EVENTS
Starting at 10am FEM’s communications
manager, Herman Enoch, shared facts and
figures about workers compensation.
Director at MDA Law, Ian Massey, tackled
the issue of dispute resolution and
avoidance for contractors.
A product demonstration by Soudal
sales representative, Ronnie Groenewald,
displayed capability of Soudal’s fix all
sealant. Providing lightweight roofing
solutions to visitors was CEO of Bitumen
Roofing Africa, Nicolas Herberstein. The
final training programme was done by Lola
Verlaque, sales and marketing manager at
Polymers Waterproofing Suppliers.
DAY 2
Tackling key issues
Knowledge Lounge and Contractors Corner
where training programmes held on the last
day of the exhibition.
Knowledge Lounge
The KZN Stakeholder Engagement Forum
welcomed participation from eThekwini
Municipality and KwaZulu-Natal’s
Department of Public Works conversing
how Kwazulu-Natal’s construction industry
is open for business. A roundtable
discussion deliberated on enabling
public-private sector collaboration to
achieve KwaZulu-Natal’s development
milestones for infrastructure and service
delivery. Panellists included Aubrey
Shabane, CEO at the KZN Gr owth Fund,
Ross Stembridge, building services
manager at Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal,
Aubrey Tshalata, national president from
the National African Federation for the
Building Industry as well as senior
representatives from the Durban Chamber
of Commerce and Industry and the
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works.
Following presentations from the panellists,
the floor was open for questions from
the audience.
After the forum, a VIP tour of the
exhibition floor, located outside – featured
several interactive product demonstrations
was given to attendees. Proceedings were
wrapped up with a session from the
Concrete Associations information clinic
hosted by The Concrete Institute (TCI),
Southern Africa Ready-mix Association
(SARMA), Concrete Manufacturers
Association (CMA) and the Concrete Society
of Southern Africa. Various speakers were on call throughout
the two-day conference.
Contractors Corner The audience took the opportunity to
engage with presenters and exhibitors.
Lebo Sephati, chief business development
officer at Steeldale, presented about
enterprise development and
transformation in the construction sector.
Overall flow
Not only did this convergence of thousands
of qualified industry professionals open
new opportunities for communication and
collaboration amid the public and private
sector, but it also served to identify key
areas requiring renewed focus in 2018
and beyond.
The 2019 edition of the event, destined
for Durban in February 2019, will leverage
the international reach and existing sector
expertise of dmg events Middle East, Asia
and Africa to build up the knowledge
sharing, networking and business matching
opportunities that have set dmg events’
existing brands apart.
16 - 17 May 2018
Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
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