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ZBCA CONFERENCE 2017
The much-awaited ZBCA 2017 Annual General Conference was successfully held in Masvingo at Great Zimbabwe Hotel. The Conference managed to draw more than 120 participants across the built environment. It was officially opened by Masvingo Resident Minister and Guest of Honour Dr P. Chimedza. Indeed, the Conference lived to its billing as the place where…
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Supporting the future
BETA Holdings held their second Students Architectural Competition this year. The brief was for students to design a building for an Institute for the Built Environment sector. The proposed site would be Borrowdale and the facility was to cater for the various consultants in that sector including: architects, engineers, quantity and surveyors, realtors, urban and…
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Manhattan Interiors. Quality. Style. Comfort.
MANHATTAN INTERIORS is the retail arm of well known local furniture designers and manufacturers J W Wilson International. A family business founded in 1958 so they’re celebrating 60 years in the furniture trade this year. J W Wilson is currently run by brothers Jim and Allan Wilson, with Tracy Wilson overseeing the Manhattan Interiors shop.…
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Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa commissions construction of Chinese-funded power plant
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday commissioned the construction of a 1.5 billion U.S. dollars Chinese-funded Hwange Power Station expansion project, the second major power development project by China in the southern African country in five years. The expansion to be carried out by China’s power and engineering construction firm, Sinohydro, will add two generating…
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G&T Scales
Weighing is fundamental to almost every business. We have vast solutions for the construction sector these include supplying and servicing of electronic weighbridges, platform scales etc. These scales helps in checking and assuring accuracy of measurable quantities required to accomplish desired goals and at the same time promoting an effective use of resources. Our weighbridges…
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Arkenstone Jewel of the Brooke
IF YOU’VE read J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic Middle-earth fantasy novel, The Hobbit, you’ll remember the precious gem called the Arkenstone – the jewel sought by Thorin Oakenshield and possessed by Bilbo Baggins. According to Wikipedia, ‘The Arkenstone shone of its own inner light, but it also reflected and multiplied any light glancing upon its surface with…
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A house defined by sunlight and style
Tex and Nola Dollar moved into their new home in the Chikanga complex in Rolfe Valley around 13 years ago. Their decision to move was partly in order to be closer to the schools for their children, but largely because Nola fell in love at first sight with the amazing light flooding into the interiors…
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6 Steps To Planning A Successful Building Project
There’s a strong temptation to dive straight into home remodeling projects. The sooner you start, the sooner you’ll be done, right? Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way if you haven’t done some essential planning up front. Each design professional and contractor runs his or her business in a different way, but homeowners usually need to…
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Speedlink Cargo World Class Logistics.
As a global logistics company our major thrust is to facilitate international trade through seamless movement of cargo across borders. We offer a freight forwarding service, which includes logistical services with modern information and communication technology in connection with the carriage, handling or storage of the goods. These services can be tailored to meet the…
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Safeguard introduces attractive steel sectional garage doors
Safeguard Security has introduced to the Zimbabwean market steel-fluted sectional garage doors, which are not only secure but aesthetically pleasing. The doors, which can meet any specification, can be used for a garage at home or at commercial premises. They can be operated manually or be installed with a motor for automated operation. “They are…
