SAFINTRA South Africa: News

VOIDPRO PROFILES

“Safintra is the proud manufacturer of Voidpro profiles. Voidpro is a composite suspended slab system, suitable for industrial, commercial and residential buildings. The system consists of galvanized steel profiles which are laid in position, into which concrete is poured. The concrete provides strength, while the steel provides stability. As a result, the system uses substantially less concrete than conventional decking systems and offers the client a substantial cost saving. Because it uses less concrete and steel, it is substantially less harmful to the environment. http://www.voidcon.co.za/

WebmasteronMonday 09 August 2010 - 17:12:49

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Safintra - Polokwane strives for excellence

“Safintra strive to constantly upgrade and better roofing in Africa. This reflects both in our commitment to Research and Development as well as training all stakeholders involved in the process of roofing. There is an ongoing training programme to ensure all our approved erectors are up to date with the latest knowledge, equipment and techniques. Recent training held in Polokwane for our approved erectors was a huge success and we were asked to do the same training a month later in a different part of Limpopo.

The subjects that were covered included; installing concealed fix roofing, flashings, side cladding, rib caps, fasteners and equipment. Safety issues such as procedures and equipment were also discussed and demonstrated”.

WebmasteronSunday 25 July 2010 - 12:08:29

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ALL ABOUT "FLASHING"

“Flashing refers to pieces of sheet metal installed to prevent the passage of water into a structure from an angle or joint. Flashing can be attached to roof sheeting to strengthen it, reinforce, weatherproof or for aesthetic value. Flashing generally operates on the principle that, for water to penetrate a joint, it must work itself upward against the force of gravity or in the case of wind-driven rain, it would have to follow a tortuous path during which the driving force will be dissipated. Exterior building materials can be configured with a non-continuous profile to defeat water surface tension. Flashing may be exposed or concealed. Exposed flashing is usually of a sheet metal, such as aluminium, copper, painted galvanized steel, stainless steel, zinc alloy, terne metal, lead or lead-coated copper. Metal flashing should be provided with expansion joints on long runs to prevent deformation of the metal sheets. The selected metal should not stain or be stained by adjacent materials or react chemically with them. Flashing can assume a number of forms:

Roof flashing is placed around discontinuities or objects which protrude from the roof of a building (such as pipes and chimneys, or the edges of other roofs) to deflect water away from seams or joints.

Wall flashing may be embedded in a wall to direct water that has penetrated the wall back outside, or it may be applied in a manner intended to prevent the entry of water into the wall. Wall flashing is typically found at interruptions in the wall, such as windows and points of structural support.

Sill flashing is a concealed flashing that is typically placed under windowsills or door thresholds to prevent water from entering a wall at those points.

In residential application, Safintra has a range of flashing designed specifically to enhance aesthetics.

WebmasteronSaturday 03 July 2010 - 11:55:12

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Heineken Brewery Stands Proud

This R3.5-billion project - built on an 83-hectare site and including a brewery, production plant and warehouse and has an initial capacity of 3-million hectolitres. The brewery is seen as one of the most advanced in the world.

At the time of delivery, the Heineken brewery project was the largest project of its type in South Africa with over 200 000m² of sheeting and cladding supplied by one manufacturer. Cladding all these walls & roofs were the responsibility of two roofing erectors, Hancor sheeters and Southy projects.

We worked closely with Vernon Schroeder from Osmand Lange architects from the start to ensure everything runs smoothly. All material was supplied by Arcelor Mittal

WebmasteronWednesday 05 May 2010 - 20:34:20

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Safintra is Tops at Natalspruit Hospital

The new Natalspruit hospital in the the Katlehong-Thokoza-Vosloorus (Kathorus) area. This project entails the building and equipping of a 760-bed hospital at an estimated cost of R388-million. The roof of the Natalspruit project includes over 33 000 m2 of steel sheet cladding which was erected by local contractor, Rainbow Sheeters & Erectors.

The cladding sheets used on the roof of the hospital are approximately 33 m long and we needed to use lifting beams to get the sheets onto the roof.

Rainbow Sheeters & Erectors is an approved contractor of Safintra and they have been operating since 1996.

Some of their larger projects include the roof of the Orlando soccer stadium in Soweto and the roof of the FNB Fairlands project.

WebmasteronMonday 29 March 2010 - 12:52:21

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Safintra goes Grand in KZN

One of the biggest projects in KZN at the moment. The new aluminium zinc coating and colour coating facilities in Cato Ridge utilized roof sheeting, side cladding and rebar supplied by Safintra Roofing & Steel. The facility is 30,000 square metres under roof and the site is 14,4 hectares.

WebmasteronWednesday 10 March 2010 - 14:52:49

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SAFINTRA INDIA

Safintra Roofing India Limited (SRIL), is a public limited company incorporated in the Indian Subcontinent and is a joint venture between two Multinational entities, the Safal Group of Africa and Octamec Group of India. The SAFAL Group of companies is the leading manufacturer of flat and long steel products in Eastern and Central Africa. The SAFAL Group has Galvanising Lines in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and Aluminium-Zinc and Colour Coating lines in Kenya. Safal is the first organization in Africa to have set up the Aluminium-Zinc coating technology. The SAFAL Group also has downstream roll-forming operations in 10 countries in East, South and Central Africa.

The group manufacturers a wide range of products including cold rolled steel and aluminium coils, galvanized steel coils, aluminium-zinc coated steel coils, pre-painted steel coils, galvanized pipes and hollow sections conforming to both local and international standards.

The roll-forming operations manufacture profiled roofing sheets and accessories and offer solutions to the roofing industry through technical expertise available within the group. A wide range of products are exported to Africa, Asia, Europe and America. For more information please visit www.safalgroup.com

WebmasteronTuesday 02 February 2010 - 13:03:10

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VERSADEK IS HERE

“PRODUCT DESCRIPTION & FEATURES

Versadek profile is a brand new alternative in the roofing market. It offers versatility of application, from light industrial, to commercial buildings as well as the residential market. Versadek has a tranquil appearance, leaning towards a Victorian era roof profile. It is relatively light and easy to handle and also provides an economical coverage per unit mass.

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WebmasteronSunday 03 January 2010 - 14:03:18

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Versatile goes "Up-market"

This is the first “up-market” residential project of its type for the Gauteng province.

Versatile roof sheeting was used in continuous lengths from ridge to eaves. Special barge and apex flashings were designed and used. Versatile is a premium roofing profile, from Safintra Roofing, that gives the look of tiles.

It is available in a range of colours and in various thicknesses. Local manufacture ensures that Versatile is available in even the smallest quantities.