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 14,
2022 49 49
Mountain View, a Department of Human Settlements housing project in Mossel Bay is close to completion. Built almost exclusively with precast concrete products supplied by Concrete Manufacturers Association member, Mobicast.
May 25,
2022 148 148
Concrete manufacturers Association producer member, Portland Hollowcore, is supplying prestressed hollow-core slabs, precast staircases and precast beams for the construction of the upper level floors of De Aan Zicht, a new lifestyle estate being built by Balwin Properties at Atlantic Hills in Cape Town.
April 10,
2022 167 167
The City of Cape Town has embarked on a project to bolster the City’s water supply by accessing groundwater from the Table Mountain Group (TMG) Aquifer in the area surrounding the existing Steenbras Dam. Situated, in the Steenbras Nature Reserve in the Hottentots Hollands Mountain range, the dam is one of several essential water reservoirs supplying the city.
March 7,
2022 197 197
Wine producers are turning to precast concrete tanks for fermentation and maturation. There are several reasons for what is becoming a global trend, but the overriding factor is the production of wines which are more integrated and complex.
February 15,
2022 278 278
Seven Roman-inspired precast concrete arches manufactured by CMA member, Cape Concrete, form the principal architectural feature of a new winery at Bacco Estate, a recently established wine estate fringed by spectacular mountain scenery on the outskirts of Paarl.
September 23,
2021 460 460
Precast concrete I beams and hollow-core slabs are being used in the construction of a 100ML reservoir at Contermanskloof, Cape Town. Manufactured by CMA member, Cape Concrete, the precast elements are being used for the construction of the structure’s 14 500m² roof.
August 10,
2021 560 560
A new storage area for newly manufactured vehicles at Ford Motor Company South Africa’s Silverton assembly plant in Pretoria has been overlayed with, a hard-wearing 60mm interlocking concrete block paver supplied by CMA member - MVA Bricks.
July 30,
2021 369 369
Franschhoek’s prestigious wine and premium five-star hospitality retreat, Leeu Estates, has been beautifully enhanced with a comprehensive range of cast-stone paving blocks, manufactured by the Western Cape’s leading cast-stone manufacturer, Revelstone.
July 8,
2021 299 299
Evergreen Lifestyle Village in Noordhoek, Cape Town, boasts extensive paved areas, using six different pavers, all supplied by CEL Paving Products – a member of the Concrete Manufacturer’s Association.
April 29,
2021 755 755
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.