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1. Another Potain crane is being used in Sunninghill, where Stor-Age is developing more storage space. 2. An unusually large foundation had to be built to support the crane on water- logged ground conditions. 3. The site is extremely congested so the contractor was restricted to using one tower and mobile crane. 4. The crane was delivered to site and assembled in as little as two days.

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The crane is lifting and placing concrete and formwork as well as the materials needed, such as bricks and reinforcing, for the build. The crane will also help place the trusses and sheeting for the roof, before being removed from the site by SA French, a much easier task than at the highly congested site in Essex-

wold, which De Klerk says “SA French will handle with ease”. Both Killian and De Klerk agree that the building industry will always stick with the tried-and-tested and as such they look forward to working with SA French on more Stor-Age projects.

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CLASS ROOM SPACE

Providing a rapid solution to ensure that learning would not be hampered, Kwikspace Modular Buildings (Kwikspace) – a leading manufacturer of prefabricated buildings – responded by relocating its units which were no longer in use at Steynville Primary School in Piket- berg to the school in need. This project entailed the relocation and delivery of 34 classrooms, two admin units, four ablution units, one feeding kitchen and two storage containers. The set-up of these modular buildings thus meant that an estimated figure of over 1 000 learners would be provided with suitable classrooms and amenities. Comments Leon du Plessis, regional manager at Kwikspace: “Education has the power to significantly enhance the future of South Africa’s economic strength; however, the lack of suitable infrastructure has the power to inhibit this outcome. Our buildings have proven to be an ideal solution to meet the need for suitable classroom space, particularly in instances such as this one where buildings are required as a matter of urgency.” The urgent need for classrooms at Hawston High School, near Hermanus in the Western Cape recently arose due to its new brick and mortar building being declared condemned owing to structural problems. >

Kwikspace’s units are manufactured using fully insulated polyurethane injected panels – technology which is continually being enhanced. It has been proven that this technology allows temperatures to be effectively controlled and noise to be significantly reduced, and thus teachers and learners are able to function in a comfortable learning environment. Due to the successful delivery of these units, learners and teachers were able to settle into their learning routines in the least amount of time possible.

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