Zinc is truly a magic metal that few people and few engineers appreciate for its multitude of applications and versatility...
Simon Norton 6 May 2021
The R100bn Infrastructure Fund is good news for the Africa desk of the International Zinc Association (IZA), according to its head Simon Norton...
Consulting engineers and designers seem to need intensive education on the important role that zinc hot dip galvanised steel can play in ensuring a long life (+30 years) for exposed structural steel and other steel fixtures...
Simon Norton, Issued by Irvine Partners 24 Apr 2020
As rescue workers look for survivors in the concrete rubble that used to be part of the Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italian authorities are starting their investigation into the possible causes...
Marios Chryssanthopoulos 16 Aug 2018
According to Sassda executive director John Tarboton, one of the biggest obstacles to the specification of stainless steel in certain applications is the misperception that it's more expensive in comparison to other initially cheaper options...
Sindy Peters 19 Sep 2017
Whatever its ultimate impact on the country, there is no doubt that the drought has left almost every single farmer facing financial difficulties...
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has completed a R30 million caisson repair project at the 90-year old Prince Edward Graving dry dock in Durban.
Altitec, a rope access blade repair and inspection specialist, and Obelisk, a provider of infrastructure services to the global renewable energy, telecommunications and power markets, have signed a five-year joint venture agreement...
Blue Willow Aluminium in Cape Town has built an automated processing plant in line with international best practice which is hexavalent chromium-free for environmentally-friendly pre-treatment manufacturing...
The City of Cape Town's Electrical Support Services (ESS) Department has won an SABS President's Award at the SABS (South African Bureau of Standards) annual awards ceremony, which was held recently.
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