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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
MARCH
2017
The modern fleet maintained by Goscor Access Rental,
combined with its high availability and uptime, has resulted in
Tubular Plant Hire enjoying an important rental relationship
with the company since April 2013. Tubular Plant Hire is a
division of Tubular Technical Construction, wholly-owned by
Tubular Holdings, the driving force behind a diversified group,
representing one of the largest and most respected privately-
owned construction companies in South Africa at present.
See page 20 - 21.
04 Driving constructive and sustainable transformation
CESA will this year take the lead to transform its membership.
08 Go for Gold strikes gold in Gauteng
Improving maths and science achievements – now in Gauteng.
10 Acquisition grows groundwater capabilities
JG Afrika acquired Geowater IQ and so improved its
water offering.
14 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ mentor
Anil Singh Rana, from Mauritius, was awarded this honour
for 2016.
18 Sandton residential property market
remains resilient
Sandton seems untouched by the national
economic slowdown.
22 Three construction game changers for 2017
To stay competitive, companies will have to leverage three
major changers.
24 Our cities are full – we need new ones
Can imperfect cities merely be replaced with improved ones?
29 Restoring ailing Durban apartment block
Bencorrum Towers is being restored during a
15-month project.
32 Adding value to Middelburg Water
Reclamation Project
Aveng Water has so far had a stellar safety record on this
five year contract.
34 Johannesburg’s new icon
The intricacies of building the world’s 26
th
highest
twisted building.
38 Reliable, networked partners to depend on
Afrimat is supplying 500 000 m
3
of concrete and finds
FAW the ideal partner.
44 An alternative cost of the build
Quantity surveyors can provide contractors with all the
facts before they plan.
48 Midax House project
An illustration of how structural steel can be used for
complex builds.
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