Builders Newsletter - Edition 66
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Construction Industry News and Views Edition 66 Nov 2011
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Dear Members & Readers
With COP 17 taking place in our city, our newspapers are crammed with articles covering climate change talks and the effects of global warming. Scientific evidence suggests we are edging ever closer to a catastrophic tipping point from which there will be no turning back. Along with other very intelligent people, scientists will have us believe that the only path to preventing disaster on a global scale is to change the way we do things.
In 2011 we saw National Building Regulations amended to include energy efficiency in new structures. We experienced horrendous downpours that wreaked havoc on building sites and just prior to that, serious consideration had been given to imposing a water moratorium.
Our Executive Director Brandon Abdinor is an invited guest at COP 17 and is serving on a panel of experts relating to sustainable building. Brandon is an authority on the subject and from an Association perspective, it is fantastic for us to have that sort of representation.
In this edition......
Among other industry related articles that will no doubt be of interest to you, we focus on incoming Executive Director Vikki Harbhajan, Association President Vic Naidoo also shares his views with us in a Q & A session.
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Ernest Roper | Durban Regional Manager
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Q & A with Vic Naidoo - President of Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal
You have been quoted as saying that one of your priorities for your term of office is to drive enhanced training activities for the Association. What do you see as the current challenges facing the industry with regard to training at the moment?
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Vikashnee Harbhajan to take the reins from January 2012
In addition to celebrating excellence, the 2011 Annual Excellence in Construction Awards ceremony was also the platform where it was announced that a new Executive Director, Vikashnee Harbhajan will take over the reins from Brandon Abdinor who is leaving to pursue other business interests.
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MBSA Concerned at Cancellation of Prison Contracts
Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) says in a press statement today (Nov 20) that it is seriously concerned regarding the manner in which the recent cancellation of the government's Public Private Sector Partnerships (PPPs) for the design, construction and management of four proposed new prisons at the Paarl, East London, Nigel and Klerksdorp correctional facilities was handled.
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Private Property - We heart our jobs so that you can heart your home
Private Property is staffed by people who are passionate about property, technology and innovation. And we have fun while we're at it - we all love what we do.
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Promotion of Access to Information - is your manual ready?
The deadline for businesses to submit their manuals on how to access their records, as required by the Promotion of Access to Information Act of 2000 (PAIA) is fast approaching.
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Construction Bid Collusion Wider Than Initially Thought
After preliminary investigations conducted earlier by the Competition Commission, a great deal of evidence was found of wide-scale construction tender collusion. The Commission decided rather than prosecute individual enterprises, which could take much time and effort, it during February 2011, announced a "fast track settlement" process which was work shopped to interested parties in some of the major centres.
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Training at the Master Builders Association
After consultation with our members, the Association has formulated a growing menu of training opportunities for the industry. This would greatly benefit our members, non members and the general public.
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Eddie Hall - A Gentleman and an Officer
Eddie Hall, well-known and highly-respected Pietermaritzburg resident passed away in the capitol at age 83.
For many years, he was the Managing Director of the family building contracting business A.G.Hall (Pty) Ltd which was established by his grandfather in 1902.
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The Big Hydrogen Beer Bang
Evidently, hydrogen beer is big in Japan and in 1999, it was at the centre of a three-way lawsuit between former stockbroker Toshira Otoma, the Tike-Take karaoke bar, and the Asaka Beer Corporation.
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Closing comments
We trust that the information contained in this newsletter is informative and useful. If not, please feel free to let us know what topics you would like to see covered and we will happily do our best to accommodate you.
Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal
40 Essex Terrace
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 3630
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Latest Threads:
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Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal is commitment to Health and Safety
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Upcoming EVENTS
For information about forthcoming meetings, events and functions please visit our Networking page, on masterbuilders.co.za
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contact us
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Hans Stols
North Coast Regional Manager
Paula Leah
Midlands Regional Manager
Gareth Roberts
Durban Regional Manager
Ernest Roper
Finance Manager
Greg Beykirch
Commercial & Online Manager
Gary Amstutz
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Brandon Abdinor
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