Nov 28, 2018 | Chemical & Allied Industries, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, Plastics & Rubber
A concerted research and development (R&D) drive, combined with constant innovation, has paid off handsomely for South African manufacturer Pratley. The company not only plans to bolster its electrical and adhesive product ranges in 2019, but also to consolidate...
Nov 28, 2018 | Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
HPE Africa – specialists in earthmoving and construction equipment – was awarded a tender by Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) to supply 10 specially-adapted excavators for its Richards Bay facility, as part of an initiative to improve operational efficiencies...
Nov 28, 2018 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing
THE National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) has welcomed the government’s decision this week to extend the Automotive Developmental Policy Regime from 2021 through to 2035. Association President Andrew Kirby said this would enable...
Nov 28, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News
THE signing into law of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill is a positive step towards stabilising South Africa’s labour relations environment and signals the country’s commitment both to social reform and social compacting. That’s according to Business Unity South...
Nov 28, 2018 | Automotive, Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing
From left: Dr Johan Van Zyl, Elisabeth Bradley, Dr Rob Davies and Prof Nicola Kleyn REPRESENTATIVES from national, provincial and local government, academia and the business sector this week welcomed the establishment of South Africa’s newest manufacturing institute...
Nov 14, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News
THE Durban University of Technology (DUT) has identified their Indumiso Campus at Imbali, Pietermaritzburg, as a key investment point for the training of built environment graduates. DUT appointed SMEC South Africa as the consulting structural and civil engineers to...
Nov 14, 2018 | Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News
ATLAS Copco Industrial South Africa has received an award for its leadership role in the Green Building economy Green Building Design Group CEO Songo Didiza said its Green Public Sector Award is provided to companies and other industry partners that have excelled in...
Nov 14, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Water & Effluent Management
Through this project, more than 118 000 people living in 34 informal settlements across the city, are benefitting from the provision of 300 communal ablution facilities THE eThekwini Municipality’s ‘Provision of Water and Sanitation to Informal Settlements Project’...
Nov 14, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling
FOLLOWING Grindrod’s recent interim results reflecting a 5% increase in revenue, a 23% improvement in headline earnings on the prior year and the spinoff of its Shipping Division, Grindrod’s Freight Services division is making strides in cementing its strategy of...
