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Automation

16 May 2019

The magic of mobile

Securex 2019, Africa’s leading security and fire trade exhibition recently held at Gallagher Convention Centre, hosted speaker Andrew Williams at its free-to-attend seminar. Andrew Williams, MD Astra Fasteners, authorised distributor of Southco, trusted global leader in engineering touch point solutions. “Most people are walking around with a smartphone in their pocket and keys? With Southco’s...
23 Apr 2019

Airport passenger queues create unnecessary stress

Airport passengers complain about queuing time that cuts into their travel experience. Airports can be stressful environments for travellers, high levels of anxiety areas tend to increase at certain airport touchpoints, – such as check-in, immigration, security and boarding. These highlighted areas are susceptible to queues which can raise tempers. So what is the solution?...
17 Apr 2019

Photo voltaic installations combined with home automation

Excellumax installers of automation systems have added to their portfolio. Photovoltaic installations combined with home automation. The design and installations of photovoltaic equipment and connecting it to the building automation system can adapt the load profile of your building to match the capacity of the solar system during times of load shedding. Excellumax’s energy storage...
04 Apr 2019

Smoke and natural ventilation solution for leading Western Cape wine producer

A combined smoke and natural ventilation system at a leading Western Cape wine grower’s new production facility at Simondium is using chain actuators, monitoring and control solutions from SE Controls Africa to help provide a comfortable and safe working environment. 
26 Mar 2019

SE Controls helps protect new industrial development

Extensive warehousing at a new industrial park development in Pretoria, South Africa, is using a range of actuators and controls from SE Controls Africa to ensure the building’s smoke ventilation systems operate effectively, while also complying with EN12101 standards for fire performance.
26 Feb 2019

Specialists in Healthcare requirements for safety & security

Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital   I   NMCHT Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital   I  Kiaat Private Hospital   I   Life Hilton Hospital   I   Busamed Modderfontein Private Hospital Healthcare Hospitals and Medical facilities are among the most challenging design and building projects, and they are increasingly moving away from focusing on illness and cure to wellness and the care...
19 Feb 2019

Healing Environment, World Class Child Healthcare

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” Nelson Mandela, May 1995. The multi award-winning Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital is a world-class paediatric facility – Ruben Reddy Architects partnered with GAPP Architects & Urban Designers and UK based architects, Sheppard Robson International and John...
30 Jan 2019

A safer, more hygienic slop hopper for the Netcare Group

A slop hopper is a large sanitary fitting used primarily in hospitals to dispose of human waste and is an integral part of the sanitary fittings required by healthcare facilities. The Netcare Group takes hygiene in its facilities seriously and now has a new and much more hygienic solution for slop hoppers specified for all...
28 Jan 2019

A tested technology with a renewed sense of relevance

Technilamp specialises in the design, manufacture, assembly, installation and maintenance of customised equipment to disinfect against harmful pathogens and extend the shelf life of fresh foods. The company works closely with Philips Lighting in all aspects of the design and functionality of the equipment. The discovery of Listeriosis in a leading FMCG meat processing plant...
04 Dec 2018

Specifying vinyl flooring: 2 key considerations

Vinyl flooring is a popular choice of floor covering for hospitals, schools and universities amongst others. Given that these environments require a flooring system that is durable and will last for an extended period, the old adage of getting it right the first time is especially pertinent. That is why careful attention must be paid...