Mar 19

Climatic Technologies enters Greening Competition

Climatic Technologies situated at 12 Anfield Road have entered the greeoing conpetition with a wonderful garden at their property.

The Blackheath City Improvement District awards the company who makes the most effort to beautify their verge and factory area with a meal voucher to the value of R1000.00 that is donated in part from the Skilpadvlei Restaurant on the Stellenbosch Road.
We are looking for winners again, so please make the effort to “green” your front of house, enter the competition and win!! I am in a position to assist with plants and trees and at this moment have Palm Trees, Yukkas, ground coverings and Fever Trees available at “NO COST” to members.

Please call me immediately and I can ensure that we assist you in making sure that you not only make your premises more pleasing to visitors and staff alike, but also stand a chance to win the prize that is awarded during the Summer months. Here are photos of some of our entries thus far.

Climatic Technologies Before

Climatic Technologies After

Mar 13

More on the greening competition

The Blackheath City Improvement District awards the company who makes the most effort to beautify their verge and factory area with a meal voucher to the value of R1000.00 that is donated in part from the Skilpadvlei Restaurant on the Stellenbosch Road.
We are looking for winners again, so please make the effort to “green” your front of house, enter the competition and win!! I am in a position to assist with plants and trees and at this moment have Palm Trees, Yukkas, ground coverings and Fever Trees available at “NO COST” to members.

Please call me immediately and I can ensure that we assist you in making sure that you not only make your premises more pleasing to visitors and staff alike, but also stand a chance to win the prize that is awarded during the Summer months. Here are photos of some of our entries thus far.

Warrior Construction in Electron Road

Warrior Construction in Electron Road

G & R Building in Nebula Crescent
G & R Building in Nebula Crescent

G & R Building in Nebula Crescent

Mar 13

Fire!

ASLA helping to contain fire

ASLA helping to contain fire

On the 21st of February one of the houses in the Temporary Relocated Area (TRA) alongside Wimbledon Road started burning. ASLA phoned the fire department and attempted to stop the fire using one of their own water trucks. Three Houses however burned down.  ASLA provided mattresses and food packs for the victims and the Council helped with materials to rebuild the houses.

Mar 13

Projects update

Happy Valley Housing Development

Main sewage line with connections to houses

Main sewage line with connections to houses

ASLA is glad to report that they are still on track with timing relating to the Happy Valley Formal Housing Development, even having suffered some minor complications. ASLA found vast amounts of clay at a specific site were houses need to be built. They moved the clay to the area planned for the sport ground and took sand from that area to replace the clay. They are currently still busy with bulk earth works and the relocating of the last houses before construction can begin.

After people have been moved to TRA’s ASLA prepare for earth works

After people have been moved to TRA’s ASLA prepare for earth works

Mar 13

Traffic Issues in Blackheath

Various roadblocks and VCP’s were held in the local area by the traffic services and SAPS during February.

Buttskop Rail Crossing

Minibus taxi driver Jacob Humphreys was handed down an effective 20-year jail sentence in the Western Cape High Court on the 28th of February. His driver’s licence was also cancelled with immediate effect.

He was convicted of murder, following the accident on August 25, 2010 at the railway crossing. While taking children to school, he ignored safety signals and proceeded over the tracks. A train hit the taxi, killing 10 of the children he was taking to school. Four others were seriously injured.

Mar 13

Security Update

Crime stats indicate that crime is still on the rise and the statistics in the surrounding areas are even higher. Make sure that your premises are secure. Ensure you DO NOT make yourself a target of crime by leaving valuables unattended or easily accessible, whether in your vehicle or on your desk. We are asking for all businesses to keep cash trading to a minimum as there were 4 armed robberies from December last year till now.

The latest incident was on the 8th of February where persons were apprehended in front of Pallet Supply. Luckily police received an anonymous tip and could make arrests. Three men were arrested and two illegal firearms were confiscated by the SAPS. Our security company is working closely with the SAPS to take crime prevention steps as all the areas around Blackheath and throughout the Cape Metropolitan Area are experiencing a very high crime rate relating to robberies and break ins.

Please visit www.bcid.org.za to find our security weekly and monthly incident reports that may assist you in identifying trends and prevent you from becoming a victim of crime. Incident reports are filed on the home page under incident reports and weekly and monthly reports under documents.

We will continue to send out monthly crime updates so that we can keep up to speed with and warn of crime trends within the Sector that includes Blackheath (both Industrial and residential), Westbank and Driftsands.

Mar 13

Verge cleaning and tree trimming – we are busy and keep Blackheath clean

We attempted to cleanse every street within the Blackheath CID Area in February and succeeded in doing so although it was a short month.  Please report any specific issues to us for immediate attention from the CID Cleansing team on 021 905 0929 who respond to matters immediately under the stewardship of Mr. Jacobus Rossouw.

In addition to this we mowed verges along Nebula Crescent, Heath Circle, Buttskop, Trafford, Gooderson and Anfield Roads, tended to weeds along these routes and dealt with alien vegetation along the main roads.  Illegal dumping sites were cleaned in School Road twice for tyres and papers, Roker Close for tree branches and black bags full of general waste, Trafford Road for tyres and unwanted waste and in Nebula Crescent for concrete and building rubble.

Although the number of incidents of dumping has decreased significantly from last month it is still not at acceptable levels and we urge all to please report illegal dumping.  All Law enforcement related issues can be reported directly to 107 from the landline or 021 596 1999 from a cell phone.  Try to get a photograph of the event for the purpose of having evidence to support the complaint and be sure that we can bring the perpetrator to book!  One single case is too many in my books!

We trimmed the trees across the road from the Station in Range Road to increase visibility as the area was becoming home to vagrants and those in need of ablutions.  We also cleared trees along the side of Anfield and Gooderson Roads.  The ver

ges were cleared at the circle as you enter into Blackheath from the Mfuleni side at the corner of Wimbledon and Buttskop Roads as well as the pavement in front of Colcab Pty Ltd in Buttskop Road. We also cleaned the trench in Rand Road to prevent blockages.

Drain repaired in Barewood Close

Drain repaired in Barewood Close

Drain repaired in Barewood Close

Drain repaired in Barewood Close

Before trimming of trees in Range Road

Before trimming of trees in Range Road

After trimming of trees in Range Road

After trimming of trees in Range Road

Mar 13

Keep Blackheath Clean – Illegal Dumping and Littering

Dumping in Roker Close cleaned up

Dumping in Roker Close

Dumping in Roker Close cleaned up

We appeal to everyone in Blackheath to prevent littering and dumping. The BCID team collected 135 refuse bags of waste from the road verges this month of which 45 bags were used for clearing the road verges from weeds and grass and 90 bags for picking up litter along the road side.  We further call on every one to call the BCID security vehicle when spotting a suspicious vehicle that may be dumping building material or garden refuse or even tyres as this has been a serious problem during January. The 24h ST3 Security Patrol vehicle can be contacted on 021-905 3399 or 079 274 9841 /on the BCID emergency no: 0860 00 BCID!

Mr. Carel van der Merwe from Leo Car Engineering CC (7B Buttskop Road) saw a green Ford Cortina Bakkie dump building materials after business hours and took a photo of the vehicle and the registration number. He informed BCID the next morning who immediately reported the matter to Law Enforcement. An officer was on scene within 15min after it was reported. Law Enforcement will fine the offender and force him to remove his mess. This kind of participation is welcomed and is exactly what we need to curb dumping in the area. Let’s send these perpetrators a strong message! No pun intended!

We attempted to cleanse every street within the Blackheath CID Area in February and succeeded in doing so although it was a short month. Please report any specific issues to us for immediate attention from the CID Cleansing team on 021 905 0929 who respond to matters immediately under the stewardship of Mr. Jacobus Rossouw.

Mar 13

February 2012 News

February, although it is a leap year has come and gone with haste.  Many issues were dealt with during this month by the BCID team.  We restarted the greening competition that has already had a few entries, we began a project to address street naming within the Industrial Area and had to face a lot to do with crime, both petty and opportunistic and also serious crime within the area related to robberies and armed robberies.

If you manage cash on-site, be warned.  There is a group of 6 or more Black Males who are armed and dangerous and who are committing robberies throughout the Blue Downs Area.  The SAPS are investigating and doing everything they can to track down and apprehend these persons.  A tip-off led to a foiled robbery in Blackheath three weeks ago, where 3 armed persons were arrested  Two escaped and a policeman from the local Police Station was implicated, later arrested and charged.  We appeal to you to manage and hold as little cash as possible at your premises and to immediately find other means to manage cash in order to deter a would be criminal from victimising you at your premises.

Please contact Colonel Nel of Mfuleni Police Station who is the head of Visible Policing in the area for support and information or speak to ST3 Security for assistance with Security advice at your premises.

February again saw many cases of dumping within the Blackheath Industrial Area and especially the dumping of tyres.  It seems that the persons drive through the area and roll the used tyres off of the back of the vehicle as they drive through, creating a long line of dumped car and truck tyres in their wake.  I am offering a reward to anybody who can provide me with information as to the registration number and a description of this vehicle, we are very keen to catch this person who is responsible for dumping tyres throughout the Blue Downs area and now also in Blackheath.

Feb 20

Greening competition

The Blackheath City Improvement District awards the company who makes the most effort to beautify their verge and factory area with a meal voucher to the value of R1000.00 that is donated in part from the Skilpadvlei Restaurant on the Stellenbosch Road.

We are looking for winners again, so please make the effort to “green” your front of house, enter the competition and win!!  I am in a position to assist with plants and trees and at this moment have Palm Trees, Yukkas, ground coverings and Fever Trees available at “NO COST” to members.
Please call me immediately and I can ensure that we assist you in making sure that you not only make your premises more pleasing to visitors and staff alike, but also stand a chance to win the prize that is awarded monthly during the Summer months starting in February.

Our previous competition winner was MacAdams International!

Our previous competition winner was MacAdams International!

MacAdams

MacAdams

MacAdams

MacAdams