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AFRISAM LAUNCHES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
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CIVILWORKS BEGINS RIB AND BLOCK MANUFaCTURING
4 CMA STAND ATTRACTS SUBSTAntial interest at totally concrete 4
CMA STAGES BOTSWANA ROADSHOW
5 CARGO CARRIERS ASSISTs LAFARGE WITH OWNER-DRIVER PROGRAMME 7 NEW CMA DIRECTION MAPPED OUT AT AGM
31 PRECAST PAVERS specified FOR INANDA CLUB REDEVELOPMENT 31 Pumping concrete to Record Heights
Member details 33 MEMBERS’ LIST
PRECAST VOLUME EIGHT ISSUE 2 • 2014
ON THE COVER
Pictured here are the cement silos at Sephaku Cement’s 155 tonper-hour cement milling plant in Delmas, Mpumalanga. The plant began producing cement in January and deploys some of the world’s best high-tech cement-producing equipment. It also incorporates the latest environmentally-friendly technology with particular emphasis on high efficiencies and reduced power consumption. See the full story on page eight. THE CMA – QUALITY CAST IN CONCRETE
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30 ARCHITECTS PLUMB FOR PERMEABLE PAVING SYSTEM
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12 HOLLOW-CORE SLABS FAST-TRACK OFFICE DEVELOPMENT 14 SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE BECKONS LOCAL PRECAST PRODUCERS 18 ULTRA-THIN CONCRETE SUPPORTS HEAVY DUT Y LOADS at N3 WEIGHBRIDGE STATION
Precast is the official journal of the Concrete Manufacturers Association NPC (CMA) 16 Horn Street, Chloorkop, Kempton Park, 1620 PostNet Suite 8612, Private Bag X32, Kempton Park, 1620 Tel: +27 11 805 6742, Fax: +27 86 524 9216 E-mail: admin@cma.org.za, Website: www.cma.org.za
20 HOLLOW-CORE yields more space for students
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22 PRECAST FACADES USED FOR LOAD-BEARING IN GERMANY
Tel: +27 11 883 4627, Fax: +27 11 783 2677
24 POOR PAVING SPECIFICATION COSTS R-MILLIONS
Publisher: Andrew Meyer
26 NEW MEMBERS’ ROLL CONTINUEs TO GROW
Editor: David Beer
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Tel: +27 11 883 4627, Cell 082 456 5175 E-mail: andrewm@isikhova.co.za Tel: +27 11 478 0239, Fax: +27 11 678 0254 E-mail: david.bigsky@gmail.com
APPLICATIONS 27 NEW RANGE OF MOULD RELEASE AGENTS 28 PERMEABLE PAVING BLOCK PROVIDES ECO FRIENDLY MOBILITY FOR NATURE RESERVE 28 ALFABLOC – ROCLA’S PORTABLE RETAINING WALLING SYSTEM 29 COST-SAVING GEOGRID CHOSEN FOR RETAINING WALL
Advertising: Charlene Pillay Tel: +27 11 883 4627 E-mail: andrewm@isikhova.co.za Design, layout and production: Joanne Brook Tel: +27 11 883 4627 E-mail: joanne.studio@isikhova.co.za The views and statements expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor or the publishers and neither he, the publishers nor the CMA accept responsibility for them. No person connected with the publication of this journal will be liable for any loss or damage sustained as a result of action following any statements or opinions expressed herein.
PRECAST VOLUME 8 • ISSUE 2 • 2014