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Eqstra

Eqstra

25th September 2015

Established in 1984, South Africa-based Eqstra Industrial Equipment (EIE), a division of JSE-listed integrated leasing and capital equipment group Eqstra Holdings, is the largest forklift supplier... 


Torre Lifting Solutions

Torre Lifting Solutions

4th September 2015

Torre Lifting Solutions’ quality-centric business philosophy is underpinned by its solid base of applications knowledge and experience, which is enhanced by the extensive distribution network of... 


Indra SA

Indra SA

28th August 2015

Spanish multinational consulting and technology firm Indra SA is a Level 3 BEE company with a range of services and solutions for several sectors, including air traffic management; defence and... 


HEAVY LIFTING
Vanguard loads a 230 t generator with its 800 t hydraulic lift system

Heavy-lift specialist completes turnkey projects at two power plants

8th May 2015

International heavy-lift, abnormal transport and installation specialist, Vanguard, has been active in two vital power generation projects in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, which are set to... 


Amplats reveals roadmap to automation

Amplats reveals roadmap to automation

23rd January 2015

Change is afoot in the platinum mining industry, as global leader in platinum production Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) prepares to overhaul its operations and begin the ten-year-long process of... 


Amplats reveals roadmap to automation, highlights ICT as key to improving efficiency, safety in South Africa’s platinum sector

Amplats reveals roadmap to automation, highlights ICT as key to improving efficiency, safety in South Africa’s platinum sector

23rd January 2015

Change is afoot in the platinum mining industry, as global leader in platinum production Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) prepares to overhaul its operations and begin the ten year-long process of... 


MARAIS ‘SPYKER’ VAN HEERDEN 3D Draughting’s MD flanked by Bentley Systems' global marketing director Anne-Marie Walters and building, electrical plants and plant products VP Ken Adamson

South African firm takes top honours at London infrastructure awards

21st November 2014

South Africa was again recognised for excellence in engineering earlier this month, when Cape Town-based computer-aided design draughting (CADD) specialist 3D Draughting took top honours at global... 


ASSET MANAGEMENT The South African government is a large infrastructure asset-owner and, therefore, it should have an interest in certain solutions that operate those assets as effectively as possible

South Africa 35th out of top 500 global infrastructure owners

21st November 2014

The South African government has been ranked thirty-fifth out of this year’s top 500 global infrastructure owners, with its infrastructure valued at $80.584-billion, as measured by reported net... 


PREFERRED OPTION Glass-reinforced plastic pipes are considered advantageous in the mining industry where, in addition to harsh environmental conditions, the use of corrosive chemicals is prevalent

GRP pipes could save miners millions

7th November 2014

Specialist water cooling company Industrial Water Cooling (IWC) believes local mining companies using corrosion-resistant, glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) pipelines could be saving millions on... 


DAVE BODY MineCycle is the first of Bentley’s products created through syndicated development, whereby industry participants were directly involved in developing the software’s definition and design

Software developers, mining majors collaborate for better, faster mine planning

7th November 2014

Global infrastructure software developer Bentley Systems last week launched its new range of mining software applications, developed in collaboration with mining technology solutions provider Cyest... 


Group Line  Projects

Group Line Projects

26th September 2014

Group Line Projects, an industrial linings solutions provider, was founded in 1991 and acquired in 2012 by Wonderstone, which is part of the larger Assore Group, whose origins date back to the... 


PrepQuip

PrepQuip

22nd August 2014

With 25 years of mining technology and application experience, South Africa-based mining equipment supplier PrepQuip has been providing clients in the mining, minerals and metallurgical industries... 


Ukwazi Group

Ukwazi Group

6th June 2014

Though classified as a medium-sized mine planning and engineering consultancy, Gauteng-based Ukwazi Group remains the largest independent and focused mine planning and engineering services provider... 


VBKom

VBKom

11th April 2014

Placing a high premium on employing dynamic and knowledgeable engineers and scientists, Gauteng-based mining consultancy VBKom provides a professional technical service to Africa’s mining industry,... 


INTERCONTINENTAL SUPPORT
QTE Energy South Africa aims to support diesel power generation and cut fuel costs by supplying local companies with solar hybrid system solutions

Germany-based green energy specialist establishes local presence

15th November 2013

Recognising the need to help mitigate the shortage of power in South Africa and taking advantage of the country’s fast-changing energy landscape, Germany-based green energy management solutions... 


INSIGHTFUL COLLABORATION
MTN group chief strategy officer Karel Pienaar, MAC Consulting key account director Shaun Schmidt and Sasol group strategy and regulatory affairs GM Norbert Behrens share ideas on strategy implementation

Top corporates reflect on organisational-change success factors

15th November 2013

While rewiring the DNA of large and increasingly complex organisations is no easy feat, corporate stakeholders, at a panel discussion hosted last month by Johannesburg-based consulting firm MAC... 


GLOBAL NETWORKING
Bentley Systems’ 2013 Year in Infrastructure conference featured presentations and interactive sessions on infrastructure design, construction and operations

Two SA projects recognised at global infrastructure gathering

15th November 2013

A global gathering of leading executives and thought leaders from around the world took place at London’s Hilton Metropole late last month for the Year in Infrastructure 2013 Conference (YII2013).... 


    Trailer manufacturer lifts capacity with R150m investment

Trailer manufacturer lifts capacity with R150m investment

8th November 2013

Local commercial trailer manufacturer Paramount Trailers last month unveiled its new 75 000m2 manufacturing facility in Midvaal, Johannesburg, which has expanded the company’s production capacity... 


     Metering specialist offers local municipalities water loss solution

Metering specialist offers local municipalities water loss solution

8th November 2013

While water-scarce South Africa requires R670-billion for its water sector over the next ten years to keep up with growing demand, inefficiencies in the country’s water systems need to be dealt... 


ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY
Henkel South Africa’s new effluent plant applies ultra-filtration technology, which uses ceramic filters with microsized pores that allow for filtration

Manufacturer installs ultrafiltration technology, significantly improves quality of wastewater

1st November 2013

Adhesive technologies specialist and product manufacturer Henkel South Africa has set a benchmark in sustainability for the global Henkel brand by replacing its old chemical treatment plant with a... 


A RECORD-BREAKING FEATSpearheaded by structural engineering company Trinamics Structures, a host of engineering companies from the Vaal Triangle constructed world’s longest washing line over a body of water in aid of charity

Vaal engineers come together for a cause

25th October 2013

Engineers, as well as rigging, crane, scaffolding and related companies, based in the Vaal Triangle, consolidated their skills earlier this month to support the Vanderbijlpark Rotary Club’s... 


MALCOLM WALTERUsers of Bentley Systems’ software infrastructure solutions nominated projects worldwide that tested the adjudicative prowess of the jury members for this year’s Be Inspired Awards

SA infrastructure projects shortlisted for global awards

25th October 2013

Two South African infrastructure projects have been recognised for innovation in their respective sectors, having been shortlisted as finalists in the 2013 Be Inspired Awards competition, organised... 


DIPUO PETERSThe Department of Transport has called on stakeholders in the various industrial sectors with high transport demands, such as the mining industry, to participate in the implementation of the National Transport Master Plan

Peters calls for suggestions ahead of transport master plan remodelling, roll-out

25th October 2013

Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has urged members of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) and similar platforms to provide government with knowledge and input on ways to... 


DRIES VAN TONDERThe online store adds value to our niche market base

Local PPE distributor signs up several small customers after launch of online platform

25th October 2013

Personal protective equipment (PPE) management solutions provider Select PPE, which procures, disburses, controls and tracks the on-site usage of customer-specified personal safety products for... 


   More public engineers needed to implement R827bn infrastructure plan

More public engineers needed to implement R827bn infrastructure plan

18th October 2013

The public sector will require more engineers than it has at present if it wants to successfully implement the National Infrastructure Plan (NIP), which has earmarked R827-billion for... 


CLEM SUNTER Finding new gold deposits is the only way for South Africa to regain its title as the number one gold producer in the world

Only a significant find will reverse SA’s declining gold output

18th October 2013

Unless there is another significant gold discovery in South Africa, nothing can be done to reverse the decline in local gold production, says scenario planning consultant and former Anglo American... 


COMMITTED TO COMMUNITYFrom left: AngloGold Ashanti COO Mike O’Hare, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga, AngloGold Ashanti sustainability senior VP Simeon Mighty Moloko and Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu were dressed by Lusikisiki villagers in traditional Pondo gear in appreciation of the project

Miner builds R1.8m science lab for labour-sending community

18th October 2013

As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting its host and labour-sending communities, gold mining major AngloGold Ashanti South Africa has unveiled a R1.8-million science laboratory at Goso... 


THE LAST LEGThe final phase of Wrapsa’s R80-million refurbishment project – which will result in the upgrade and refurbishment of the oral solid dosage (OSD) plant – is due for completion in July 2014

Pharmaceuticals manufacturer in final phase of R80m plant upgrade

11th October 2013

South Africa’s largest pharmaceutical contract manufacturer Wrapsa has embarked on the final stage of an R80-million refurbishment project, initiated in July, 2007, which has focused on increasing... 


GLOBALLY RECOGNISED TECHNOLOGYA Ballard Power System zero emission fuel cell bus at a Chicago-based transit facility. Using Ballard’s fuel cell technology, Azure Hydrogen plans to partner with Chinese bus manufacturers in a phased development programme for zero-emission fuel cell buses in China

Fuel cell leader moves to support zero-emission bus programme in China

11th October 2013

Canadian clean energy fuel cell specialist Ballard Power Systems has announced the signing of several multiyear definitive agreements in support of its China-based partner Azure Hydrogen’s... 


SPRING VALLEY HOUSING PROJECT, eMALAHLENI Developments like International Housing Solutions’ housing project in Mpumalanga’s coal mining belt could be part of the solution to squalid informal shack settlements that have sprung up in South Africa

R1.35bn Mpumalanga initiative a benchmark for employer-assisted housing

11th October 2013

Global private equity investor International Housing Solutions (IHS) has funded a R1.35-billion housing project, in Mpumalanga’s coal mining belt, which has set a benchmark for the provision of... 


SEAN JONES Less than ten out of fifty registered further education and training colleges provide sufficient grounding for apprentice training in the engineering trades

FET colleges need structural overhaul, says training institute

11th October 2013

Further education and training colleges (FETs) will run the risk of being more focused on quantity than on quality, resulting in the emergence of artisans who will be qualified on paper but “simply... 


Job cuts likely to impact on artisan training – ATI

11th October 2013

With continued unrealistic wage demands and more than 10 000 jobs predicted to be at stake by the end of the first quarter of next year, artisan training in the mining industry is likely to take a... 


Industry unlikely to meet 2014 housing target

Industry unlikely to meet 2014 housing target

27th September 2013

Common consensus among several mining industry stakeholders is that it is unlikely that the April 2014 target, set by South Africa’s Mining Charter to significantly improve mineworkers’ living... 


Industry unlikely to meet 2014 housing target

Industry unlikely to meet 2014 housing target

27th September 2013

Common consensus among several mining industry stakeholders is that it is unlikely that the April 2014 target, set by South Africa’s Mining Charter to significantly improve mineworkers’ living... 


SIGNIFICANT REGIONAL BENEFITSA detailed map of the proposed 2 600 km Gasnosu pipeline which, if approved, could run from Cabo Delgado to Maputo, Mozambique, and possibly to regional markets further south, such as Richards Bay, South Africa

Feasibility study under way for $5bn Mozambique gas pipeline

20th September 2013

A feasibility study is currently under way for the construction of a $5-billion, 2 600 km natural gas pipeline that could connect significant natural gas discoveries in northern Mozambique to... 


From left: Innovation consultant Peter Greenwall, Step-Up programme manager Martin Feinstein, TIA regional head Muhammed Sayed, Microsoft BizSpark platform director Clifford de Wit and Sasol ChemCity technology development and innovation manager Herman Berry at the launch of the Step-Up Technology Innovation Competition

Competition aims to expedite commercialisation of technological innovations

20th September 2013

Individuals and small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) aiming to fast-track the commercialisation of their technological innovations have until the end of the month to pitch their ideas... 


INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITIONThe Lodox Xmplar-dr scanner made its South Africa television debut in June, when it was featured on season nine, episode 18 of US medical drama series Grey’s Anatomy

Global spotlight on South African manufacturer’s digital X-ray innovation

20th September 2013

Recently featured on season nine of the popular US medical drama series Grey’s Anatomy, where it was described as “the most cutting-edge tool in diagnostic technology”, the proudly South African... 


WITH WOMEN IN MIND Select PPE embarked on seven months of intensive market research before launching a full range of custom-designed work wear for female labourers

Firm launches Africa’s first range of custom-designed women’s protective gear

20th September 2013

Responding to the need of female mineworkers and industrial labourers who have been struggling with ill-fitting personal protective equipment (PPE) designed to fit men for decades, on-site PPE... 


SMAL, INDIA Smelting furnace designer and supplier Tenova Pyromet has completed the cold commissioning of two 33 MVA ferro- and silicomanganese furnaces for India-based Sarda Metals and Alloys

Furnace supplier ‘fully entrenched’ in Indian ferroalloys market

13th September 2013

Having completed the cold commissioning of two 33 MVA ferro- and silicomanganese furnaces for India-based Sarda Metals and Alloys (Smal) in January, high-capacity electric smelting furnace designer... 


POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTNamibia Minister of Mines and Energy Isak Katali and Mozambique Energy Minister Salvador Namburete inaugurate Phase 2 of Aggreko’s cross-border interim power project at Gigawatt Park in Ressano Garcia, Mozambique

Ressano Garcia emerges as hub in trinational interim power deal

13th September 2013

Temporary power and temperature control solutions provider Aggreko officiated its power purchase agreement (PPA) with Namibian power utility NamPower at the unveiling of Phase 2 of its Ressano... 


POWER NETWORKThe newly formed Power Line Association of South Africa will provide a key service to the development of an electrical infrastructure system necessary to underpin South Africa’s economic growth into the future

Steel institute launches Power Line Association of South Africa

6th September 2013

The Power Line Association of South Africa (Polasa) was launched earlier this month under the auspices of the South African Institute of Steel Construction (Saisc) to represent the broader... 


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