Jan 24, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, KZN Industrial & Business News
KwaZulu-Natal is realising its vision of becoming a prosperous province and a gateway to Africa and the world. The province already contributes upwards of 16% to South Africa’s overall GDP and boasts the highest export propensity and level of industrialisation in the...
Jan 24, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Projects
ORAL agreements for building work are, theoretically, legal but frequently cause enormous problems, warns Uwe Putlitz, CEO of the Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC). Pulitz said an oral agreement between employer and builder to undertake certain work based on...
Jan 24, 2018 | Hydraulics & Pneumatics, KZN Industrial & Business News
METAL Work, an Italian company that specialises in the production of pneumatic components for automation systems, has opened a branch in Durban. Established in 1967, Metal Work started out as a small workshop, manufacturing push-in fittings for compressed air systems....
Jan 24, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, KZN Industrial & Business News, Social Development
THE 2018 Deloitte Challenge promises to be bigger and better than ever with a record field of 8000 expected and bumper prize pool of R90 000 up for grabs. Now in its fourth year and firmly established as a fixture on the local road running and cycling calendar, the...
Jan 24, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News
Stretching across the provinces of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal with a small production in the Eastern Cape, South Africa’s R12 billion sugar industry consistently ranks in the top 15 out of some 120 sugar producing countries worldwide, producing an average of 2,2...
Jan 24, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Heating, Cooling & Ventilation, KZN Industrial & Business News, Power Generation
ATLAS Copco has taken a decision to divest its concrete and compaction business to Husqvarna Group’s Construction division. The planned divestment will enable Atlas Copco’s Power Technique business area to intensify focus on its core technologies of air, power and...
Jan 24, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Environmental Management & Control, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News
An Agro-Ecology Unit will be established in Durban following the tabling of a report at the Executive Committee meeting held on Tuesday, 23 January. The unit will fall under the eThekwini Municipality’s Community and Emergency Services Cluster. The submission of the...
Jan 24, 2018 | Engineering, KZN Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys, Mining & Quarrying
BMG and NSK have consolidated a long-standing partnership, with the recent signing of a new distribution agreement, that enhances the original contract and augers well for both companies, stakeholders and customers. BMG was appointed by NSK, Japan, in 1991 as...
Jan 24, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, KZN Industrial & Business News, Mining & Quarrying
Despite a quiet start to the year and thanks to much needed rain, 2017 turned out to be a record year for the agricultural sector. It also turned out to be a bumper year for agricultural lime distributors like Geysers, who supply agricultural limestone to farmers in...
