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October 2012
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GAUTENG PARTNERSHIP FUND (GPF) 5 10th Anniversary
ENERGY EFFICIENCY17 Green Building to Address Socio - Economic Priorities
SAHFC18 A Sure Way
SAFETY ALERT21 Poor Scaffold Tower and Wrong Access
SUCCESS STORY22 Dare to Dream
LEGAL EAGLE25 Can/May I Drink at Work?
BUSINESS27 How to Budget
29 LEADING INFO
30 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
BUILDING36 No More Hacking Or Chipping
38 IN TOUCH
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GPF
For the past decade, The Gauteng Partnership Fund (GPF) team has worked tirelessly to address the social imbalances affecting South Africa,
years of excellence in its task of housing the nation?
of Housing to address the funding challenges in the affordable housing sector,” begins Pakie Mphahlele, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Gauteng
Special fund-
and how they saw it working,” elaborates Kutoane
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Overcoming challenges
became aware that banks were reluctant to come into the market due to prudential requirements,” Ku-
through coercion but instead they took an approach
decided to put aside some monies as risk capital for
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they result in enhanced business dynamism, a more
Ten Years of ExcellenceTen Years of ExcellenceTen Years of Excellence
Addressing the issue of South Africa’s housing shortfall has been a massive undertaking, yet over the years great strides have been made. This has been due to the involvement of key organisations – and the passionate people
who run them.
Pakie Mphahlele Chairperson of the board of Trustees
Kutoane Kutoane
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integrated and dynamic property market, as well as
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Target markets
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the concept to emerging entrepreneurs – those with -
Efficient adaptationBoth men admit that the Fund is faced with ongoing
land for low-cost housing, such as the ability to build
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projects in all
Provinces
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one which requires careful
ecosystem of meeting the needs of all these roleplay-
funding, we also attend to issues such as green build-
in spite of the challenges,
-sion of our model,” Kutoane
Pakie concurs with this state-
no doubt that the GPF has more than complied with its
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public funds to gear up to
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successfully closed the space -
Ismail Carr, Marketing ExecutiveTel: +27 11 290 6900, Fax: +27 11 290 6696,Email: [email protected] or [email protected]: www.gpf.org.za
GPF
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Partnerships effect progress
TUHF together with The Gauteng Partnership Fund has set up a unique product the Intuthuko Equity Fund (IEF). This fund provides equity to assist in the financial leverage of projects. It helps previously disadvantaged South Africans in selected occupations and lower income groups enter into the residential market.
TUHF would like to congratulate The Gauteng Partnership Fund on their 10 year anniversary and for ongoing partnership over the past 7 years.
Through the IEF, TUHF has been able to finance 94 previously disadvantaged individuals over the past 7 years, empowering a total of 34
Call us on: 086 000 TUHF (8843) / 011 276 1440 or
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Leaders in inner city commercial property finance because only is Specialised, Networked & Confident
Through the IEF, TUHF has been able 94 previously disadvantaged
individuals over the past 7 years, empowering a total of 34 women
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Building on Experience
Kutoane Kutoane Pakie Mphahlele Chairperson of the board of Trustees
GPF
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Chief Executive OfficerKutoane holds post graduate degrees and commer-
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in power generation, transmission and distribution,
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and public companies and industries in South Africa
mind, ardent deal negotiator and growth leader in a
and leadership able to forge sustainable relations in
TrusteePakie Mphahlele holds an MSc (Financial Econom-ics) and is a business analyst for agencies that offer
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Komathie Govender
Chief Financial Officer
chartered accountant through the Auditor General of
exemplary clean audit record since her appointment
Boni Muvevi
Chief Investment Officer
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GPF
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Ismail Carr Marketing and Communications Executive
Marketing and Communications Executive
country and is a member of the Marketing Association
with a cum laude as a Post Graduate in Marketing with
Business Commerce, as well as the Tshwane Mayoral
experience working in strategic marketing, group
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focus being to reposition the GPF brand, to facilitate growth in brand equity and to design client-focused
Shiraaz Lorgat Development Strategist
Development Strategist
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implementing a programme of engagement with all
and will play a catalyst role in positioning GPF as a premier funding entity to ensure sustainable human
GPF
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GPF Project HighlightsProject Name: Pharoe Park Project Sponsor: Greater Germiston Inner City Housing Company (GGICH)
This project is located on the outskirts of the Germis-
Project Project Construction Year
Total Dev.Cost excl. land (incl. VAT)
GPF Funding
Co-sponsor Funding
Pharoe Park
2002 R7,5 mil N/A N/A
Project Name: BrickfieldsProject Sponsor: Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC)
Project Name: KliptownProject Sponsor: GDoH
-hout Street at the foot of the Nelson Mandela Bridge
to moderate rise buildings, most being three storey
Project Project Construction Year
Total Dev. Cost excl. land (incl. VAT)
GPF Funding
Co-sponsor Funding
2004 R120,3 mil R24,3 mil R106 mil
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Project Project Construction Year
Total Dev.Cost excl. land (incl. VAT)
GPF Funding
Co-sponsor Funding
Kliptown 2005 R190,3 mil R34 mil R156,3 mil
Pharoe Park 2002
Kliptown 2005
GPF
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Project Name: Harmonie HofProject Sponsor: Intuthuko
Project Name: Manners Mansion Project Sponsor: Jozi Housing
Project Name: Hlanganani Project Sponsor: Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC)
This Harmonie Hof project is a result of a partnership
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former building cleaner and now owns a building
The Manners Mansion is located on the corner of
entailed the acquisition and refurbishment of Man-
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The Hlanganani project is located to the north-west
of two and three storey walk up townhouse type units
fenced with a central security controlled entrance
has a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-
Project Project Construction Year
Total Dev.Cost excl. land (incl. VAT)
GPF Funding
Co-sponsor Funding
Harmonie Hof
2005 R1,2 mil R192 000 R1,05 mil
Project Project Construction Year
Total Dev.Cost excl. land (incl. VAT)
GPF Funding
Co-sponsor Funding
Manners Mansion
2006 R14 mil R2,8 mil R11,3 mil
Project Project Construction Year
Total Dev.Cost excl. land (incl. VAT)
GPF Funding
Co-sponsor Funding
Hlanganani 2008 R85 mil R20 mil R65 milHlanganani 2008
Manners Mansion 2006
Harmonie Hof 2005
GPF
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The GPF is presently developing Jeppestown, sponsored by Take Off Real Estate and Jabulani Views, sponsored by Madulamoho Housing Association
Project Name: The Ridge Hotel Project Sponsor: Tenitor Properties
-sition and refurbishment of rooms into affordable
Project Project Construction Year
Total Dev.Cost excl. land (incl. VAT)
GPF Funding
Co-sponsor Funding
The Ridge Hotel
2011 R37,8 mil R11,3 mil R26,5 mil
The Ridge Hotel 2011
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The concept of sustainability usually spans three
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impacts so far, but there is an increasing interest in
the inclusion of social and economic impacts as well
Green Building Council of South Africa, Rosanne Mitchell, Tel: (021) 680-9568Email: [email protected], www.gbcsa.org.za
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“By expanding the focus of green buildings to include broader socio-economic impacts, the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) and the World Green Building Council (World GBC) hopes to strengthen the relevance of a Green Star rated building in the context of development priorities in South Africa and internationally,” explains Bruce Kerswill, the Executive Chairman of the GBCSA and the Vice-Chairman of the World GBC.
Green Buildings to Address Socio-Economic Priorities
Bruce Kerswill
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A Sure
Sno easy feat especially when tak-ing the complexity of the problem
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Helen Zille during the opening address of the annual Southern African Hous-ing Foundation (SAHF) conference in
our budgets were limitless, the role of
be spending its money becomes a complex debate, as there are com-
who must wait are not easy questions
Competing prioritiesWestern Cape Premier Helen Zille dances with a minstrel band member during the opening of the Southern African Housing Foundation (SAHF) conference in Cape Town
Partnerships and innovation remain key ingredients in building capacity for sustainable development according to the experts speaking at the annual Southern African Housing Federation (SAHF) conference in Cape Town. “Skills on Site” was there.
SOUTHERN AFRICAN HOUSING FEDERATION CONFERENCE
Zou Kota-Fredericks, deputy minister of Human Settlements, emphasised that it is only when practitioners and policy makers in the sector work together that real solutions are found to the many challenges faced. Partnerships, she said, not only drive dialogue but are also key contributors to long lasting solutions that are sustainable.
e cannot succeed on our own as
committed to continuing to build houses, we must
Together We Can do More
pioneer a policy that will establish the principal of
Creating capacity-
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ment has to compete for these scarce skills with other
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WaySOUTHERN AFRICAN HOUSING FEDERATION CONFERENCE
Settlements more than 3 million houses and stands
still without formal houses and the demand remains
problem is perpetuated by the continuous increase in urban population due to urbanisation and popu-lation growth adding pressure on the need for ac-
Helen said while the country had come a long way
in the future will become increasingly important to
Revising policy
should be applauded, said Helen, as it was a step in
She emphasises that it is not the building of houses that poses a problem, but the contributing circum-
Team work
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ning and implementation of housing projects, as they will be the
issues, unique to a human settlements project, must be carefully -
contribute to the physical and psychological well-being of the inhabitants, and promote a sense of community and safety,”
Zou Kota-Fredericks, Tel: (021) 466-7600 or (012) 421-1318Email [email protected], www.dhs.gov.za
on that land, getting the waiting list sorted so that
awarded – these are all aspects that impact on the
She said the sad reality was that the country could
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same time and so, when you pour resources into a
She said finding solutions to these complex issues is
grow the economy so that we can get young people
able to access the housing market independently,”
Helen Zille, Tel 021 483 4576Email [email protected]
Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Zou Kota-Fredericks at the Southern African Housing Federation (SAHF) conference in Cape Town.
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WHAT HAPPENED?
A worker used this scaffolding that had been put in
that he would use it as access to the soffit to look
he had finished he then sat on the edge of the sof-
one board, the centre broke under the force and
WHAT CAUSED IT?
work location, without the benefit of any sort of safe
the handrail and the boarding used are cracked
Poor Scaffold Tower and Wrong Access
SAFETY ALERT www.buildsafe.co.za
down), and jumped onto scaffolding (with other
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: To address this incident, the following actions were taken:
-cessed the scaffold tower and to enable correct
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to show the difference between good and bad
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procedures were communicated to the workforce
scaffolding landing on one board which broke
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SUCCESS STORY
Character makes the man. No truer word can be said of Tawha Rasdien, a Capetonian property developer who has built an empire, never losing sight of his values. Integrity and discipline, he tells “Skills on Site” is what it’s
all about.
Dare to dream
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the money,” he says from his office in Parklands,
me to start with the dishes in the kitchen first,” he laughs, when talking about his growing up days in
make something of myself and therefore trained as
of being a businessman, he was making it a reality when he joined forces with a friend to start their
I enjoyed being on site and seeing something develop from just a piece of land into someone’s home
Tawha Rasdien is a self made man whose hard work and determination has paid off
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A well designed pool area for the entertainer
The property bug bites
my own business and it was a well-oiled machine as
Tawha soon found exactly what he was looking for
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Property Group he owns today, the interest and
to head up his company in South Africa, allowing me
resigned as CEO, called the electricity business quits, and walked through the doors of the Aska Property
People make the difference
His personal assistant has been with him for more than
Making sure that what you do, you do well
development in Parklands North
by Sellesa in Trinity End, Parklands North
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ladder in the house of an old lady as a young elec-
knowing and choosing who you surround yourself with well, putting time and effort into those people and
for myself, but for all the people who work with me,”
for myself? More importantly they must dream and
Hands on
it is important to work alongside his staff producing
happy clients to do business with than just build more
And quality is what it is all about - no matter if it is a
Tawha Rasdien, Sellesa, Tel: (021) 556-8889Email: [email protected], www.sellesa.co.za
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LEGAL EAGLE
Can/May I Drink at Work?Over the last few editions of “Skills on Site” we have been discussing issues that related to the process of getting into a job. We will now move further and look at issues that are relevant while we are employed.
Lknow by now that you cannot drink at work or go to work drunk, but still this continues to be a
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On the premisesMany years ago there was a case where the com-pany had a policy that no alcohol was allowed on
The employee was to be disciplined, which could result
A few issues to note:
1.
2. Rules must be handled in a fair and constant manner
3.ensure they are clear, fair and they can be carried out
4. For employees, make sure you know what
5. For employers – make rules known, and fol-
6.
7.rules for one person or group and not for
8.
withdraw them, makes management look
9.
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Steps
1what time frame you want to use to
small businesses usually function best when tracked weekly or monthly, but larger businesses track budgets according to quarters
2Organise your
to create a budget for your business w i t h o u t organising your
Start by making
you spend money on related to the
use, like utilities (water, l ights etc), payrol l
itemise specific spending
will make it easier for you to create
3
is weekly, schedule a set time once a
compare it to your outlined
4Get financial h e l p , i f
numbers and budget ing
th ing, get help f rom a financial
accountant to create a
budget that you understand
and works for your
Getting help from a profess ional wi l l
make it easier for you to understand how to make
the most of your money and
Making a budget is the only effective way to help keep your business profitable. It’s important to understand the differences between a personal budget and a business budget and to know how to create a business budget that keeps your business’ finances under control and working for you.
How to budget
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5budget where you consistently spend more or less than
if you need to change your spending habits or if you can allocate more money to a different area of the
6
7be partially based on your projected or estimated
this number so the budget you create will actually
Remember
BUSINESS
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LEADING INFO
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Grade 2 Value Rm Grade
3 Value Rm Grade 4 Value Rm Grade
5 Value Rm Grade 6 Value Rm Grade Not
Applicable Value Rm
Eastern Cape 3 1.1 7 8.0 5 14.0 5 33.3 13 193.4 6 15.4Free State 1 1.2 5 30.4 3 24.4 5 0.3Gauteng 3 1.2 6 7.9 4 11.9 2 14.0 13 1177.2Kwazulu Natal 5 7.9 25 34.5 16 49.7 5 33.2 8 75.7 6 137.2
Limpopo 2 1.9 1 50.0
Mpumalanga 3 3.7 1 1.0 4 10.4 2 9.6 2 33.0 3 23.9North West Province 2 3.7 1 2.5 2 22.0 1 98.0Northern Cape 1 0.4 1 1.5 1 2.5 1 11.1 4 18.7Western Cape 5 1.2 14 20.8 13 45.3 7 49.7 6 47.4 8 79.8Grand Total 22 16.3 57.0 78.6 44 136.1 24 156.2 37 421.0 47 1600.5*Not applicable refers to private project and projects where the CIDB grading had not been disclosed at the time of going to print
Value of awarded projects by province in R millions Aug 2012 Province Value RmEastern Cape 310
Free State 74
Gauteng 1633
Kwazulu Natal 585
Limpopo 216
Mpumalanga 162
North West Province 384
Northern Cape 40
Western Cape 1570
Grand Total 4974
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES
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product range, and is ideal for
The Shibuya core drill is best-suited for specialised smaller scale drill-
engineering projects, such as
is also highly-durable and robust, and can be used for reinforced
where the Shibuya range can be utilised include balustrading, plumbing, air conditioning and
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Top-quality Core rills
dramatically reduces installation time and costs, as the strainer, main seat washer and relief seat washers are all easily accessed with no specialist tools being
Building on this success, Cobra recently introduced
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Pressure Control Valves
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more power, impact energy and lifetime than its pre-
A rotation stop for chiselling work has also been
sockets or to cut slots for pipes or cables, standard
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SpecificationsGBH 2-24 D ProfessionalRated power input, 790 WMax. impact energy according to EPTA guideline2.7 JImpact rate at rated speed, 0 – 4,700 bpmRated speed, 0 – 950 rpmOptimum application range in concrete with hammer drill bits, 6 – 14 mmMax. drilling diameter in concrete with hammer drill bits, 24 mmMax. drilling diameter in masonry with core cutters, 68 mmMax. drilling diameter in steel, 13 mmMax. drilling diameter in wood, 30 mmDimensions (length x width x height), 367 x 82 x 210 mmWeight, 2.8 kg
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New Generation of Rotary Hammers
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Tidy and Convenient
Solution
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
new pop up floor boxes, are fully compatible with
solution to all electrical requirements in the modern
equipment and computer connections
Super Plus, is a ready-to-use, quick-drying, one-component bitumen product which contains polystyrene spheres and rubber granules to in-
This product does not become brittle, bonds easily to both dry and slightly damp surfaces
-ments, underground garages from the outside, load-bearing walls, balconies and patios by
from the substrate, basins, tanks and wells from the outside to protect the concrete from aggres-
Mapei SA (Pty) Ltd, Candice Santana, Tel: (011) 552-8476Email: [email protected]
Plastimul 1: Plastimul 1K Super Plus is a one-component bitumen
new pop-up boxes can be easily integrated into
on and under desk tops
installation of pop-up boxes, power and data desk grommets, desk modules and meeting room multi-outlet ex-tensions, the modern
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Internal sales, Legrand SA, Tel: (011) 444-7971
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The solid maxi brick comes in
unique design of the brick allows a brick layer to lay a single skin
opposed to a double skin external wall made from stock bricks,” says PMSA marketing and sales
Quintin notes that the maxi brick can be turned on its edge to
speeds up the construction
single skin is required to satisfy the national building regulation
A typical affordable house re-
maxi bricks for the internal and external walls, compared with
its edge for internal walls, maximum space utilisation
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-tion enables a small team of just two bricklayers and
to
Quintin Booysen, PMSA, Tel: (011) 578 8756Email: [email protected], Web: www.pmsa.com
The Brick-of-choice for Affordable Housing Projects
VB4 block machines with product on production board
Pan Mixers South Africa (PMSA) has been at the
range of brick-making equipment to manufacturers
Leonard Bogopa, retail sales representative at TAL, left, and Dale van der Merwe, technical sales representative at TAL, right at Interbuild Africa 2012
Repair and Rehabilitaterange of concrete repair and rehabili-tation products to the building industry
offering of construction product solutions
repair and rehabilitation and better meet
concrete from moisture, salt and carbon dioxide that are extremely detrimental to
TAL Technical Advice, Tel: 0860 000 TAL (825)
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
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Rutherford, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JSE-listed
reaching Rutherford operation are associated with
Rutherford has occupied the same headquarters in of warehousing
Rutherford was appointed sole distributor of the Makita
focused marketing, new technology and world-class after-sales support, Makita has become a brand leader
branches, dedicated to educating South African
become one of the few South African companies
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
operations, are world renowned brands backed by quality technical back-up and a depth of technical
product knowledge pool accumulated by our em-
Rutherford staff ensures that their skills remain up to
a group of bright, young up-and-coming team play-
will ensure a sound succession plan in the medium
Rutherford, Peter Schneider, Tel: 011 878-2600
Through the Ranks
Promech Publishing has a BEE rating of 168.75%
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AfriSam has introduced a new range of branded premixed products that are expected not only to set the industry benchmark in terms of quality, but also
across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the
has set in motion a job creation and skills
members of communities around the quarries being assisted to set up regis-tered micro enterprises to package the
infrastructures at strategically-located aggregate quarries that meet the dis-tribution footprint requirements of our bigger strategic plan,” says Victor Bouguenon, Afri-
and comprises a team of ten people, many of whom
The first three operations are being rolled out in
Production of the new range of branded AfriSam premixed products is expected to uplift communities around the country
Entrepreneurs Recruited
The Responsible Care Public Commitment was
The tenets of the Responsible Care pledge are the following:
Environmental impacts: pollution, use of raw materials and emissions to land,
Health impacts on workers and the public in-cludes limiting the short and long term effects of
Sika South Africa, Paul Adams, Tel: (031) 792-6500, www.zaf.sik.com
Welcome Mpisi (Sika), Louis Lindeque (CAIA), Bronwyn Littley and Paul Adams (Sika)
-ment, bag sewing machines, packing tables and
The company is also mentoring the new business owners and training their Premix teams in all aspects
Victor Bouguenon, Afrisam, Tel: (011) 670-5520Email: [email protected], www.afrisam.com
Responsible Care
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BUILDING
PLASTERKEY
All you need is PLASTERKEY to create a non structural
1. rough cast plaster or bond plaster to concrete columns, all with the aid of PLASTERKEY
2.
Measure river sand Measure cement
Mix thoroughly Measure PlasterKey
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scratch coat needs to be applied
3. PLASTERKEY added to create a loose
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No More Hackin
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BUILDING
5.
6. PLASTERKEY can be added to your plaster mix at
7. apply PLASTERKEY directly onto the surface with
8. Plaster the gypsum based plaster straight onto wet PLASTERKEY
ing Or Chipping
Brush apply slurry
Add and mix into slurry
5 6Water and block brush
Wet surface of wall
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small stages so as not to let the PLASTERKEY dry before applying
9.
A Shak, Tel: 0861 127425
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In Touch
First house at 100 years
to step up from lifelong shack-
-ist, Brent Harris, handed him the keys to a brand new house in the
Township that Jacob and his wife Maphello should take ownership of a modern modular-constructed home, and matching utility out-building, erected and donated to the community by Vela Building Solutions, of which Brent is the
and factory-pro-duced housing
informal settlement communities as an affordable,
Brent says ABT is being increasingly applied throughout South Africa, and the rest of the sub-continent, as a
traditional bricks and mortar in the construction of housing and other community infrastructure (such as
Vela Building Solution, Brent Harris, Tel: (011) 864-8306, www.velasbs.co.za
Vela is a leading national producer and supplier of
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house consists of two bedrooms, a bathroom, open-
used either as a secure storage facility or as a source
Jacob Mokhatjhane and his wife Maphello (seated), with Vela’s Brent Harris (standing centre) and members of he Masilo Township community
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All Purpose Cement
A1 Choice for all-round performance
Extensive development has gone into making South Africa’s fi nest cement even
better. Now in a new, super-charged 32,5R class, AfriSam’s All Purpose Cement
delivers 15% more concrete resulting in 15% savings. At the same time, workability
and durability for mortar and plaster applications are signifi cantly improved. The
new high performance All Purpose Cement also hardens quicker, saving time and
money by ensuring work continues after just 2 days.
AfriSam All Purpose Cement. The trusted choice for all your building requirements.
0860 141 141 www.afrisam.com
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