Construction World July 2020

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Royal ShowGround QUARANTINE SITE

SIKA CORPORATE PROFILE Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 100 countries around the world and manufactures in over 300 factories. Sika employs more than 25 000 people and JHQHUDWHG VDOHV RI &+) ELOOLRQ LQ ͤVFDO $W WKH HQG of 2019 Sika won the Swiss Technology Award for a ground-breaking new adhesive technology. ̴ZDONDERXW̵ DW WKH 5R\DO 6KRZ *URXQGV DQG ZDV PRUH WKDQ VDWLVͤHG ZLWK WKH UHVXOWV 7KH .=1 0(& VKDUHG KLV VHQWLPHQWV DQG ZDV furthermore most pleased that said results were achieved in only 12 days. To initiate and develop a project of this magnitude proves that RXU JRYHUQPHQW FDUHV DQG HYHU\ FLWL]HQ VKRXOG WRR :H QHHG WR ZRUN together to preserve the lives of our fellow South Africans. It was an KRQRXU IRU 6LND WR EH D SDUW RI WKLV SURMHFW 6LND GHͤQLWHO\ FDUHV ƒ space available soonest. The halls required 4 600 m 2 of a 2 mm self- OHYHOOLQJ HSR[\ ͥRRU FRDWLQJ DQG 6LNDͥRRU ® -263 SL ZA, in light grey, ZDV XVHG ,W LV D VROYHQW IUHH HSR[\ UHVLQ EDVHG ͥRRU FRDWLQJ ZLWK WKH LQWHQGHG SXUSRVH RI VHOI VPRRWKHQLQJ ͥRRUV $GGLWLRQDO ͥRRU UHSDLU UHTXLUHG WKH DSSOLFDWLRQ RI 6LNDͥRRU ® -200 Level, a self-levelling FHPHQWLWLRXV VFUHHG ZLWK ERWK ZDWHUSURRͤQJ DQG D KLJK OHYHO RI KDUGQHVV DQG VWUHQJWK TXDOLWLHV $V WKH ͥRRUV ZHUH UHTXLUHG WR EH VHDPOHVV WKH H[SDQGHG MRLQWV ZHUH FRYHUHG ZLWK WKH VSHFLͤHG Sika Epocem 720. Thereafter, in order to build ramps to level the ͥRRU 6LNDGXU ® =$ D WKUHH FRPSRQHQW UHSDLU DQG ͤOOLQJ PRUWDU was applied. On conclusion of the project, President Ramaphosa took a

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