By David Marks of MEWA There are moments in an engineer’s life when it is probably best not to examine too closely how they arrived at their present situation. Standing in the MEWA factory, watching…
By David Marks, CEO of MEWA Let me tell you about a project that was a rollercoaster adventure in problem-solving, complex mathematics, engineering across many disciplines, creativity, craftsmanship and teamwork. I couldn’t be prouder of…
“Despite much written in South Africa about how well we are training and upskilling our population, as a hands-on employer in the construction industry, I know this is not the case”, says engineer and WoodBiz…
The mass timber market in South Africa is emerging rapidly. This month, David Marks discusses adhesives for glue-laminated (glulam) beams and cross-laminated timber (CLT). He also briefly describes the tests he conducted on locally available…
