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temporary barriers were supplied for use
It also produces the FastBloc “T”
on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement
beam and block system, which is used in
Project during the construction phase.
outlying areas where crainage is scarce
Delta Bloc South Africa uses various
and transport expensive.
concrete, textile and fibre cement,and in fibreglass and polymer concrete. I t s p r o du c t r ang e in clu d e s p l an t containers, water features, columns and
sub-contractors to manufacture the
FastDeck has a registered office in
veneer mouldings, paving and cladding, and
restraint barriers in compliance with the
South Africa, FastDeck Floors cc, based
is suitable for residential, commercial,
SABS standard SAnS 51317 as well as
in Rustenburg. It can handle projects
municipal and industrial applications.
for the production of precast concrete
undertaken in the Republic supplying slabs
Style Decor custom-makes architectural
noise barriers. All barriers are crash-
manufactured in the Gaborone plant.
decorative elements and mouldings to
tested to ensure that reliable levels of
View on www.fastdeck.com or contact
client requirements, supplying outlets
breakthrough protection are achieved.
Peter kernick on 00267 397 1974 or via
throughout South Africa. It also exports
View on www.deltablocsa.co.za or contact
peterk@fastdeck.co.bw .
to Botswana, England, Ghana, namibia,
Garth Strong on 082 492 4678 or via garth@deltablocsa.co.za.
Seychelles and the UAE. Namib Roof Tile Company
V ie w on w w w.s t y le de c or.c o .z a or
namib Roof Tile Company began manufac-
contact Alf Morgan on 087 941 3889 or
turing concrete roof tiles in 2007. owned
via management@styledecor.co.za.
by Mr. Horst Fritze and based in Swakopmund, it has been trading as Swakop Tiles cc but is now being branded nationally as the namib Roof Tile Company. Capable of producing 8 000 concrete roof tiles per shift, the company produces high-quality, aesthetically pleasing and durable roof tiles. Tiles comprise a local content of 97% and elaborate testing is performed on each production batch to ensure a high-quality A Delta Bloc precast concrete barrier on a stretch of road in Magoebaskloof, Limpopo.
end-product. Periodic tests are also run by the SABS for compliance to SAnS 542:2012. Results to date exceed the
FastDeck
A house built using Style Decor’s precast concrete water feature products and concrete columns.
SAnS standard by a factor of two.
Based in Gaborone, FastDeck is the only
View on www.swakopies.co.com or con-
prestressed hollow-core concrete slab
tact on 061 222965 or via nrtc@iway.na.
Tjeka Training Matters Associate member, Tjeka Training Matters
manufacturer in Botswana. It produces
is a pr i v a tel y-ow ned company w hich
slabs in excess of 40 000m² annually to
undertakes skills and entrepreneurial
very high specifications and standards
development in the construction and civil
using high-tech concrete forming machines
engineering industries.
made in Germany.
The company was formed by a group of training facilitators in 2000. Previously disadvantaged individuals have a 72% shareholding in the company and 66% of
A roof constructed with concrete roof tiles supplied by Namib Roof Tile Company.
Style Decor Located west of Pretoria, Style Decor (est. 1965) designs and manufactures FastDeck prestressed hollow-core concrete flooring slabs being installed at the Wharic Hotel project on the Phakalani Golf Estate in Gaborone, Botswana.
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o r n a m e n t a l p r o d u c t s f o r g a r d e n s, interior s and building applications in
A Department of Foreign Affairs project in Pretoria, where training in plastering, brick and block laying was given by Tjeka Training Matters.