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Quantity surveyors support value engineering
Quantity surveyors support value engineering
[Larry Feinberg] For those in the construction industry the term quantity surveyor is commonly known... read
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Check your building plans before selling your home
Check your building plans before selling your home

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Get your house in order before you sell it - one of the things that can cause massive delays in the transfer process is an issue with the building plans... read
How building control officers can avoid conflict of interest
How building control officers can avoid conflict of interest
The South African Council for the Architectural Profession's (SACAP) registrar/CEO Marella O'Reilly, together with her Legal and Compliance Unit, has embarked on a campaign to clarify historic misunderstandings of the law and to educate municipalities and their building control officers (BCOs) on ways to avoid conflict of interest... read
SACAP recognises its VAs during World Architecture Month
SACAP recognises its VAs during World Architecture Month
Marking World Architecture Month this October, the theme announced by the International Union of Architects (IUA) is 'Design a better World'... read
Road engineers urged to design safe roads
Road engineers urged to design safe roads
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has called on road engineers to design safe roads, as the state of the country's road surface continues to pose a challenge... read
Building Materials & Equipment
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B&E International breaks 550tph on production train
B&E International, with the use of Metso Mobile crushing and screening products, has set up a production train that consistently produces G1 road stone product at a rate in excess of 550 tonnes per hour (tph)... read
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From asset finance to 'access' finance
The emphasis on financing is turning from pure asset financing to 'access' financing as mainstream agriculture, manufacturers and construction companies look for ways to increase efficiency... read
Construction & Engineering
Fort Hare overpays R63m for work done on residences
Fort Hare overpays R63m for work done on residences
As universities grapple with lack of money to fund the free education demanded by students, it has emerged that the University of Fort Hare overpaid a service provider contracted to refurbish residences at the Alice campus by nearly R63m... read
R24m upgrade for old Evaton road
R24m upgrade for old Evaton road
The Gauteng Department for Roads and Transport will repair the D904 road, which is also known as the old Evaton road, at a cost of R24m... read
Uptick in construction could bolster economy
Uptick in construction could bolster economy
2015 proved to be a tough year for most construction companies, with lower revenue and profit margins, and less new projects available... read
Property Development
Construction of Simon's Town mixed-use development set for early 2017
Construction of Simon's Town mixed-use development set for early 2017
The construction of a new 14,800m2 mixed-use development in Simon's Town, called Harbour Bay, will commence in January 2017... read
Warsaw mall development to underpin EPP's growth
Warsaw mall development to underpin EPP's growth

Alistair Anderson

Recently listed Echo Polska Properties (EPP) is set to drive development of the first major new shopping centre to open in Poland in nearly 10 years on a property it is acquiring in the centre of Warsaw... read
Utilities
Dedisa power peaking plant
#SOGA16: Coega gets one of the gas-to-power stations
The Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) has been named as one of the locations for the gas-to-power programme... read
Eskom signs agreement with China Development Bank
Eskom signs agreement with China Development Bank
Eskom and the China Development Bank (CBD) have signed an inaugural $500m (R7bn) credit facility agreement that will go towards the parastatal's capital expenditure programme... read
Africa
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Chinese-built railway links Ethiopia to sea
With Chinese conductors at the helm, a fleet of shiny new trains will this week begin plying a new route from the Ethiopian capital to Djibouti, in a major boost to both economies... read
Hilton Worldwide announces line-up of hotel firsts for Africa
Hilton Worldwide announces line-up of hotel firsts for Africa
Hilton Worldwide announced new properties and extensions at AHIF. Among the new hotels agreed is Africa's first modular build hotel, Africa's tallest hotel in Nairobi, and... read
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FNB implements online FICA system after businesses complain
FNB implements online FICA system after businesses complain

Nicci Botha

Following complaints about bungled FICA procedures, FNB has introduced an online document loading system to smooth the process... read
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