A group of SA professionals is launching BuildSafe South Africa in order to improve overall health, safety and welfare within the construction industry.

Esorfranki on Thursday advised that it is in negotiations to acquire the business of a development company with rights as the "turnkey developer/contractor" for an integrated mixed-use, affordable housing development on approximately 237ha of land

Stor-Age recently announced the opening of Stor-Age JHB City

The construction sector is unlikely to take much comfort from government’s National Development Plan, it states that investment in public infrastructure should be stepped up.

Do you remember all those promises about potholes in our roads being fixed at the beginning of the previous financial year: the homeless bathing in them; cars disappearing into them?

Protech Khuthele Holdings advised that its headline earnings per share and earnings per share for the six months ended August 2011 would decline by between 35% - 40% and 50%- 55%.

There is now more statistical and research information in respect of lower income earners available, enabling the banks to better assess their risk. This represent significant opportunity in quality low-cost housing for the private sector and the partly-subsidised Social Housing category

The disparity between the lowest and highest paid employees in the construction industry is still stark, despite the attention that executive pay received in the aftermath of the global financial crisis

Joint venture contractors Aveng, Grinaker-LTA and WBHO recently took top honours in the annual Steel Awards hosted by the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction

Although the FNB/BER construction confidence index remained low, construction activity picked up and tendering competition eased relative to the previous six months