NEW CONCRETE BLOCK PAVING STANDARD AMENDED
Thursday 08 December 2011
SANS 1058  2010, the new SABS (South African Bureau of Standards) mark for concrete block pavers (CBP), and for manufacturers who produce to the specifications within the standard, has been amended. The new standard was announced in March 2010 and was officially introduced at the beginning of September 2011.

According ...read more

CMA MEMBER INVOLVEMENT ENSURES BEST-PRACTICE STANDARDS ON MIDDELBURG RETAINING-WALL PROJECT
Wednesday 07 December 2011
Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) members were involved in every aspect of a concrete retaining block (CRB) wall project at Middelburg Mall, an ultra-modern regional shopping centre in Mpumalanga, which is due for completion in April 2012.

Several retaining walls were erected and completed in August 2011. They were designed as ...read more

RETIREMENT VILLAGE REPLACES ASPHALT WITH CONCRETE BLOCK PAVING
Tuesday 08 November 2011

Loraine Williamson, a resident of St Michaels Retirement Village in Weltevreden Park, Johannesburg, gives the thumbs up from her motorised shoprider for the concrete block paving (CBP) recently installed on some of the village’s roads and parking areas. She says it’s a much ...read more

PRECAST HOLLOW-CORE FLOORING – ALL SET FOR SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH
Thursday 03 November 2011
The local demand for precast hollow-core flooring and load-bearing structures looks set for substantial growth. This message was brought home in October when over 200 delegates comprising mainly of consulting engineers, architects, and other professional classes, attended three hollow-core flooring seminars in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.

Organised jointly ...read more

UPDATED TOWNSHIP-ROADS BROCHURE HIGHLIGHTS THE BENEFITS OF CONCRETE BLOCK PAVING
Thursday 03 November 2011
The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) has updated its ‘Township Roads’ paving brochure. Aimed at non-technical decision makers in national and local government, the brochure promotes the use of concrete block paving (CBP) for township roads.

CMA director, Hamish Laing, says that although CBP has been used extensively for township roads, ...read more

FREE USER-FRIENDLY, ARCHITECT-DESIGNED, SUBSIDY-HOUSING BUILDING PLANS
Sunday 23 October 2011
The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) is offering architect-designed plans for a 40m² subsidy house at no charge to anyone wishing to use them. Dubbed the CMA House, it is an initiative which if adopted by the construction industry will improve the quality and building productivity of subsidised housing dramatically. The ...read more

CONCRETE BLOCK PAVING FIGHTS POVERTY IN GEORGE
Tuesday 27 September 2011
Concrete block paving (CBP) is spearheading a poverty alleviation and road resurfacing project in George. The local municipality is resurfacing its deteriorating low-trafficked suburban asphalt roads as well as some gravel roads with CBP in all residential areas.

This ongoing project began in 2001 and since then some 53km of ...read more

CMA MEMBERS’ PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS SHOWCASED IN MANDELA LEGACY PROJECT
Monday 22 August 2011
Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) members are participating in the Mandela Legacy Housing Project by donating modular concrete masonry blocks and other precast concrete building materials. The materials will be used for the construction of one of the project’s four affordable double housing units and will demonstrate the cost–effectiveness of building ...read more

WORLD EXPERT TO LEAD SEMINARS ON PRECAST HOLLOW-CORE FLOOR AND LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES
Friday 19 August 2011
October will see world-renowned precast concrete expert, Dr Kim S. Elliott presenting three full-day seminars on precast hollow-core flooring and loading bearing structures. The seminars will earn one CPD point and will be jointly presented by local gravity-wall and precast-concrete expert, Simon Knutton.

Aimed at professional design engineers, architects and graduate ...read more

PROPER DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CRB WALLS TO BE COVERED IN CMA SEMINARS
Friday 15 July 2011
The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) is holding two half-day afternoon seminars for engineers and contractors on the design, construction and reinforcing of concrete retaining block (CRB) walls during 2011.

The first is being held on August 17th in Durban and the second will take place on October 12th in Cape ...read more

PRECAST CONCRETE STANDARDS - ESSENTIAL ARMOUR PLATING FOR CPA DISPUTES - CMA
Thursday 07 July 2011
Although the Consumer Protection Act has been in force for several months, the jury is still out as to the impact it will make on the South African economy and, more specifically, on precast concrete manufacturers.

However, Concrete Manufacturers Association director, Hamish Laing, observes that companies which adhere or manufacture ...read more

PRECAST CONCRETE PROVIDING A QUALITY SOLUTION FOR GA-RANKUWA HOUSING PROJECT
Friday 24 June 2011

Diamond-Maxi concrete bricks, concrete roof tiles and bevelled concrete pavers are providing durable, productive and very attractive building materials for the Ga-Rankuwa Extension 24 fully government subsidized housing project.
Funded by the Gauteng Department of Local Government and Housing (Tshwane Region) and situated in Northwest Province, this is a cross-border ...read more

STRONG CMA/SA CONTINGENT AT THIS YEAR’S SEPT PAVING WORKSHOP
Monday 06 June 2011
The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) sent two representatives to this year’s SEPT (Small Element Paving Technology) Association planning workshop which was held in Dresden, Germany, from May 4-6th .

CMA director, Hamish Laing, and former CMA director and paving consultant, John Cairns, flew the South African flag, Hamish Laing giving ...read more

FAILED RETAINING WALLS - ARE YOU COVERED?
Friday 03 June 2011
A growing band of South African property owners is learning some hard lessons about failed retaining walls. They have discovered that although their walls are insured together with the rest of their fixed  properties, when they fail, as some of them inevitably do, their claims for the repair work are ...read more

300KM OF CONCRETE PAVED ROADS PROVE THE LONG-TERM AFFORDABILITY AND BENEFITS OF CONCRETE BLOCK PAVING
Sunday 29 May 2011
The Royal Bafokeng Administration (RBA) is saving some R13 million annually on the low-maintenance requirement of over 300km of concrete block paving (CBP) roads in Northwest Province. Moreover, the programme has created substantial employment and empowerment opportunities for residents in the Royal Bafokeng’s 28 villages.

 The programme began in 1996 ...read more

CONCRETE PIPING – ALWAYS IN STYLE, ALWAYS DELIVERING
Monday 16 May 2011

This picture was taken recently of a hoarding at Sandton City, advertising the current refurbishments and extensions to the centre.

The hoarding hasn’t escaped the attention of the Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) which is pleased to note that concrete pipes were chosen as the central prop.  Being symmetrical and ...read more

THE CMA – QUALITY CAST IN CONCRETE
Tuesday 12 April 2011
2011 sees the Concrete Manufacturing Association (CMA) adopt a fresh approach to its advertising strategy. In addition to promoting its members’ products, it has chosen to go the corporate route as well, with the emphasis on the CMA brand and its associated benefits for the consumer.
 
The first of the new ...read more

CONCRETE ROOF TILES CAP A SUCCESSFUL HOUSING PROJECT IN KLEINMOND
Friday 04 March 2011
The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) maintains that concrete roof tiles are fast becoming the preferred roofing material for affordable/low-cost housing sectors. A striking example can be seen here at the Kleinmond Housing Project near Hermanus, where some 370 000 double roman plus standard terracotta tiles were supplied for the project.

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DEMOLISHED COOLING TOWERS RESURRECTED
Wednesday 02 February 2011
The cooling towers of Cape Town’s old Athlone Power Station, which were imploded last year, have made a substantial contribution to reducing the carbon footprint of a concrete masonry and paving block manufacturer in the heart of the city.

The company is Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) member, Cape Brick, which ...read more

CMA STAGES FOUR SEMINARS ON CONCRETE RETAINING BLOCK WALLS
Monday 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