Legislative body Council for the Built Environment (CBE) will host its third Transformation Indaba, themed Breaking the Barriers, to address the lacklustre implementation of transformation policies within the built environment professions. The event will be held on October 9 and 10, at Diep in die Berg, in Pretoria.

The need for increased flexibility in the steel industry to accommodate women’s needs, greater visibility of women working in the sector and higher levels of creativity were key concerns raised at the South African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) Women in Steel event held in Woodmead earlier this month. “There aren’t enough women in the industry, potentially because they don’t think it’s glamourous. However, I do think there is a lot of possibility for creativity in the steel industry. If women can embrace that, it’s quite an exciting industry to be in,” says newly appointed first female SAISC chairperson Nicolette Skjoldhammer.

A further four units at JSE-listed Growthpoint Properties’ R240-million Sterling Industrial Park development, in its Centralpoint innovation district, have been completed and the final two units will be completed before the end of the year. The first two units at the 27 000 m2 development are already occupied by Screamer Telecoms and Daming Aluminium.

As efforts to stabilise the performance of its core operations continue, JSE-listed cement company PPC on Thursday said the restructuring of the group would position the business to take advantage of future growth. The restructuring of the head office would enable the alignment of the business to its operational requirements and enable PPC to focus on maximising its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) in all the markets it operates in, while reducing financial leverage, it explained in a statement.