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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
JUNE
2016
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CONTENTS
ON THE COVER
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QSS COULD HELP STAMP OUT
CORRUPTION
South Africa should
follow Nigeria’s example.
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MAYBE SA’S FIRST GREEN SCHOOL?
A Johannesburg school may be the first
educational facility to go green.
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SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY FOR
CORPORATE BUILDINGS
Including
green electrical generation in design.
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COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE AND
BUDGET
The Mulilo-Sonnedix-Prieska
PV project is a R1,3-billion project.
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BUILDING ALMOST ENTIRELY WITH
SCRAP MATERIALS
A highly unusual
challenge for De Leeuw in Namibia.
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MAITLAND RIVER MOUTH
PIPELINE
Sika was involved in a
refurbishment project.
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AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
Three of the five trophy winners in the
CMA Awards were roads related.
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PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS ON
ROAD BUILD
Raubex is using quality
materials on a Free State project.
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TOWARDS A TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION
Basil Read’s Roads Division is
becoming a transportation division.
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UNDERSTANDING CHANGES IN
LEGISLATION
There have been changes
to environmental authorisations.
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TRIED AND TRUSTED
Roadspan explains why it used
Vögele machines.
REGULARS
Marketplace
Environment & Sustainability
Project & Contracts
Equipment
Products & Services
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SERVICES TO KEEP CONSTRUCTION
WHEELS TURNING
Connectivity is
driving the quality of Scania’s services.
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SANDTON AN EPICENTRE FOR GREEN
BUILDING IN AFRICA
The annual Green
Building Convention has moved.
Reviewing the FAW commercial
vehicle range, it is clear that
FAW China has made great
headway in adapting its
products to match customer
demands across various world
regions.
The vehicles from the FAW
stable have taken on more
modern designs, new technical
innovations where appropriate,
increased quality production,
safer environments for all,
and ethical practices, as their
modern-day mantra. This
ethos has enabled FAW
worldwide to provide ever
better vehicles, which remain
easy to drive, easy to maintain
and service, and positively
contribute to lowering the total
cost of fleet operations.
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