Construction, Energy and Infrastructure (1449)
Building materials supplier Afrimat has bought Scottburgh quarries - a quarrying and block manufacturing business - for an undisclosed amount. "The acquisition is in line with Afrimat's strategic objective of…
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The new National Credit Act may be having a dampening effect on the rampant demand for cement in the country, according to PPC CEO John Gomersall. "Demand from residential developers…
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Commercial building cost inflation slowed to 16% year-on-year by the first quarter of the year, from a peak of 37% in the third quarter of 2005, the FNB Commercial Property…
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Rail utility Spoornet would spend an extra R1,6bn in the next four years to build new railway lines linking Coega and Lephalale (Waterberg) coal mines to its national rail network
Building materials supplier Iliad Africa has bought two businesses in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo as part of its strategy to enhance its geographical footprint in the building materials market,…
Aveng can expect a bonanza in September when the company releases its results for the year to June
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Women's empowerment group Wiphold and a Cape Town-based construction company, Coessa, say they will start to import cement from China at "competitive prices" in coming months. Wiphold finance director Tryphosa…
Construction company Group Five has won a R1,8-billion contract from Transnet to widen Durban's existing harbour by 100m and to increase the depth by 6m. Working with Belgian company, Dredging…
Alcan and the government have agreed that only 5,5% of the 720000 tons of aluminium to be produced by Alcan’s planned R21bn smelter at Coega in Eastern Cape will be…
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A 524ha prime freehold site in the heart of the Coega Industrial Development Zone near Port Elizabeth is being marketed by Pam Golding Commercial (PGC) for R40 million
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In Reference To The Press Release Sent To The Media On Behalf Of Pam Golding Properties About A "Prime Coega Site Available For Purchase" - These Are The Facts:
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The shortage of skills and other challenges facing the construction industry are up for discussion this week at the second built environment conference, currently on the go in Port Elizabeth.
The government is considering reducing import duties on products needed for its infrastructure development programme, ostensibly to reduce cost pressures as the R400bn programme gathers pace
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The massive new Fairland office complex – a new landmark at the intersection of Gauteng’s Beyers Naude Drive and the N1 Western Bypass – is taking shape, and construction is…
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Developing a new airport is a first for Acsa with the La Mercy project being the biggest the company has ever embarked upon
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R130m upgrades also help 'break from past'
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A Mthatha-based construction council has questioned a recent statement made by Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) chief executive that failing contractors were "biting" the corporations pockets. ECDC head Mxolisi Matshamba…
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The extensions, which were undertaken in joint venture with Sivukile Contractors, include the lavish new theatre where the much touted stage production of The Lion King will open to the…
A construction deal worth R210-million for the first phase of Beacon Bay's Triple Point development was handed over to JSE-listed engineering giant Group Five on Thursday. The contract that will…
A slowdown in GDP growth by the largest economic sectors in the first quarter of 2007 has been partly compensated for by a stellar performance from the construction sector said…
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