CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS 
Image courtesy of WFM Media At Rumdel, we love to stay on top of all the latest news and construction technology developments and are excited about what the future of civil engineering holds. While many may have the misconception that the construction industry is mundane, we have some interesting technological innovations to share with you that show......
01 December, 2020No comment
There are many different areas of study within the field of construction. One of the lesser known, but arguably more interesting, areas is that of civil engineering technology. Civil engineering technologists perform a wide range of duties to aid large scale construction and have a number of employment options. They can either......
01 November, 2020No comment
The past few months have been particularly rough on our Polihali East team, with frustrations mounting as a result of the pandemic. Upon returning to the Lesotho site on the 6th and 7th of May 2020 (when lockdown restrictions were relaxed to level 4 is......
05 October, 2020No comment
Image: thenewcivilengineer.com The idea of clean, zero-emission energy production no longer seems so far out of reach, since the International Energy Agency (IEA), along with The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GmBH) have recognised South Africa as a viable location for large-scale green hydrogen production.......
16 September, 2020No comment
Photo by Yuhan Chang on Unsplash While drones have been around for some time and have been used in innovative ways in industries such as agriculture, public safety, military, science and mining, their appearance in the civil engineering industry is relatively new. In recent years,......
24 August, 2020No comment
Do you have a passion and interest in the construction of large-scale structures? Have you decided that you’d like to become a civil engineer but aren’t quite sure what exactly it is that you need to do to become one? At Rumdel we give priority to two main......
31 July, 2020No comment
As a multidisciplinary civil engineering construction company with experience in delivering complex projects, we were confident in our capacity to take on the upgrading of the National Route N2, Section 18, from Tetyana (KM24) to Sitebe Komkulu (KM41) – a project worth R650 million. Coming......
15 June, 2020No comment
Image: highestbridges.com Tourism in South Africa accounts for nearly 3% of our real gross domestic product (GDP), which equates to around R140 billion per year. Additionally, direct employment from this sector accounts for 4.2% of total employment in South Africa, creating a few hundred thousand......
25 May, 2020No comment
Image: averda.co.za Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal have led the way in eco-friendly infrastructure. Consequently, the paving of South Africa’s roads using plastic waste is starting to look more realistic. This is particularly exciting, given the fact that – according to the South African Road Federation......
18 April, 2020No comment
Image courtesy of Lonely Planet 10-15min Read Roads have been integral to a country’s economy, from as early as the emergence of the Roman Empire, who built and impressive 382 great roads, to the ancient Chinese trade route, known as the Silk Road, linking China......
09 March, 2020No comment