Sika team at the South Coast Golf day last Friday

Sika team attends Fultons Awards 7 - 9 June 2013

Sika Team in full spirits

Sika launches new premises in Port Elizabeth

Sika’s PE branch celebrated the launch of its new premises in May 2013 with a festive event, attracting a sell out crowd of nearly 150 guests. The Port Elizabeth branch services the region spanning from George to Middelburg to East London. Having outgrown their old premises after ten years, Sika PE is now situated at 226 Commercial Road, Sidwell, Centrahill.
http://zaf.sika.com/en/group/Media/Mediareleases/sika-opens-new-premises-in-port-elizabeth.html



New premises for Sika PE Branch

Tour of the new warehouse

Guests sitting down to dinner

Social gathering after all the formalities

Carbon Fibre Road Show 2013- Sika South Africa

With over 250 guests attending our regional Carbon Fibre Road Show between 6-9 May 2013, Sika SA can safely say that the event was a resounding success. The Road Show was held in KZN, Port Elizabeth, Western Cape and Gauteng. Special guest speakers, experts in the Construction Industry, gave presentations on the successful project that involved Sika Carbon Fibre Products; Sika Carbodur and SikaWrap.
Wayne Smithers, Technical Manager- Sika SA, also gave a presentation explaining the benefits of tried and tested reinforcing products.

Gauteng- Demonstrating the strength of a Carbon Fibre reinforced slab of concrete (left) compared to untreated (right) where there is apparent buckling.

Gauteng attendance reaching over 125 guests

Wayne Smithers- Technical Manager

KZN- Sika staff and guest Speakers (Ken Brown & Mike Hildyard)

KZN- Social gathering prior to presentations

Sika Blitz on the go around South Africa

The Mar/Apr 2013 Blitz is in full swing with product offerings, special, and merchandising stores throughout SA. Make sure to get to your nearest hardware store to grab your perfect DIY product for your home!

Well done to Debbie Westwood of Sika- KZN Branch for sending through her efforts at Mica Hardware store in Kloof. Showing off the Sika MIY's (Men in Yellow) showcasing the must have products in every home.

Applied Concrete Bridge Design- UCT Workshop February 2013

Covering various practical aspects of bridge design and analysis, this workshop is being held in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban between 26 February and 5 March.
Sika is always readily involved in such efforts to increase technology knowledge within our areas of expertise. The University of Cape Town host such events to initiate discussion and provide solutions for various problems and challenges within the industry.
Lets see Sika's involvement... Durban, you are next!

Sika's Expansion- New Concrete Laboratory in Gauteng

Sika invests in New Concrete Laboratory in Gauteng

Sika South Africa is delighted to announce the opening of their new concrete laboratory in Johannesburg. Business unit concrete will use this facility to further increase their core business as there is an increase in demand in the Gauteng area for Sika concrete admixtures. Sika is improving its service in this region by offering high quality technical support, backed by relevant concrete testing facilities and procedures to quantify and optimise their concrete quality and cost efficiency. The laboratory will enable the Sika concrete technologists within the Gauteng area to optimise concrete mixes for semi dry pavers, wet cast precasters, RMC producers (Ready mix concrete), and testing of Shotcrete materials used in tunnelling and mining.

 

In the main concrete laboratory mixes are designed and tested to determine where they can be adjusted for optimization. The Sika concrete admixtures can improve water reduction, allowing for further reduction of cementitious binder contents while still maintaining concrete workability with similar or improved strength development.