NEW LOCALLY AVAILABLE PRODUCTS

As students we generally keep our specifications constant through our years at the university. Most of the time we specify products that are not locally available, and in the industry this could result in your client carrying the HIGH costs.

I did some research and consulted with a local company SPECIFYING DYNAMICS to find out more on local products. Their sole purpose to promote their clients products and where possible they aid architectural firms with the necessary specifications.

As students we are quick to jump onto the world wide web (www) or Auto Spec for that matter to specify products...right? OK but ill repeat - LOCAL. How and where can we get information on local products - myself and the university are currently organising a school lecture for next semester where SPECIFYING DYNAMICS will be addressing us on their clients products and a display board will be on show for two weeks at a time and a catalogue will be made available to the students in boardroom on the mezzanine level.

When it comes to roofing, we would generally specify Brownbuilt for example, but i was made aware of a new company stretching their market from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth. They offer a wide range of colours etc... but what caught my attention was the way in which their new sheeting profile is fixed to a structure. The system is perfectly suited for the windy conditions we face in PE. Click on the ARONA link and browse their site, its a definite competitor in the market : http://www.aronaroofing.co.za