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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
FEBRUARY
2016
Environment & Sustainability
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CONTENTS
ON THE COVER
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HOW IS THE NATIONAL FUEL PRICE
DETERMINED?
SA consumes two billion
litres of fuel each month.
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PRECAST CONCRETE SECTOR SET FOR
GROWTH IN 2016
Despite a general
negativity, there are pockets of positivity.
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PROSPECTS STILL PLENTIFUL
We have
the 6
th
highest number of shopping
centres globally.
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COST OF ENERGY TO SOUTH AFRICA
Lack of investment in generation and
transmission infrastructure bites.
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STRIKING TOWERS IN MAPUTO
The two towers of Maputo’s Horizon
project leads to many firsts.
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THE CHALLENGES OF A SUSTAINABLE
CAMPUS
The new headquarters for
I-CAT was challenging for the contractor.
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AMONG THE WORLD’S GREENEST
Loeriesfontein Wind Farm’s turbine
foundations.
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BUILDING EXPERTISE
Giuricich Bros Construction recently
completed the WWF’s new offices.
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HEAVY PRECAST ELEMENTS
Fast track
projects have led to a resurgence in such
products and the cranes to move them.
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THE PERFECT SOLUTION
Scania South
Africa creates perfect solutions for
construction operations’ trucking needs.
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SET TO BECOME A LANDMARK
Cosmo Mall Pedestrian Bridge is iconic
and a public infrastructure investment.
REGULARS
Marketplace
Property
Project Profile
Project and Contracts
Equipment
Products and Services
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TURNING UP THE VOLUME IN
GAUTENG
Scribante Concrete recently
acquired 35 FAW mixers and tippers.
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RWANDA’S FIRST SIX STAR GREEN
BUILDING
The Nobelia Office tower in
Kigali is Rwanda’s first to get this rating
Diary and Appointments
Komatsu South Africa
offers a full range of
exceptional high quality
internationally engineered
construction products,
but it is the strength of
a growing suite of value
added support solutions
that is reinforcing its
reputation as a dynamic
business partner of choice.
Two new value adding
options are available:
KomRent and a highly
beneficial servicing and
maintenance programme.
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