Oct 17, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Mining & Quarrying
EARLIER this year Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC) celebrated an impressive average of 5 000 machine hours worked in the space of just one year, with zero downtime while running 24-hour shifts. The colliery’s fleet of Babcock-supplied and maintained machinery...
Oct 17, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial, SMME Development & Support
With all development rights in place, civil construction on the much awaited Ntshongweni Urban Development will commence in early 2019. This 2 000-hectare project located 30 kilometres west of the Port of Durban on the N3, is the next logical urban precinct expected...
Oct 10, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
THE Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) hosted port clients and representatives of government, business and industry recently at the Port of Ngqura. The meeting of the Nelson Mandela Bay ports’ Customer Forum was aimed at aligning the TNPA’s plans to meet the...
Oct 10, 2018 | Chemical & Allied Industries, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Import / Export
By Deryck Spence RECENTLY, the SA Paint Manufacturing Association (SAPMA) was advised that our Government, through recommendations made by the seemingly omnipotent National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC), decided to negotiate for the abolishment of...
Oct 10, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News
THE enactment of a raft of customer-friendly legislation, coupled with the growing influence and prevalence of social media, has shifted the goal posts in favour of consumers and has elevated customer experience as a key differentiator that determines consumer...
Oct 10, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, Green Industries & Renewable Energy
SAPPI has launched a new sustainable dissolving wood pulp (DWP) called Sappi Verve. This marks a break with tradition for the South Africa-based multi-multinational. In the past, DWP sold by Sappi was unbranded and industry generic names were used as product names....
Oct 10, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
DHL showcased key trends set to affect the logistics industry over the next five to 10 years at an event in Sandton, Johannesburg recently. Speaking at the event, Denis Niezgoda, DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation said: “We grow into future logistics verticals by...
Oct 10, 2018 | Chemical & Allied Industries, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Occupational Health, Safety
THE government is no longer going to tolerate lead in paint and methanol in thinners – and offenders will face prison sentences of up to 10 years or heavy fines. Noluzuko Gwayi: Senior Policy Advisor (Director), International Chemicals and Waste Cooperation of the...
Oct 10, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Import / Export, Manufacturing
Localisation is a critical tool for industrial development, and as the national co-ordinating body, Automotive Supply Chain Competitiveness Initiative (ASCCI) aims to advance its localisation agenda through activities which support successful localisation of...
