Esorfranki has pointed to an approved capital expenditure of R72m for the 2011 financial year to accommodate future growth 'and to maintain its competitive edge.

Pipes valued at more than R10-million and weighing over 1 500 t were recently manufactured by Group Five Pipe, in Meyerton, to fulfil a variety of contracts in Gauteng.

The Electric Workshop in Newtown, built in 1906 to house the turbines for Joburg's tram system, will be transformed into a world-class science centre

Multi-disciplinary construction company Group Five reported yesterday that it has started the year with a spate of international and local contracts.

The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry has appointed Rand Water to construct a R70 million pipeline to deliver clean water to drought-stricken areas, Rand Water announced.

The water affairs and forestry department had approved an above-inflation tariff increase of 6,1% for the bulk raw water supplied out of the Vaal River, the ministry said yesterday.