andre Kuhn