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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
AUGUST
2016
ASSISTING THE VIVA
FOUNDATION
The Viva Foundation, a non-profit organisation that strives to turn
these informal settlements into stable and safe neighbourhoods,
relies heavily on support from the industrial and business sectors
for funding and donations of materials that assist in the establishment of
these safe havens known as ‘Viva Villages’.
Technicrete ISG, a subsidiary of the IS Group has donated 1 122 metres of
concrete Palisade fencing that is being used to secure two Viva properties:
286 metres at the Mamelodi East Viva Village and 836 metres at the Refilwe,
Cullinan Viva Sharehouse.
Group Marketing and communications manager of ISG, Guinevere
Thomas said “Projects such as these Viva Villages provide so much hope
for those living in these informal settlements, particularly the children, that
we at Technicrete ISG, wanted to assist in the securing of the facilities and
equipment that the Viva Foundation had worked so hard to acquire, hence
our generous donation of concrete palisade fencing and installation.
Chief executive officer of the Viva Foundation, Meleney Berry-Kriel said,
“Both of these Viva facilities offer crucial activities such as education, sport
and recreation, employment, social awareness support and developmental
programmes, accommodation, farming and fresh vegetable projects. Obvi-
ously at site we have valuable training and computer equipment as well as
hardware and tools for the farming activities. The donation of the concrete
fencing by Technicrete ISG has been most welcome, and affords our village
community some security in this poverty stricken area”.
“Having the perimeter concrete palisade fencing also ensures that we are
able keep the children and other Viva employees safe while conducting
our daily activities and classes, and we appreciate the interest and support
from Technicrete ISG,” Berry-Kriel concluded.
The Technicrete ISG steel reinforced concrete Palisade fencing is a high
quality security system and its open slat configuration acts as deterrent to
intruders due to their presence being clearly visible.
The Palisade fencing is also suited for airports, railways stations, hospi-
tals, sports grounds, warehousing and other areas that require a strong and
quality security fencing system. .
The South African impoverished community faces
many socially-ill related issues and not least of
these is the increasing development of informal
settlements and the related problems that create
an environment of insecurity.
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Public safety and natural beauty combine at The Grove
Mall in Pretoria in a multi-terraced wall garden, built
with over 46 000 of Aveng Infraset’s Infrablok™ 350
retaining wall blocks.
walls. Sausage drains were placed against
the cut faces of the upper walls and the outlet
pipes drained onto the flower beds of the
lower terraces.
Kaytech’s M100 Geopipe was used for
drainage where the water flow was at its heav-
iest. Troskie said that one of the reasons why
Aveng infraset’s Infrablok™ 350 was specified
is that it allows for the creation of concave
and curves which were deployed at The Grove.
Aveng Infraset landscape products sales
manager, Brennan Small, commented further,
saying that the Infrablok™ 350 also allows the
construction of staircases and two were built
at The Grove to provide access to the gardens.
“Furthermore, the blocks can be filled
with concrete for the placing of handrails,
light posts and fences,” advises Small.
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