Architect and Builder October 2016 | Page 10

NEWSWORTHY TOUGH DRILL BIT DESIGNED TO EASILY BREAK INTO REINFORCED CONCRETE Bosch Power Tools, which has 40 years of experience in design and in-house production of SDS plus drill bits, brings the new 6 mm SDS Pictured from left: Itumeleng Leshoedi (MBSA occupational health and safety manager), Gift Shumba (Liviero site agent), Stephen Mayeza (Liviero senior safety officer), Neil Cloete (MBSA president) plus-5X for professionals, which allows the user to quickly drill into rebar – significantly increasing efficiency for projects. The SDS plus drill bit is suitable for residential, commercial and construction industries. It is designed to handle daily intensive drilling in reinforced concrete, thanks to its innovative four- cutter drill head geometry with at least one cutting edge, which guarantees to continuously attack the rebar from any angle it hits. This prevents the drill bit from getting stuck in rebar, hence it doesn’t break. The centre tip of the drill bit facilitates the start of drilling in concrete and ensures deep and stable centring. Its unique turn angle head design enables excellent dust removal when drilling. It boasts a four flute LIVIERO WINS NATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS Liviero Building was the proud winner of three awards in the 2016 Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) National Safety Competition. This outstanding achievement is the result of the exceptional attention to detail and meticulous care taken by Liviero site teams in their work areas, comments Brad Boertje, managing executive of Liviero Building. “Our construction teams’ commitment to constantly striving for the safest sites sets them apart, and this dedication is reflected in our latest results in the MBSA’s prestigious, annual industry competition,” he states. Liviero’s Eskom Wilge site took top honours in Category H, for contracts between R300 and R500 million, while the contractor’s Jelf Taylor Crescent site won Category F, for contracts between R75 and R150 million. Liviero’s Pavilion team took first place in the competition’s Category E, for contracts between R25 and R75 million. Liviero was also among the top achievers in Categories D and G. The company’s Midlands Medical Centre site secured third place in Category G, for contracts between R150 and R300 million, and its KwaMnyandu Pedestrian Bridge contract took fourth place in Category D, for contracts between R10 million and R25 million. The MBSA National Safety Competition follows on from regional events in which Liviero also excelled, Boertje reports. The company’s KwaZulu-Natal sites won five regional awards in this stage of the competition. In addition to the many site-related awards, Liviero Plant was placed second in the regional competition for plant and storage yards. “We at Liviero are extremely proud of the efforts of all staff and stakeholders in consistently setting the highest standards in occupational health and safety,” Boertje concludes. design to effortlessly transport dust out quickly, resulting in a higher drilling speed and less wear in the channels. The Tungsten Carbide head architecture and composition ensures better quality and performance in concrete with rebar than any two-cutter in the market. www.bosch-pt.co.za 8 Vista System’s signage solutions were recently installed at Nazareth College, in Rochester NY, by Pierrepont Visual Graphics. The end user (Nazareth College) demanded big and bold graphics, carried by modern looking signage solutions that would blend with the overall decor. Flag signs, room and office signs and pylons, were chosen for the college and installed within 4 weeks (including graphics’ printing and assembly). For further information, visit www.vistasystem.com News Watch