Construction of the R12 million Helderfontein Outfall Sewer, situated in Riverside close to Fourways is nearing completion.

Concor’s new group CEO Lucas Tseki is confident South Africa’s construction sector is turning the corner, provided there is no further delay in the adjudication and awarding of large infrastructure contracts by government agencies.

During a meeting of the KwaZulu-Natal Transport portfolio committee, held last week, it was revealed that it will take another 27 years for the province’s Department of Transport (DoT) to address the current backlog of more than 350 pedestrian bridges.

Global backhoe loaders market has witnessed considerable growth in the past few years in the residential and construction sector, owing to rapid population expansion and a significant rise in household disposable incomes in the developed as well as developing countries.

The depressed state of construction in South Africa means that tower cranes are usually rented rather than purchased, but there is a chance that this trend may start changing this year.

Highly complex contracts with performance milestones are the norm in the construction industry, particularly on big projects – a fertile breeding ground for disputes.

ICON Earthworks, part of the ICON Group, is well on track to complete the demolition of a number of older buildings to make way for the expansion of the Melrose Arch Precinct.

Local cement manufacturers are being severely undermined by cheap imports from countries such as China, Vietnam and Pakistan. 

Working to embrace the spirit of transformation and development.

With South Africa’s construction sector in the doldrums, it is vital that material suppliers get smarter.