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Local company partners with global software solutions major

By: Mia Breytenbach 7th April 2017 Provider of integrated project cost management software solutions Ares Project Management LLC, subsidiary of Ares Holding Company, and South Africa-based, multi-layered consulting company Infracon Consulting launched their strategic partnership last month. The aim of this partnership is to serve... →

KPMG at forefront of PRASA rail infrastructure upgrades

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 3rd March 2017 Leading global advisory firm KPMG is providing full financial, commercial and localisation advisory services for one of public transport utility Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA’s) projects currently under way. The rolling stock project, which reached financial close during the... →

PRASA PROJECT
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa is replacing the entire metro rail fleet of South Africa through the provision of 3 600 new train car units

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PRASA PROJECT The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa is replacing the entire metro rail fleet of South Africa through the provision of 3 600 new train car units

Quantity surveyors can minimise inflated construction costs

By: Nadine James 20th May 2016 Voluntary quantity surveying organisation the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) executive director Larry Feinberg would like the South African government and construction stakeholders to recognise the value of employing reputable quantity surveyors to alleviate corruption... →

LARRY FEINBERG The ASAQS executive director believes the South African government should forge stronger relationships with the quantity surveyor profession

SA quantity surveyors should look to Africa for new projects

29th April 2016 Project management company Synergy Property Solutions (Synergy) says South African quantity surveyors should expand their operations to include African countries, as there are vast business opportunities in Africa, and it can assist them overcome the cyclical slumps in the South African economy. →

Educated consultants, surveyors are key in green initiatives

By: Victor Moolman 1st April 2016 Cost consultants and quantity surveyors can play a pivotal role in helping new building projects and decision-makers to make green building decisions during construction, says University of Pretoria Department of Construction Economics quantity surveying programme leader Danie Hoffman. →

GREEN BUILDING Success of green technologies depends on all parties being well informed about their application and benefits

Laser scanning technology vital in construction projects

By: Malusi Mkhize 11th March 2016 Using laser scanning technology, from the preliminary phase of a construction project to the detailed design construction as well as the back-end phase, is indispensable, says professional services firm WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Africa transportation and infrastructure regional director Douglas... →

INVALUABLE ACCURACY
Laser technology provides irrefutable accuracy to either dispute or approve what has been built by a contractor

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INVALUABLE ACCURACY Laser technology provides irrefutable accuracy to either dispute or approve what has been built by a contractor

Building confidence falls to three-year low

By: Anine Kilian 10th March 2016 The First National Bank (FNB)/Bureau for Economic Research Building Confidence Index decreased to 39 points in the first quarter of 2016, from 48 points in the last quarter of 2015, marking its lowest level since early 2013. The current level of the index indicated that more than 60% of... →

Foundation piles for new Kyalami building project

12th February 2016 Gauteng Piling has provided 118 auger cast in-situ piles for the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit building project, as part of the extensive upgrade of the Midrand circuit following its acquisition by Porsche South Africa CEO Toby Venter last year. The complete refurbishment of the Kyalami building was... →

GAUTENG PILING Work in progress for the foundation piles at the new Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit

Building confidence index drops to 44

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 17th September 2015 Financial services provider FNB and the Stellenbosch University’s Bureau of Economic Research Building Confidence Index fell back below 50 in the third quarter, after falling by nine points to 44. The fall was led by a sharp drop in the confidence of manufacturers and hardware retailers on the... →

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