RHI fusion plant turns on the heat
The upgrade and incorporation of new plant at the RHI fusion in plant in Isithebe has recently
been completed.
“
T
his was a challenging project for
Bosch Projects because plant
had to be incorporated into the existing
facility at the same time as the
undertaking of a major refurbishment
programme,” says Derick Serfontein,
a director of Bosch Projects. “About
25 contracts, which covered survey,
mechanical, electrical and civil works,
were generated for this project, with
manufacturing contracts awarded as
far a field as China.”
Planning for this project started two
years ago and the plant was com
missioned at the end of 2007.
Preliminary inspection of the turntables
Scholar training day
SBA is making a valuable contribution towards promoting
civil engineering as a career for learners.
Furnace shells ready for production
Gcin’amanzi extensions
The Londa Madi Consortium, consisting of SBA and
contractors, MIS Pipelines and Ilima Projects, has successfully
completed the original scope of works for Johannesburg
Water’s Operation Gcin’amanzi (Save the Water) for Super
Block 12 in Protea Glen, Soweto.
T
he consortium has installed 3,647 prepayment meters and retrofitted
the pumping to a total of 3,087 houses in a period of five months.
A further 1,700 m of uPVC secondary mains; 7,300 m of HDPE yard connections
and 67 isolating valves and chambers have also been installed.
Approximately R6,935-million, which was 36% of the total project budget,
was re-invested in the local community, in the form of payments to local
SMME Contractors, local labourers and local suppliers.
Johannesburg Water increased Londa Madi Consortium’s scope of works
in September 2007 in order to complete the remaining 8,250 sites that
were identified in the block design plan.
On completion of the outstanding sites, which is scheduled for mid 2008,
Londa Madi Consortium will have installed approximately 11,900 prepayment
meters in Protea Glen and would have audited and retrofitted a similar
number of houses in order to “Save the Water”.
Contact Lourie Geldenhuys – [email protected]
Phil Vorster, SBA’s senior site manager and Werner Schiess, resident engineer,
at a student site tour at the Bridge City development in Durban.
E
ighteen pupils from senior schools in Durban – Durban High School,
Al Falaah College and Ridge Park College – attended a scholar work
experience day, which was held at the company’s Durban offices towards
the end of 2007.
Sid Turner, SBA’s national operations director, gave an introduction to civil
engineering, explaining the formal education and