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Diamond Cleaning Pads Expands

Suprashine pads are high performance floor care products that meet the new trend to maintain shiny floors. These diamond impregnated floor pads are for the cleaning, maintenance and restoration of marble, granite, polished concrete, terrazzo and epoxy floors. They can be used wet or dry and last up to 10 times longer than ordinary floor […]

Vacuum Brazed Cup Grinders

Sandstone Contracts are specialists in the restoration, new work and cleaning of natural stone in facades. Roel Jansen, Director of Sandstone Contracts, has been directly involved in the construction industry, specializing in the conservation and restoration of historical monuments, structures and buildings. Sandstone Contracts were commissioned to supply 50mm thick granite couplings for elliptical shaped […]

New trends for concrete polishing emerge

It is no secret that concrete polishing is a growing trend in both the industrial and residential sector, however there is now a demand for surface preparation for this flooring solution. A recognisable emerging trend is polished concrete furniture, counter tops and stair cases. This provides a very different challenge to the normal process of […]

How to survive in a declining economy

So, why the decline in the construction industry? Decline in the economy’s growth will directly affect any growth in the construction sector. China is purchasing less and less of our natural resources which is hindering our economy’s growth. Investors are not confident to invest in South Africa due to the recent political unrest, and governmental […]

What is a Diamond Segmented Core Barrel?

A diamond core barrel is a circular tube that has specially designed diamond segments, either laser welded or brazed, onto the bottom of the tube. The diamond segments are individually manufactured for cutting circular holes into various different materials. Diamond Core Barrels are used in drilling to make clean holes, quickly and precisely in concrete, masonry, asphalt and stone. […]

New sponsored training and demonstration facilities!

Training has always been of high importance to Diamond Products and with this in mind, we offer hands on training at our training facilities in Jet Park. Recently we demolished our facilities to make way for bigger and better training facilities. J.C.E Concrete Solutions along with Lafarge have very generously sponsored and laid a new […]

High-quality cutting tools showcased at Eastgate Mall renovation

Concrete cutting and core drilling expert Diamond Core Drilling is part of the team working on the ongoing revamp of the Eastgate Mall, involving about 7 000 m2 of speed cutting concrete beams to create more space for shops.  Diamond Core Drilling Managing Director Mark Vlok explains that the project started in the middle of […]

An indepth look on the benefits of retipping!

In challenging economic conditions, construction professionals can save on operational costs without compromising on quality, by re-tipping their worn core barrels, saws blades and floor grinding consumables – as opposed to discarding them and purchasing new ones. Re-tipping is the process whereby diamond-tipped accessories such as core barrels, grinding wedges, grinding heads, grinding pads and […]