Concrete Manufacturers Association

Hidden treasure

Figure: Robert Mehl

The 2010 FIFA World Cup provided the precast concrete industry in South Africa with full order books

Figure: Robert Mehl

Figure: David Beer/CMA

Wally Armstrong, Executive director of the CMA (right), Christian Jahn, Editor-in-chief of BFT International (middle) and Silvio Ferraris, Managing Member of ReMaCon Products

Figure: David Beer/CMA

Figure: BFT International

The trade fair Bauma expanded to Johannesburg in South Africa for the first time in 2013

Figure: BFT International

Man instead of machine: manpower is cheap in South Africa

Figure: BFT International

And this is South Africa too: Aveng specializes in pavers, roof tiles and pipes. The manufacturer owns a huge production facility with a state of the art laboratory

Figure: BFT International

The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) sees itself as a mouthpiece of the precast concrete industry in Southern Africa. Wally Armstrong, CMA Executive Director, explained to the BFT editor which potential is still hidden in the region and why this treasure is unearthed just step by step.

BFT: This year, the trade fair Bauma Africa took place for the first time in Johannesburg – it seems as if the interest in South Africa and the region is growing internationally. What is it that makes the market suddenly attractive again?

W.A.: The government of the Republic of South Africa has announced...