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Africa's construction projects get bigger
Large construction projects are alive and well in Africa, and several landmark completions are expected next year.
Large construction projects are alive and well in Africa, and several landmark completions are expected next year
City Fleet standardises on local Bell TLBs
Bell Equipment Chief Executive, Gary Bell with Sales Executive, Philani Gumbi and Brian Stokes (back) and Malcolm Joshua of Ethekwini City Fleet with one of the eleven new Bell TLBs the municipality has added to its fleet.
Ethekwini Municipality’s City Fleet took delivery of eleven Bell Tractor-Loader-Backhoes (TLBs) and ten Bomag BW75H Walk-Behind Rollers at the end of July, in line with the municipality’s procurement policy to support local manufacturers and standardise its fleet, which now numbers thirty-six Bell TLBs
Mapei supplies to Botswana Hotel
During construction of a new luxury hotel in Botswana, various Mapei products were used for waterproofing and finishing the swimming pool and surrounding deck area.
Mapei South Africa has supplied a turnkey solution for the Mapei authorised applicator in Botswana, RCL Holdings, who was sub-contracted by ICC Construction during the construction process of a new luxury hotel in Gaborone, Botswana
Bluetooth technology for precision drilling
Bluetooth is an industrial standard for data transmission between devices using radio technology that has been developed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG).
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