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Volume 40 No. 3 2016

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION

Front Cover: Venetia
Underground Project (Pg20)

in this issue...

Photo by: Stuart Doran, WorleyParsons

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SAISC COMMENT
Engineers, mills, merchants and fabricators:
We need to find a way forward, together..................... 2
PROFILES
Dealing with supply challenges faced by fabricators.... 4
FEATURES
Chinese Boron steel: A few words of warning
for our fabricators........................................................ 8
Spencer tells us about his great career in
structural steel............................................................ 9
PROJECTS:
Aeroton Roof Jack Project........................................ 16
Mopani Headgear...................................................... 18
Saldanha LPG Bullets................................................ 19
Venetia Underground................................................. 20
Cipla Distribution Gateway........................................ 21
Husab Uranium Stockpile.......................................... 22
TECHNICAL
History in the making with Red Bud’s new
heavy-guage cut-to-length/stretcher leveling line....... 24
SAISC SUBSIDIARIES
SAMCRA:
Site storage of cladding materials.............................. 26
POLASA:
POLASA assisting with implementation of power
line hardware designation.......................................... 27
SASFA:
SASFA industry meetings and education initiatives.... 28
INDUSTRY NEWS
Trends: Artful Steel.................................................... 29
Industry news in brief................................................. 30
SAISC NEWS
Steel Awards 2016: Ready, Set... Judge!.................. 33
BSi Steel, main sponsor for Steel Awards 2016........ 34
Social snippets.......................................................... 36
Membership list......................................................... 40
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Be careful who you contract with – you could pay
back if your counterparty is liquidated........................ 39

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editor’s note

“O

k. It’s
confession
time. My
love affair with Steel
is still very much in
the honeymoon stage,
but I have a sneaking
suspicion that I may be
hooked for life.
Being new to the industry has meant I’ve
had to learn a lot, fast. I’m grateful to be
surrounded by industry stalwarts that
patiently answer what I sometimes fear are
stupid questions. Then I remember that
success is a team sport. None of us is as
clever as all of us (although I’m pretty sure
that in Spencer’s case the group “clever”
is quite heavily leaning almost exclusively
in his direction).
Approaching the end of my fourth month
at the SAISC, and wrapping up my
second (pat on the back) issue of Steel
Construction, I’ve been reflecting a
whirlwind of visits, meetings and events.
In compiling this issue, I visited Steel
Services for a feature on their new beam
welding line, got a sneak peek into the
Steel Awards judging process, played
photographer on the well maintained
greens of the Bryanston Country Club and
attend the Basics of Steel Course. I hope
you enjoy reading this edition of Steel
Construction as much as I’ve enjoyed
putting it together.
Lastly, and very sadly, with this issue we
say goodbye to Spencer – who is about
to embark on the leisurely lifestyle that
comes with retirement. The team behind
Steel Construction will certainly miss you!
We wish you all the best, and hope to still
see some of your uniquely “Spencer”
articles in the Journal (hint, hint).

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