African Design Magazine ADM #34 October 2017 | Page 11

36TH ANNUAL
STEEL AWARDS
The highlight of the South African structural steel industry calendar,
the 36th Annual Steel Awards was hosted by the Southern African
Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) in Johannesburg, Cape Town
and Kwazulu-Natal concurrently. 56 Projects were entered into this
year's awards, and over 300 project team members were involved.
he Awards culminated in the announcement of the overall winner
for 2017, the BMW H-EMS Roof Lift, submi ed by Teichmann
Structures. In addition to being the overall winner, this project also
won the Safal Steel Innovation Category.
“I think it's rare that you get a challenge of this type, in
engineering terms as well as in fabrication and erection terms. It's a
very risky project, which they have pulled off spectacularly.” - Amanuel
Gebremeskel, Technical Director of SAISC
MiTek Light Steel Frame Building Category Winners:
Summit place – nominated by Clotan Steel and Weber
Saint Gobain (Joint winner – LSFB Structure)
GLA School Hall – nominated by MiTek Industries SA on
behalf of Jeffries Bay Build IT (Joint winner – LSFB Roof
Structure)
Global Roofing Solutions Metal Cladding Category
Winner:
Kasane Airport – nominated by Global Roofing Solutions
ASTPM Tubular Category Winner and Architectural
Category Winner:
The Time Square Globe Bar and Casino Arch, nominated
by Cadcon (Pty) Ltd
Commercial Category Winner:
CTICC East – nominated by Sutherland
Safintra Factory and Warehouse Category Winner:
265 Sydney Road – Nominated by Cousins Steel
International
Safal Steel Innovation Category:
BMW H-EMS Roof Lift
Steel Awards 2018
opens for project
nominations on 1
November 2017.
Any projects
containing
structural steel,
completed in the
2017 calendar
year are eligible
for submission.
Entries close on
31 March 2018.
E-mail Denise
Sherman HERE.