Jan 23, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, ICT In Industry, Metals & Alloys, Power Generation, Security
South Africa is experiencing almost 200 instances of cable theft per day. The scourge costs the country an estimated R10 billion per year loss in lost productivity. Although many cable thieves are apprehended, just seven percent of offenders are prosecuted because of...
Jan 14, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, Property – Commercial & Industrial
THE KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, already one of the country’s hottest property growth areas, is set to benefit from further investment totaling close to R100 billion, welcome news for the beleaguered building, civil engineering and associated industries. Bulk earthworks...
Jan 14, 2019 | Automation & Robotics, Automotive, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, ICT In Industry, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling
TRANSNET Port Terminals (TPT) has rolled-out an automated Service Instruction Entry (SIE) system which uses a portal and/or electronic data interface (EDI) to all its Durban Automotive customers, abandoning the manual processing of paperwork for the export, import and...
Jan 14, 2019 | Automotive, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
THE current national automotive policy, the Automotive Production and Development Plan (APDP), will expire in 2020, and will be replaced by the recently announced SA Automotive Masterplan (SAAM), which will guide the sector to 2035. According to the National...
Jan 14, 2019 | Chemical & Allied Industries, Education & Training, Environmental Management & Control, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support, Water & Effluent Management
AN innovative partnership between a JSE-listed chemicals group and rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal, focusing on keeping a river clean and free of alien vegetation, has been acknowledged with a major award. The AECI Wise Wayz Water Care (WWWC) programme is a joint...
Jan 14, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Water & Effluent Management
STARTING small as a ‘one-man show/ in 1993, the Pietermaritzburg office of engineers and scientists SRK Consulting has served its region and beyond with projects as diverse as drought relief, water reticulation, stormwater infrastructure, tailings dams, waste...
Jan 14, 2019 | Automotive, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling
BUILD It Pinetown, one of 350 retail stores in the SPAR Group Ltd South Africa stable, mixes paint, cuts glass and boards, reads business plans and provides home deliveries for its customers. These deliveries are currently being performed by two FAW trucks, each...
Jan 14, 2019 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Motors, Drives & Transmissions
LOCAL Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Wamechsi Group has standardised on SEW products for a range of wastewater-treatment plants it has built throughout the country. The OEM manufactures a range of mechanical equipment for the various stages of the treatment...
Jan 14, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling
FROM January 1, Konecranes and Demag in South Africa are one legal entity under the new name of Konecranes and Demag (Pty) Ltd. This is in line with a Legal Entity Consolidation of both companies which sees the brands, skills, knowledge and operations coming together...
