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PROJECT
E-Connect are fully qualified
SOLAR providers and Installers
From design and construct, to commissioning and maintenance support— we can
provide tailored electrical, instrumental and communication services to meet your
operational requirements.
E-Connect is a Turnkey company specialising in Reticulation, Electrical Installation
and Solar Designs & Installations in the Industrial and Domestic market.
E-Connect suite of maintenance and installation services to the commercial sector
encompasses:
• Electrical Design & Construction
• Standby generators
• Uninterrupted power supply (UPS)
• Light & power installation
• Solar installations
• Reticulation
E-Connect suite of maintenance and installation services to the residential sector
encompasses:
• Installation of electrical power and lighting systems, RCD’s & switchboards
• Developments
• Property Management – electrical maintenance and new installations
• Design and installation of electrical reticulation systems
• Electrical Reticulation
• Electrical compliance, testing and certification
• Design and installation of solar systems
Service Guaranteed
Our service team are capable of resolving multiple electrical tasks;
they have built a solid reputation within the domestic market,
with customer satisfaction, guaranteed
We do Power
Analysis for
commercial
and industrial
electrical
installation
IN BUSINESS FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS
CONTACT US
Head Office: 11 Bellis Street Kilner Park,
Pretoria Gauteng, 0002 South Africa
Phone Office: 012 333 8462
Mobile: 083 410 1349
E-mail Office: finance@econnectt.co.za
Owner: juan@econnectt.co.za
Website: www.electricalconnections.co.za
Douglas Eva
“The creation of face brick uses less material and it’s
lighter to transport. You don’t have to worry about
plastering it when there are cracks, and you don’t have
to repaint it,” says Pelser.
The residential blocks are all four storeys high, some
with internal lofts. The floors consist of 150mm hollowcore
precast slabs, topped with porcelain, which complies
with the base case, but again, Pelser maintains this kind
of flooring is more durable from a long-term maintenance
point of view. The roofing pushed some boundaries.
Instead of the base case of concrete, timber rafters were
used, covered by 0.5mm steel sheets. Although steel is
generally considered a less ideal material of choice, Pelser
says it was considered and utilised owing to it durability
and thinness.
GOING THE EXTRA MILE
The buck doesn’t stop at meeting EDGE Advanced V2
requirements, says Pelser, who describes the developers
as being highly pro-active. This is evident in the constant
The choice of recycled material
skirtings helped encourage
market transformation.
evolution throughout various developments, and some of
the spill-over effects that weren’t necessarily considered in
the official certification. Their choice of skirtings, made of
recycled materials, helped encourage market transformation.
Eva elaborates: “When the company came to us, it cost more
than timber, but because we needed such large quantities,
the company we purchased it from has now expanded with
an entire range of different skirtings and products. It’s grown
in size as a company, and the price of its recycled material
skirtings is now lower than that of timber.”
In addition, Century Property Developments is
considering the certification of other projects, including
schools and a distribution centre, slowly but surely paving
the way towards a more sustainable future.
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