Torre Lifting Solutions

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

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-lift specialist completes turnkey projects at two power plants

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

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

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... 

South African firm takes top honours at London infrastructure awards

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... 

South Africa 35th out of top 500 global infrastructure owners

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... 

GRP pipes could save miners millions

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... 

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

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, 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

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

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

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,... 

Germany-based green energy specialist establishes local presence

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... 

Top corporates reflect on organisational-change success factors

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... 

Two SA projects recognised at global infrastructure gathering

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

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

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... 

Manufacturer installs ultrafiltration technology, significantly improves quality of wastewater

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... 

Vaal engineers come together for a cause

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... 

SA infrastructure projects shortlisted for global awards

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... 

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

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... 

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

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

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... 

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

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... 

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

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... 

Pharmaceuticals manufacturer in final phase of R80m plant upgrade

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... 

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

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... 

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

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... 

FET colleges need structural overhaul, says training institute

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

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

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

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... 

Feasibility study under way for $5bn Mozambique gas pipeline

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... 

Competition aims to expedite commercialisation of technological innovations

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... 

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

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... 

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

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... 

Furnace supplier ‘fully entrenched’ in Indian ferroalloys market

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... 

Ressano Garcia emerges as hub in trinational interim power deal

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... 

Steel institute launches Power Line Association of South Africa

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...