Construction World April 2016

“This is simply because as the water quality deteriorates, there is a commensurate increase in the cost associated with water treatment.”

Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, was again recognised as the world’s most sustainable machinery company by the prestigious annual Global 100 list. TOP MACHINERY COMPANY FOR SUSTAINABILITY Much Asphalt is South Africa’s largest manufacturer of asphalt products and the compa- ny’s acquisition of SprayPave from Basil Read widens its scope to include 35 years of experience in the manufacture, supply and application of bituminous road binders, emulsions, primes, pre-coats and modified binders. Much Asphalt has a national footprint of 17 static and five mobile manufacturing plants and Spraypave also boasts bitumen production facilities in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. The SprayPave fleet consists of 12 bitumen distributors and five haulers, as well as numerous static tanks. Amobile emulsion plant, with a production capacity of 6 000 litres per hour, is able to produce anionic and cationic emulsions as well as emulsion primes. Bitumen reactor “We are also delighted to announce that SprayPave’s new multistage bitumen reactor has now been commissioned and delivery to South Africa is expected shortly,” says Greyling.“The reactor will enable SprayPave not only to manufacture industry-first multigrade bitumens, but also to modify bituminous products from one grade to another as required. The unit will be located at the Cape Town branch.” Tests have been carried out on the reactor by both SprayPave and external experts and SprayPave managing director Steven Single says the preliminary results have been even better than anticipated. This unit, which will be unique in South Africa, will place SprayPave at the cutting edge of bitumen technology. In welcoming the SprayPave team to Much Asphalt, Greyling said: “We are all very excited about the positive impact of this transaction for both companies and, most importantly, for our clients.” ACQUISITION CONCLUDED The acquisition of SprayPave by Much Asphalt was confirmed in early February 2016 following Competition Commission approval for the transaction, Much Asphalt managing director Bennie Greyling has announced. >

Jason Browne, Hatch Goba principal engineer.

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Andrew Officer, water business unit regional director at Hatch Goba.

The list, presented at theWorld Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, ranks companies

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that prove they are increasing produc- tivity while using less resources. Atlas Copco is ranked 34 th overall, and is the only company in the machinery industry included on the list. It is the 10 th time that Atlas Copco appears on the list. “Providing customers with the most innovative, energy efficient, safe and ergonomic products is a key part of our business model,” said Mala Chakraborti, Atlas Copco’s vice pres- ident corporate responsibility. “Inte- grating sustainability in our operations generates great value for both industry and society.”

tive, we are currently halfway through construction of the upgrade of the Darvill Wastewater Treatment Works in Pieterma- ritzburg, owned and operated by Umgeni Water,” Jason Browne, principal engineer at Hatch Goba, reveals. This project is aimed at increasing the ultimate design capacity from 50 megalitres a day to 120. In November last year, Hatch Goba completed another major wastewater treatment upgrade for Johannesburg Water, boosting the capacity at the Bushkoppie plant near Soweto from 200 megalitres a day to 250. At the Midmar Waterworks near Howick in KwaZulu-Natal, Hatch Goba will nominally add 125 megalitres a day of water treatment capacity in a major project that has just commenced construction, with completion anticipated in 2017.

Atlas Copco ranked top machin- ery company for sustainability by Global 100.

CONSTRUCTION WORLD APRIL 2016