Nov 14, 2018 | Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys
FOR many years, the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW), has provided opportunities for young South African men and women to acquire the skills in the welding and related inspection industries. “Over 75% of our graduates find meaningful employment and this,...
Nov 14, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
PEARL Sizeka Bengu has been appointed Group Chief Executive Ithala Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) with effect from 1 November. The organisation’s board said in a statement it had engaged “robustly” with Bengu and that she would work closely with Danny...
Nov 14, 2018 | Chemical & Allied Industries, Electrical & Electronics, KZN Industrial & Business News, Power Generation
M&I Materials recently announced the opening of manufacturing operations in South Africa, producing its Midel brand of fire safe and biodegradable ester dielectric fluids for electricity transformers. The plant is the first in Africa to make ester transformer...
Nov 14, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, Engineering Supplies, KZN Industrial & Business News
FIBERTEX South Africa recently partnered with Brent Corporation to assist with the technical support, supply, installation and quality checks for the retaining walls being installed at the new Reddam College located in Ballito, North of Durban. “Construction of these...
Nov 7, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Projects, Transport & Logistics
Credit: Shutterstock EAST London Airport is flying – and a huge upgrade starting next year will see it reach even greater heights. That’s according to Airport manager Michael Kernekamp, who told a media briefing hosted by Airports Company South Africa recently that...
Nov 7, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Plastics & Rubber
MUCH of the innovation in manufacturing will soon become synonymous with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and the impact that robotics, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things will have on production processes, and possible job losses. There is no...
Nov 7, 2018 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Environmental Management & Control
WHILE the timeframes for business and industry to complete environmental impact assessment (EIA) processes may sound generous to some, in reality they are very tight – and represent a significant project risk if for any reason they are not met. That’s according to...
Nov 7, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber
Danone SA, GM, Hendrik Born DANONE Southern Africa has become the latest producer of High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) to join the Polystyrene Association of South Africa, a non-profit Product Recovery Organisation (PRO) representing the entire value chain of polystyrene...
Nov 7, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, Property – Commercial & Industrial
THE Germany-based lighting and electronics specialist, HELLA, is ramping up its operations in Sub-Saharan Africa to levels that will enable them to serve as a gateway into Africa, and the Eastern Cape is at the centre of these ambitious plans. The local operations...
