May 30, 2018 | Automotive, KZN Industrial & Business News, Special Economic Zones, Transport & Logistics
MAHINDRA South Africa has joined the league of South African vehicle manufacturers with the opening of a new vehicle assembly facility north of Durban. The plant is located in the Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone (SEZ) next to the King Shaka Airport. Here the...
May 30, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Finance & Investment, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
THE three-day Inner and Outer West Regional Business Fair, held at the Hammarsdale Junction Mall recently, has been hailed for continuing to expose and promote township-based businesses. The exhibitors included three Phezulu High School pupils who thanked the...
May 30, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial
EVEN though the Gooderson Beach Hotel will come under the auctioneer’s hammer on July 19, it will be business as usual at one of the grande dames of Durban’s Golden Mile. That’s according to Gavin Castleman, Chief Executive Officer of Gooderson Leisure, who said that...
May 30, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Water & Effluent Management
A metal spray coating solution has extended the life span of a Labyrinth casing, thereby avoiding the need for costly replacement, leading to significant cost savings for Eskom, at its Palmiet Hydro installation. The power station is located near Grabouw in the...
May 30, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Power Generation
by Harmut Winkler OVER the last few years reports have surfaced of a range of African countries planning nuclear power plants. At the moment, the only nuclear plant in operation in Africa is South Africa’s Koeberg, producing 1.86GW of power. This, according to some...
May 30, 2018 | Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, ICT In Industry, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control, Power Generation
Alessandro Postiglioni MANAGING crises when they hit is something that all utility companies have to deal with. Adverse weather, natural disaster or vandalism etc. can all wreak havoc. How a power company or utility responds and recovers is critical to their business...
May 30, 2018 | Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, ICT In Industry, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control, Power Generation
TODAY’S successful smart grids have become comprehensive internet of things (IoT) networks with millions of connected meters that share massive real time data about people, businesses and energy consumption. The valuable insight they provide enables consumers to save...
May 30, 2018 | Chemical & Allied Industries, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings
GERMAN valve specialist Gemü is laying what it describes as the cornerstone for the latest generation of filling valves with its F40 and F60 valve types. “Thanks to close contact and communication with plant engineers and operators working in the area of filling...
May 30, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Packaging
GRABBING shoppers’ attention in the grocery aisle on a crowded supermarket shelf or at the point of purchase is becoming much more challenging, especially when competing against brands with bigger marketing budgets. Against this background, Pyrotec PackMedia is...
