What’s New

What’s New

TAKING THE OIL OUT OF BITUMEN

The South African asphalt industry is working hard to reduce its carbon footprint and improve sustainability by using waste materials to provide road surfaces that last longer.

AECI Much Asphalt’s Central Lab in a class of its own

In 2006 AECI Much Asphalt’s Central Laboratory in Cape Town became the first asphalt testing laboratory in South Africa to achieve accreditation…

Networking

AECI Much Asphalt and AECI Spraypave were proud to welcome many friends – old and new – to their stand at the SARF / IRF / PIARC 2022…

Enhancing Sustainable Bitumen Products

AECI Much Asphalt subsidiary AECI Spraypave has developed an innovative rubber bitumen product known as EBR (Extended Bitumen Rubber). Here are some of the…

AECI SprayPave Building on the benefits of using ground tyre rubber (GTR) – EBR (Extended Bitumen Rubber)

AECI Much Asphalt subsidiary AECI Spraypave has built on the benefits of using ground tyre rubber (GTR) in asphalt through technology that makes the…

Putting old tyres back on the road, sustainably

The advantages of using ground tyre rubber (GTR) in asphalt include a more flexible pavement with increased fatigue resistance and reduced ageing of the…

WE MUST KEEP TYRES OUT OF LANDFILLS

South Africa is said to generate close to 500 000 tonnes of waste rubber tyres a year. Only about 20 per cent of this is recycled. The rest takes up scarce landfill space or is illegally stored or…

EXCEPTIONAL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

A Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is all about how many recordable incidents and injuries your company has per number of hours worked within

Waste management in the asphalt industry requires special attention.

Waste management in the asphalt industry requires special attention. That’s what is behind the AECI Much Asphalt/AECI Spraypave Responsible Care Policy (cradle to grave commitment).

LEADING BY EXAMPLE

Eddie Jansen van Vuuren, Director of AECI SprayPave, leads from the front on the important issue of environmental responsibility. Concerned about bituminous waste landing up in landfills, Eddie

A BRAND NEW LOOK

As a member of the AECI family, AECI Spraypave has rebranded its fleet of bitumen tankers.

AECI Much Asphalt to pioneer low carbon asphalt production

A ground-breaking partnership between Origin Materials, the world’s leading carbon negative materials company, and AECI Much Asphalt, southern Africa’s largest…

AECI Spraypave’s people are my people

Vinah Chule of Botha’s Hill has worked in what is today AECI Spraypave’s Durban branch for an impressive 32 years. She joined Bewloc in…

Our World – Issue 14

Welcome to the first issue of Our World magazine since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic! The delay has been due not only to our focus on managing the effects of the pandemic on…

Staying on track

Thuliswa Nozombile has worked as a Lab Assistant at AECI SprayPave in Parow since 2019. She enjoyed chemistry as school, in particular…

Follow your dreams to create change

Precious Magudulela is a Chemical Engineering Diploma graduate from the Durban University of Technology. “My career journey started…

Collaboration is key

Pamela Mxonyile looks forward to the day when men and women of all colours and backgrounds work equally at all levels, supporting…

National Women’s Day

Next Monday, 9 August, we will pay tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on this date 65 years ago to…

Never Give Up

Siphendulwe Botha is a 35-year-old Analytical Chemist. The always reliable (according to her colleagues) “Spesh” began her journey with AECI SprayPave…

AECI Spraypave turns 40

In 1981 the first London Marathon takes place. Lady Diana Spencer marries Charles, Prince of Wales. NASA launches the first Space Shuttle mission, and “Raiders of…

AECI SprayPave – 40 Years of service

AECI Spraypave made its debut in Johannesburg in 1981 to offer binder spraying and hauling services, expanding to include the manufacture of bitumen binders…

Asphalt and Bitumen quality assured

World class development and testing facilities enable AECI Much Asphalt and subsidiary AECI Spraypave to offer clients consistently high product quality from design to delivery …