CEMENT & CONCRETE
2022 FULTON AWARDS showcase SA concrete construction quality
Ingenuity, innovation and the high-quality workmanship of the South African concrete industry were distinctive features of all 24 entries in the 2022 Fulton Awards, says Bryan Perrie, CEO of Cement & Concrete South Africa (CCSA).
The winner in the Fulton Awards 2022 ‘Infrastructure of over R100m’ category is the impressive new Ashton Arch road bridge in the Western Cape, entered by design consultants AECOM. The project also won a Commendation in the Fulton Awards’ ‘Innovation and Invention in Concrete’ category (Photo: Nelis Engelbrecht/AECOM)
he prestigious Fulton Awards, held ever y two years, recognise and honour “excellence in the design, use and innovation in concrete.” Originally scheduled for last year, the awards were postponed to 2022 because of the disruptive pandemic lockdowns and economic pressures. The winners were announced at a gala function in Johannesburg on 10 June, and the event was, for the first time, streamed live to satellite functions in Durban and Cape Town. Perrie says he and his fellow judges – Stephen Humphries, director of Nyeleti Consulting, and Daniel van der Mer we, founder member of LEAF Architects –
by design consultants AECOM. The client for the project, hailed by the judges for its “unique bridge engineering technique,” was the Western Cape Government’s Department of Transport and Public Works. Stretching 22 m above Ashton’s Main Road, the spectacular bridge features five 15.5 m overhead wishbone beams. The main contractor was Haw & Inglis Civil Engineering. Commendations: Fulton Award Commendations in this categor y are a Namibian government project, Neckartal Dam in the Keetmanshoop/Kharas region, entered by Knight Piésold Consulting; and the Vlakfontein Reser voir in Benoni, a Rand Water project entered by admixture supplier Chr yso SAF.
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were immensely impressed by how the entrants for the Fulton Awards overcame the odds during the Covid-19 restrictions. “Included in some of the challenges were screening up to 400 workers daily on ver y congested sites and having to deliver 150 m3 of readymix concrete in 1 m3 loads due to congestion in an inner-city location,” says Perrie.
FIVE CATEGORIES The winners and commendations for the five entr y categories for this year’s Fulton Awards are:
Infrastructure of over R100m Winner: The winner is the new Ashton Arch in Ashton in the Western Cape, entered
