Builders Newsletter - Edition 48

The Competition Commission (the 'Commission') is investigating widespread anti-competitive conduct in the construction industry. As part of this process, it is implementing a "fast track settlement" for firms in the construction sector who have been party to collusive practices in bidding for projects in the public and private sectors.

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Bjorn Kahler of Shospec (Pty) Ltd is passionate about alternative building methods and has spent the last four years researching and up-skilling the company on light steel framing systems.

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Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies speaking in the National Assembly earlier this week announced that despite a lack of capacity at the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) and a delay in the finalisation of the regulations framed in accordance with the new Act, the process is to go ahead and the new Act is to be implemented on 1 April 2011 replacing the current 1973 Companies Act.

On Wednesday the 2nd of March 2011, Lance Harrison of Eskom addressed Lower South Coast members of the Association on the all important subject of Energy Efficiency.  

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Short Course on Construction Law with particular reference to the JBCC 2000 Series of Contracts in particular the application of ...

• JBCC Principal Building Agreements Edition 5 (2007) and Edition 4.1 (2005),
• JBCC Nominated / Selected Subcontract Agreements Edition 5 (2007) and Edition 4.1 (2005),  

 The KwaZulu-Natal Institute for Architecture Presents Sans 10 400: The Old and the New Building Regulations for Dummies.

Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde of the national Public Works Department in a number of prominent advertisements in the printed media launched an initiative to retired, unemployed and not-yet qualified Engineers and Artisans to submit their CV`s to the Department of Public Works.   

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