CMA NEWS AND MEMBER ARTICLES
CMA News & Articles - The CMA is the precast concrete industry association of South Africa. Find our members on our website to source quality precast concrete products, professional built environment service(engineers, architects, contractors and more).
September 12,
2023 1147 1147 
The delivery of high-quality bricks and paving blocks to the market at the lowest possible input cost requires a fine balance in the composition of material inputs which must to be monitored constantly to achieve optimal quality and cost efficiencies.
July 24,
2023 1084 1084
First built in 1928 to span the Dwars River in Ceres, the historic Van Breda Bridge is currently being widened by Amandla Construction. Due for completion in April 2024, the project entails the addition of new pedestrian walkways and wider traffic shoulders on either side of this twin-lane gateway to the town centre. In addition to the widening process, the original concrete deck is being reinforced to handle heavier traffic loads in compliance with current design codes.
June 19,
2023 1089 1089
Judging by the number of complaints received by the Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) it is apparent that many construction professionals still believe that the Bureau of Standards (SABS) is the custodian of South African National standards as well as the only certification provider in South Africa.
June 19,
2023 770 770
Driving progress towards a resilient, transparent, and transformed construction industry, top ministers to attend.
May 9,
2023 750 750
Big 5 Construct Southern Africa and co-located events will educate and inspire the industry with the latest trends, innovations and opportunities.
April 6,
2023 810 810
Reinforced precast concrete facade panels, manufactured by Concrete Manufacturers Association member, Concrete Units, have been used to dress the external elevations of two U-shaped service shafts which flank the northern entrance of Stellenbosch University’s Civil, Electrical and Electronic Engineering building.
March 20,
2023 710 710
Concrete Manufacturers Association member, Cape Concrete, supplied all the concrete barriers for the international Formula E Championship race which was staged in Cape Town on February 25. Cape Concrete was sub-contracted to Martin and East which won the barrier supply and deployment contract from E-Movement (Pty) Ltd, the authorised promoter of Formula E Cape Town.
March 9,
2023 499 499
Orania, a Karoo town in the Northern Cape, named after the Orange River flowing alongside, has experienced rapid population growth in the last few decades. Consequently, the wastewater plant did not have adequate capacity to cope and a new one had to be built. The appointed contractors were Orania Infrastruktuur and they conducted the project from March through to mid-December of 2021.
March 9,
2023 502 502
On Jindilli Farm, just outside Hazyview in Mpumalanga, lies the beautiful Jindilli Campsite. Nestled against, and overlooking a 15Ha private irrigation dam complete with a bird-nesting island, it was named after the macadamia flower blossoming across the farm on which the trees are grown.
February 8,
2023 540 540
Exposed aggregate permeable pavers manufactured by CMA member, CEL Paving Products, have been used for the driveways of Phase 2A of Sandown Square, a secure business park development in Parklands, Cape Town, which has been brought to the market by Milnerton Estates.