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).
June 7,
2021 1004 1004 
Situated in the heart of the Central Business District (CBD), High Street in Hermanus has been upgraded from traditional asphalt, kerb, and pavement through-road where the car was king, into a shared street with an integrated living space for pedestrians, cyclists, and cars.
June 7,
2021 1217 1217
A solar electricity generating system installed at CHRYSO Southern Africa’s manufacturing facility in Gauteng goes a long way to reducing the company’s dependence on South Africa’s notoriously carbon-producing electricity.
April 29,
2021 1555 1555
Nhoxani Beach (Peaceful Place), is a prime waterfront housing estate situated on the magnificent Santa Maria peninsula, which juts into the Bay of Maputo in Mozambique. Over the past four years, seven beach-front accommodation sites have been developed as part of the estate. These sites are situated on a 430m sand-laden strip that abuts an indigenous forest, carefully preserved by the owners of the concession property.
April 21,
2021 1705 1705
With a country in constant development, be it new commercial or residential projects or the maintenance or upgrading of existing roads, pipes and stormwater systems, a crucial factor is the application of water and sewerage systems and related products that offer developers and local municipalities the longevity and high quality required.
March 30,
2021 896 896
Preventing efflorescence on concrete is often a concern for contractors, but CHRYSO has a simple solution – CHRYSO® Alpha Color 600.
March 30,
2021 2207 2207
Having met the requirements of South Africa’s environmental regulations, AfriSam is proudly moving beyond compliance toward a more sustainable future.
March 9,
2021 1618 1618
Sika has developed a new, ground-breaking recycling process for old concrete. The old concrete is broken down into the individual parts gravel, sand and limestone in a simple and efficient process, which also binds about 60 kg of CO2 per ton of crushed concrete demolition waste. This innovation - with the brand name «reCO2ver» - will make a significant contribution to reduce the ecological footprint of the construction industry.
March 3,
2021 1028 1028
Constructing a large reservoir in record time is an achievement in its own right. This is especially when the South African construction industry like so many countries in other parts of the world is grappling with a severe shortage of high-level skills that are required to efficiently manage large civil-engineering projects. An absence of skilled labour in the country is also placing further strain on the ability of engineers, technicians and general foremen to efficiently deliver this infrastructure.
March 2,
2021 908 908
Don’t you just wish, when driving along a bumpy sand road, that there could be some form of tracking to make the journey easier? Or even when driving up your own driveway, that there is an attractive greened track that blends in with your already established landscaping? A simple yet highly engineered hardlawn paving from Technicrete, Amorflex HLP, is probably the best solution for a stable grounding.
February 23,
2021 847 847
Waste water treatment plants play a crucial role in the removal of contaminants from wastewater and sewage in order for its conversion into an effluent that can be returned to the water cycle in an environmentally friendly way or to be reclaimed for other purposes. It is a critical process in the supply of safe water to local communities.