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Building skills, restoring spaces and empowering Bloemhof community
By partnering with Tjeka Training Matters, Roadmac Surfacing is already delivering tangible benefits through its Bloemhof road surfacing project – positively impacting a poorer community within its operational footprint. By directly involving local residents in the upgrade of a community

SANS 51992-1-1 is Here – Are You Ready? CSSA National Seminar Roadshow
The Concrete Society of Southern Africa (CSSA) national seminar roadshow will equip engineers, consultants, and contractors with the essential knowledge and practical tools to confidently implement the newly adopted SANS 51992-1-1: Design of concrete structures — Part 1-1: General rules

Quality concrete core samples for testing
There is very little margin for error when coring concrete samples for laboratory testing. This is why Hindle Mason Projects (HMP) was appointed to extract the required core samples for an engineering firm. Equipped with state-of-the-art drilling machines, we deliver

SLA backs award winning concrete researcher
Spraylock Africa is revolutionising industrial floors with post-initial set applied colloidal silica, an innovative liquid densifier that strengthens concrete from within – a solution that drew the attention of Talita Thesnaar, a Stellenbosch University award-winning concrete researcher. She has remained

SCP permanently protects concrete
SprayLock Concrete Protection (SCP) technology activates a pozzolanic reaction within both new and existing concrete that produces a permanent change to the microstructure of the concrete. This process penetrates deep into the concrete matrix, filling capillary pores with additional Calcium

Spraylock Africa invests in engineering excellence
Spraylock Africa, a supplier of technology that is facilitating the construction of robust infrastructure and prolonging the lifecycles of existing structures, is immensely proud to have sponsored the third prize at this year’s IP Showdown, hosted by the South African

BIM-powered methodology goes beyond process improvement
At Ceenex our BIM-powered methodology goes beyond process improvement. It embodies our dedication to delivering world-class, sustainable water and sanitation infrastructure that addresses today’s needs while safeguarding tomorrow’s water security. We begin with proven 2D layouts and discipline-specific drawings, advancing

SA’s literacy battle demands prioritising pens over pixels
South Africa’s public education system continues to grapple with deep-rooted, persistent barriers that demand far greater urgency than the rollout of education technology (EdTech) –which has yet to have a meaningful impact on the country’s foundational skills crisis. Some European

HMP’s shotcrete concrete repair process
By Gert Schmidt Hindle Mason Projects (HMP) has mastered the shotcrete concrete repair process. Shotcreting is an economical and effective method for repairs that require large areas of vertical and horizontal forming. The process entails placing cementitious materials with aggregates

Passive, Permanent Protection Beats Coatings, Crystallines and Inhibitors
Spray-Lock Concrete Protection’s innovative SCP technology successfully addresses all of the known limitations of conventional concrete protection treatments. “SCP represents a groundbreaking approach to concrete protection,” says Sheldon White, National Sales Manager of Spraylock Africa. “Unlike conventional treatments such as

How We Repair Spalling Concrete
In this article, Ben du Preez, HMP’s Contracts Director, discusses how we repair spalling concrete. Spalling concrete appears as patches where the surface has flaked, chipped, or broken away. It often results in delamination and exposure of the underlying aggregate.

Flawless, on-time silo repairs across multiple sites
Citi-Con has again sealed the deal, successfully completing technically complex silo bin repairs to the most stringent design and performance specifications for a leading steward of raw materials for food production. Based on the project’s successful delivery – completed on

Tjeka Empowers Toekomsrus Youth Brick by Brick
Tjeka Training Matters has already helped the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) equip many unemployed adults from poorer communities with the skills they need to find gainful employment in the building industry. This programme will continue under the DHS’ Youth

Citi-Con delivers high-stakes structural rescue on critical silo complex machine tower
Citi-Con has successfully completed complex structural repairs on bins 21 and 22 for a leading steward of raw materials in the food production industry. These interventions represent the most critical component of the extensive specialist concrete repair and corrosion protection

DSC-Zendon is the go-to partner for bridge expansion joint solutions
South Africa presents a combination of environmental, traffic and socio-economic factors that create more severe and diverse bridge expansion joint operating conditions than those in many temperate countries. These conditions are explicitly recognised in both COTO and Agrément South Africa

Spraylock Africa out on the green at SAICE Annual Golf Day
The Spraylock Africa team had an enjoyable and productive day out on the green at the annual golf day hosted by the Tshwane Branch of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering. This highly anticipated event serves as a key

MTR’s large social impact earns a social license to operate
Only after more than a year of operating at the Mintails legacy tailings dumps, Mogale Tailings Retreatment (MTR) is turning the negative impacts of mining into a positive that is also uplifting poorer communities that reside within Mogale Local Municipality.

Ditishimega Projects builds City of Tshwane’s first precast-concrete reservoir
Ditshimega Projects has partnered with Corestruc to fast-track the construction of a 20ML reservoir in Winterveld, located on the north-western corner of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (City of Tshwane). Situated in Winterveld Extension 3 and 4, the

Water treatment plant concrete repairs
Hindle Mason Projects (HMP) was engaged by a public sector operator to undertake repairs to a water reclamation plant in the Mpumalanga coalfields. The plant treats mine-impacted water to a standards suitable for reuse by a colliery and surplus water

Citi-Con makes light work of concrete coring project
Citi-Con deployed its stitch-core drilling capabilities to create openings for the installation of two new bin silo chutes as part of a large upgrade at a silo complex. This is over-and-above the many other professional silo bin rehabilitation services that

Furnace cooling tower repairs
Hindle Mason Projects (HMP) is finalising large external concrete repairs to a furnace cooling tower on behalf of one of the country’s leading Platinum Group Metals producers. We commenced work on the project in March 2025, and we are well

SCP technology specified for mine recommissioning
Innovative SprayLock Concrete Protection technology has been specified as part of the repair system of damaged concrete structures on a mine. This was based on the exceptional performance of SCP technology in field tests undertaken by the repair contractor, Spec-Con

Practical silo bin roof repairs
Harnessing our rope-access capabilities, Citi-Con offers a significantly faster, more cost-effective and practical silo bin roof repairs. From mobilisation to project completion, rope access is significantly faster than alternative methods. This speeds up the overall timeline of building maintenance

Constructing durable cold storage floors
Spraylock Concrete Protection’s unique Post Placement Pozzolan (P3) technology has significantly improved the performance of a new 235m² cold storage facility floor at a prominent food processing plant in Delmas, Mpumalanga. SCP P3 Industrial penetrated the concrete deeply and sealed

Robust industry and municipality collaboration ensures high-impact SLP execution
The workmanship quality of the nine unemployed young adults from Laingsburg who upgraded JJ Ellis Sports Ground has received utmost praise from Laingsburg Municipality. These six women and three men undertook the project under the watch of Tjeka Training

Repairing concrete silos
Citi-Con was again entrusted with repairing concrete silos. This time, the repairs were urgent and, therefore, had to be completed in a very short period. We delivered according to expectation by completing quality workmanship within the three-week contractual period.

Fast-track concrete silo repairs
As a leading silo repair expert, Citi-Con was entrusted with extensive emergency repairs to silos. Again, we delivered according to expectation by completing quality workmanship within the three-week contractual period. This significant feat was achieved by deploying our rope

Tests validate SCP’s ability to improve concrete durability
Innovative SprayLock Concrete Protection (SCP) technology provides a reliable and quantifiable improvement in the service life and structural integrity of concrete infrastructure, according to the latest tests undertaken by an independent South Africa laboratory. The tests were initiated by

Women graduate Tjeka plumbing course with flying colours
A total of 36 women completed Tjeka Training Matters’ (Tjeka) high-impact Construction Education and Training Authority-registered three-month plumbing skills programme with flying colours in August, which is also a month that to the nation celebrates the immense contribution made by

HMP repairs poor concrete workmanship
By Ben du Preez Hindle Mason Projects (HMP) repairs poor concrete construction workmanship which is on the rise in South Africa. This is due to many reasons, including skills shortages. The result is many concrete structures that require