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Start your own construction company in South Africa in 7 steps

How To Start Up

Start your own construction company in South Africa in 7 steps

Issued by Company Partners 27 Jan 2025

Now is the time for the property sector to re-think risk

Markets & Investment

Now is the time for the property sector to re-think risk

Jason Griessel, Issued by Catchwords 24 Oct 2024

Image source: HONGQI ZHANG –

Occupational Health & Safety

Lessons from George building collapse: Importance of compliance for disaster mitigation

Donné Nieman 20 Jun 2024

Building collapse in George kills one, 22 injured. Source:

Construction & Engineering

At least one fatality in George construction site collapse

Bhargav Acharya and Tannur Anders 6 May 2024

AI is proving useful in construction when tied to IoT systems.

Materials & Equipment

Combining AI and IoT can make structures safer

27 Feb 2024

PG Bison steams ahead on the promise to meet MDF (SupaWood) demand in Southern Africa and beyond

Materials & Equipment

PG Bison steams ahead on the promise to meet MDF (SupaWood) demand in Southern Africa and beyond

Issued by PG Bison 2 Oct 2023

GIBs can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower energy costs, and increase grid reliability and resilience. Source: Sueda Dilli/Pexels

Smart Buildings & Cities

Grid interactive buildings could get us to net zero

Thabang Byl 25 Aug 2023

Construction industry needs to decarbonise. Source: C Dustin/Unsplash

Sustainable Development

Decarbonising construction sector is key to reaching climate targets

23 Aug 2023

How grid-interactive buildings can become prosumers

Smart Buildings & Cities

How grid-interactive buildings can become prosumers

Thabang Byl 19 Jul 2023

Unlocking opportunities for South Africa's youth in construction

Skills Development

Unlocking opportunities for South Africa's youth in construction

30 Jun 2023

Tenants' needs will inform how building owners and developers comply with SA's green building standards

Sustainable Development

Tenants' needs will inform how building owners and developers comply with SA's green building standards

Kagiso Mahlangu 23 Jun 2023

The things we take for granted

Packaging

The things we take for granted

Issued by Mpact 22 Jun 2023

Is SA's construction industry poised for a major hiring boom?

Construction & Engineering

Is SA's construction industry poised for a major hiring boom?

Roelof van den Berg 4 May 2023

Green hydrogen is helping to build SA's construction industry. Here's why

Sustainable Development

Green hydrogen is helping to build SA's construction industry. Here's why

2 May 2023

Net-zero vehicles and efficient transport key to decarbonising sector by 2050

Transport

Net-zero vehicles and efficient transport key to decarbonising sector by 2050

4 Apr 2023

Reasons why a TVET college may be for you

Education

Reasons why a TVET college may be for you

8 Mar 2023

Introducing South Africa's Taverns of the Future

Food & bev. services

Introducing South Africa's Taverns of the Future

Issued by Heineken South Africa 3 Mar 2023

#BizTrends2023: Reinventing the way in which the world builds

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Reinventing the way in which the world builds

Bongani Dladla 9 Jan 2023

Plastics SA announces latest industry production, recycling stats

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Plastics SA announces latest industry production, recycling stats

13 Dec 2022

World's tallest timber apartment complex to be built in Zanzibar

Construction & Engineering

World's tallest timber apartment complex to be built in Zanzibar

4 Oct 2022

Polyco invests in CRDC technology that converts plastic into eco-concrete

Materials & Equipment

Polyco invests in CRDC technology that converts plastic into eco-concrete

5 Sep 2022

Don't fall prey to the building contract blues

Construction & Engineering

Don't fall prey to the building contract blues

1 Jul 2022

New carbon measurement technology set to enhance the building industry's sustainability

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New carbon measurement technology set to enhance the building industry's sustainability

26 Apr 2022

How to make roads with recycled waste and pave the way to a circular economy

ESG & Sustainability

How to make roads with recycled waste and pave the way to a circular economy

Salman Shooshtarian, Savindi Caldera, Tayyab Maqsood and Tim Ryley 14 Jan 2022

If companies want net-zero carbon offices, they need to focus on building materials

Sustainable Development

If companies want net-zero carbon offices, they need to focus on building materials

Meike Siegner and Cory Searcy 17 Dec 2021

Local plastics industry lauded for commitment to recycling

ESG & Sustainability

Local plastics industry lauded for commitment to recycling

7 Dec 2021

Source: ©Discovery Discovery vaccination site

Covid-19

Overcoming vaccine barriers key to herd immunity

3 Nov 2021

Nigeria races to find survivors as 22 die in building collapse

Construction & Engineering

Nigeria races to find survivors as 22 die in building collapse

Lanre Ola 3 Nov 2021

Why a contractors all-risk insurance policy should be considered before renovating

Property Development

Why a contractors all-risk insurance policy should be considered before renovating

29 Oct 2021

1 Discovery Place awarded five-star Green Star Interiors v1 certification

Architecture & Design

1 Discovery Place awarded five-star Green Star Interiors v1 certification

22 Sep 2021

Sappma highlights standards as key to improving SA plastic pipe sector competitiveness

Materials & Equipment

Sappma highlights standards as key to improving SA plastic pipe sector competitiveness

10 Sep 2021

#Newsmaker: Meet new Builders vice president Herman Venter

Retailers

#Newsmaker: Meet new Builders vice president Herman Venter

Lauren Hartzenberg 7 Sep 2021

Dr Ntuthuko Bhengu, former HMI panel member

NHI

How private healthcare reform can smooth the transition to NHI

13 Aug 2021

Isikhova Media wins publishing rights to South African Builder magazine

Magazines

Isikhova Media wins publishing rights to South African Builder magazine

15 Jul 2021

Research

SA retailers pessimistic about business conditions - survey

24 Mar 2021

2021 sees return of MBSA Regional Health and Safety Competition

Construction & Engineering

2021 sees return of MBSA Regional Health and Safety Competition

8 Mar 2021

#futurenow: Engineering, construction industry needs to urgently embrace digitalisation

Construction & Engineering

#futurenow: Engineering, construction industry needs to urgently embrace digitalisation

8 Dec 2020

Building for the future, SAVA's theme for 2020/2021

Materials & Equipment

Building for the future, SAVA's theme for 2020/2021

25 Aug 2020

Brikor JSE suspension lifted, notes increased demand for bricks

Materials & Equipment

Brikor JSE suspension lifted, notes increased demand for bricks

29 Jul 2020

R60bn allocated for Gauteng infrastructure

Infrastructure & Utilities

R60bn allocated for Gauteng infrastructure

26 Feb 2020

Government non-payment culture driving construction job losses

Construction & Engineering

Government non-payment culture driving construction job losses

Morag Evans 29 Jan 2020

Final call to enter $2m LafargeHolcim Awards

Architecture & Design

Final call to enter $2m LafargeHolcim Awards

14 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: 5 key focus areas for the concrete sector

Trends

#BizTrends2020: 5 key focus areas for the concrete sector

Bryan David Perrie 7 Jan 2020

Corobrik invests over R1bn in manufacturing plants

Materials & Equipment

Corobrik invests over R1bn in manufacturing plants

19 Nov 2019