Ricoh prioritises the environment

By Mark Davison at Ricoh’s Manufacturing Tour, Telford, UK – When it comes to the environment and being a green company, Ricoh says that it doesn’t just pay lip service and has put its money where its mouth is with ISO certification for its carbon calculator....

Green construction critical to environment

The South African built industry is increasingly recognising that green construction is imperative if users are to reduce carbon emissions and leave a world that will be habitable for future generations. The move to green is therefore rapidly gaining momentum here, in...

Vodacom scoops sustainability award

Just one month after the launch of its solar array installation on the roof of its Century City offices, Vodacom has been named as the winner in the category for African Solar Project of the Year by Africa Energy. According to Africa Energy, the project is the largest...

Itec helps PenBev go green

 Peninsula Beverage Company (PenBev), bottler of the products of The Coca-Cola Company in the Western and Northern Cape, has reappointed Itec Innovate as its office automation service provider following a competitive tendering process. The contract covers 30...

Electric cars: success by a different route

 Pure electric cars are a disaster. On-road pure electric cars continue to sell at a level barely above one quarter of the sales of pure electric golf cars or a tenth of pure electric forklifts, says Dr Peter Harrop, chairman, IDTechEx.  Those golf cars are profitable...