Tag: Concrete
Concrete industrial floors need special skills
INDUSTRIAL concrete floors are essential for South Africa’s industrial growth but also poses more problems for the construction industry than most other concrete projects, says John Roxburgh, senior lecturer at The...
Partnership improves concrete floor quality
TRADITIONAL concrete floor specifications will require a standard 30MPa mix supplied daily by a ready-mix plant without any specific effort to address shrinkage. This method is limited to 4,5 m x...
Refurbish old concrete surfaces
Texture Top® offers a decorative solution to save money and time by refurbishing old concrete surfaces.
Ageing, worn or surface damaged concrete no longer has to be demolished and recast at a...
Zero-waste solution announced
Center for Regenerative Design and Collaboration (CRDC) announced its plastic-to-concrete invention at the recent Sustainable Brands Oceans congress in Porto. The news was delivered by Donald Thomson, founder and CEO of CRDC, Paul...
Concrete surface enhancement
Fibertex Controlled Permeability Formwork (CPF) liners are designed and manufactured for concrete surface enhancement in diverse applications, including highly aggressive environments.
Typical applications of Fibertex Formtex® CPF liners are in...
ROCLA – 100 not out
This year Rocla, one of South Africa’s leading manufacturers of precast concrete products, celebrates 100 years of excellence in the supply of products to the infrastructure, building and construction industries.
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Attractive, durable concrete parking areas hold many civic benefits
Concrete offers several major advantages when it comes to the construction of parking areas, says The Concrete Institute managing director, Bryan Perrie, a global authority on concrete pavements.
Perrie says,...
Cape Gate awarded SABS mark for concrete steel reinforcement
All structural concrete and brickwork must contain adequate steel reinforcement to ensure structural integrity and to prevent catastrophic collapse.
Compliance with the relevant SABS standard is there to ensure that...
Afrisam is the proud sponsor of concrete for the Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
AfriSam is not about what its concrete makes, but all about what its concrete makes possible. This supplier of cement and concrete solutions has been building solid foundations throughout southern Africa...
Materials producers win with Trio crushers and screens
Smaller independent quarries and concrete recycling operations in Africa and the Middle East are quickly responding to an insatiable need for construction materials by using Trio crushing and screening equipment.
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