Construction World June 2016

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QSS COULD HELP STAMP OUT CORRUPTION South Africa should follow Nigeria’s example.

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MAYBE SA’S FIRST GREEN SCHOOL? A Johannesburg school may be the first educational facility to go green.

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SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY FOR CORPORATE BUILDINGS Including green electrical generation in design.

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ON THE COVER

Reviewing the FAW commercial vehicle range, it is clear that FAW China has made great headway in adapting its products to match customer demands across various world regions. The vehicles from the FAW stable have taken on more modern designs, new technical innovations where appropriate, increased quality production, safer environments for all, and ethical practices, as their modern-day mantra. This ethos has enabled FAW worldwide to provide ever better vehicles, which remain easy to drive, easy to maintain and service, and positively contribute to lowering the total cost of fleet operations.

SANDTON AN EPICENTRE FOR GREEN BUILDING IN AFRICA The annual Green Building Convention has moved.

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COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE AND BUDGET The Mulilo-Sonnedix-Prieska PV project is a R1,3-billion project.

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BUILDING ALMOST ENTIRELY WITH SCRAP MATERIALS A highly unusual challenge for De Leeuw in Namibia.

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MAITLAND RIVER MOUTH PIPELINE Sika was involved in a refurbishment project.

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AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE Three of the five trophy winners in the CMA Awards were roads related.

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PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS ON ROAD BUILD Raubex is using quality materials on a Free State project.

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TRIED AND TRUSTED Roadspan explains why it used Vögele machines.

REGULARS

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Marketplace

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TOWARDS A TRANSPORTATION DIVISION Basil Read’s Roads Division is becoming a transportation division.

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Environment & Sustainability

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Property

UNDERSTANDING CHANGES IN LEGISLATION There have been changes to environmental authorisations.

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Project & Contracts

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Equipment

SERVICES TO KEEP CONSTRUCTION WHEELS TURNING Connectivity is driving the quality of Scania’s services.

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Products & Services

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CONSTRUCTION WORLD JUNE 2016