23 March: This year marks a historic milestone for Knight Piésold, a consulting engineering firm whose roots go back 100 years in South Africa. The company was founded in Johannesburg in 1921 and has grown from small beginnings into a global consulting firm operating in 15 countries worldwide. With a staff complement of 850 people, the firm aims to create value for clients at every stage of a project....
12 March: The National and Western Cape Department of Human Settlements, together with its agency, the Social Housing Regulatory Agency (SHRA), recently launched the Anchorage Social Housing Project in Glenhaven, in the Western Cape....
11 March 2021: The Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) and the South African Women in Construction & Built Environment (SAWIC & BE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), on 8 March, aimed at advancing the participation of women in the social housing sector....
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, was recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2021 World’s Most Ethical Companies....
4 March 2021: The advancement of gender inclusivity and diversity featured as the prominent theme at the recent South African Institution of Civil Engineering’s (SAICE) National Presidential Address. “Gender inclusivity is not about being accepted. It is about being respected. Gender equality and empowerment is not only a fundamental human right but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world,” SAICE President Vishal Krishandutt advocated....
Please be informed that the contract of the SHRA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Rory Gallocher, ended on 31 January 2021, and the SHRA Council has resolved to commence with the recruitment process of the SHRA CEO, with the hope of finalising same at the end of the first quarter of the new financial year. ...
Manufacturers need supply chain processes agile enough to make faster changes, and resilient enough to recover from a lack of people, products or capacity A timely test of the health of global supply chains will be the manufacturing and distribution of the vaccine for mass inoculation against COVID-19. The coming months will prove the importance of agility and resilience to rapidly shift sourcing, manufacturing and distribution activities....
26 February 2021: South Africa has significant work to do in enabling economic recovery despite the forecasted 3.2% GDP growth rate for 2021, and the encouraging R791.2 billion committed to infrastructure development, says Vishaal Lutchman, CEO of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE)....
20210223 The ICON Group is underway with bulk earthworks and demolition in the Johannesburg CBD for what will eventually become the new Title Deeds Office for the city. The project value for ICON’s scope of work amounts to approximately R20-million. The project began in October 2020 and is centred around a 120-year old heritage building which needs to be kept in-tact, making this a challenging project....
12 February 2021: The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) is encouraged by the South African government's commitment to driving infrastructure development and creating job opportunities as pillars for socio-economic growth....