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SAISC comment 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 PUBLISHED BY Southern African Institute of Steel Construction 1st Floor, Block C 43 Empire Road, Parktown West P O Box 291724, Melville 2109 Tel [phone] Fax [phone] [email protected] www.saisc.co.za EDITOR Denise Sherman Tel [phone] [email protected] SUB-EDITOR Spencer Erling [email protected] ART DIRECTOR Sandra Addinall Tel [phone] [email protected] Repro & Print Camera Press Tel [phone] Advertising Viv van Zyl Tel [phone] Cell [phone] Fax [phone] [email protected] Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) Chief Executive Officer Paolo Trinchero [email protected] Education Director Spencer Erling, PrEng. [email protected] ISF Director Neels van Niekerk [email protected] SASFA Director John Barnard [email protected] SAMCRA Director Dennis White [email protected] POLASA Kobus de Beer [email protected] Views expressed in articles and advertisements are not necessarily the views of the SAISC. Articles or extracts thereof may be reproduced provided that prior permission is obtained from the publisher and full acknowledgement is given. Changes to the mailing list: Please notify us of any changes to the mailing list at [email protected] Subscriptions: To subscribe to Steel Construction contact us at [email protected] Annual Subscription: Please contact the SAISC at [email protected] for rates 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 Join us on and 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). Steel Construction Vol. 40 No. 3 2016 1