CMA DIRECTOR RETIRES:
Article Date: 01 March 2010
 John Cairns, the CMA’s director for the past 13 years, officially retired at the end of February. His position has been filled by newly appointed director, Hamish Laing.
John will continue to work for the CMA on a consultancy basis for the next six months and will be still very much involved in this year’s CMA Awards for Excellence Competition. One of South Africa’s foremost concrete block paving experts, he will continue to sit on the committee of the international paving association, SEPT (Small Element Paving Technologists) and will still be involved in seminars, lectures and site inspections on behalf of the CMA.
John has established his own paving consultancy and will be available to assist with the design, installation and marketing of concrete block paving (CBP) systems.
Hamish was raised and educated in Scotland and England. He has a BSc degree in civil engineering from Leeds University and has lived and worked in South Africa for the past 28 years. Before joining the CMA, he was a technical services manager with the multi-national Hilti group.
Hamish brings a wealth of experience in concrete technology to the CMA and has held positions with some of South Africa’s leading cement and concrete supply companies. Between 1998 and 2003 he worked for PPC Cement where he developed and marketed an entire new product range, dry mortar cement. Moreover, he has made several other significant contributions to the advancement of this country’s cement and concrete industry.
DATE : March 2010
ISSUED BY: David Beer Communication Consultants
FOR: Concrete Manufacturers Association
ENQUIRIES: John Cairns (011) 805 6742; Hamish Laing (011) 805 6742
David Beer (011) 478 0239 or 082 880 6726. Email: bigsky@ibi.co.za
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