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Click To Enlarge Background to Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA)

The CMA was established in 1972.
It comprises the national co-ordinating body of manufacturers of precast concrete masonry, concrete block paving, concrete roof tiles, concrete retaining blocks, precast floor slabs and concrete pipes and culverts.
Producers and suppliers of materials and equipment used by its members support the CMA.
It is responsible for representing the concrete masonry, paving, roof tile, retaining block, floor slab and pipe industries in all matters relating to the manufacture and use of its members's products.

Aims & Objectives

The Associations main aim is to promote the increased and most effective use of segmental block paving, concrete roof tiles, concrete retaining blocks, floor slabs, concrete masonry and concrete pipes by architects, engineers, specifiers, contractors and end users in a professional manner for the benefit of all.

The correct use of the products from a design and application point of view is critical to the performance, and the Association has produced manuals and brochures to help achieve this.

To further achieve this aim the CMA offers:

   -  An advisory service
   - Technical lectures and symposia
   - Education and training courses
   - Promotions
   - Publications
   - Research feedback

Quality

The CMA is concerned with quality.  Producer members must comply with one of the following:

  • Hold the SABS mark

  • Alternatively, they should manufacture products in accordance with rules laid down by the CMA.

The relevant SABS specifications are:

SANS 542    Concrete roof tiles
SANS 1058  Concrete paving blocks
SANS 1215  Concrete masonry units
SANS 676    Concrete pipes – reinforced
SANS 677    Concrete pipes – non-pressure
SANS 975    Concrete pipes – pre-stressed
SANS 986    Concrete culverts – reinforced
SANS 1879  Precast concrete suspended slabs


CMA STAGES FOUR SEMINARS ON CONCRETE RETAINING BLOCK WALLS
02 August 2010
The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) is holding four half-day afternoon seminars for engineers and contractors on the design, construction and reinforcing of concrete retaining block (CRB) walls during 2010. 

The first was held July 15th  in Midrand and another will be hosted by the Concrete Society in Johannesburg on October ...read more

INDIGENOUS VEGETATION FOR CRB WALLING – THE ROUTE TO GO ADVISES THE CMA
13 July 2010
One of the more rewarding features of concrete retaining block (CRB) walls is the plant life which, when properly chosen, flourishes in the numerous soil-filled crevasses presented by these structures. Rather than the stark alternative of graffiti-bearing solid-concrete retaining walls, CRB walls provide an ideal platform for the creation of ...read more


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