Why Go Trenchless? The true cost of an underground infrastructure project extends well beyond the installation itself. In active urban and built environments, conventional open excavation can bring additional costs…
Trenchless Installation in Durban Harbour
35 metres. Four petroleum lines. One ocean. A relatively short underground installation can still present a complex engineering challenge. That was the case on a recent Rolkon project in Bayhead,…
Meet Owner and Operator Rocky Herrmann
Meet Rolkon Owner and Operator Rocky Herrmann and discover how planning, technical expertise and experienced people shape Rolkon’s approach to HDD and trenchless construction. For Rocky Herrmann, successful underground infrastructure…
What is the Trenchless Construction Method?
When most people think about installing or replacing underground infrastructure, they picture excavators, open trenches, road closures and significant disruption above ground. But extensive excavation is not always necessary. At its…
Ditch The Trench
Ditch The Trench: Rethinking Underground Infrastructure Delivery Does underground infrastructure always need an open trench? Not necessarily. Across South Africa, there is an ongoing need to install, replace and upgrade…
Rolkon as IMESA Cover Story
Rolkon Construction features as the cover story in the April 2026 IMESA edition. Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is well established locally, yet still underutilised. In a country facing ageing infrastructure,…
Challenging Project Completed
Challenging Project Completed Successfully in Mayor’s Walk, Pietermaritzburg, KZN. Over the course of a demanding three-week project in May this year, the Rolkon team installed 128m of electrical sleeves for…
Stormwater and Sewer Line in eMdloti
The seaside town of eMdloti was the site of Rolkon’s most recent project, the installation of a stormwater and sewer line for Smenk. The project required the two lines be…
Rolkon Receives Excellence Award
Rolkon is the proud recipient of the 2023 Joop van Wamelen AWARD OF EXCELLENCE from the South African Society for Trenchless Technology (SASTT). This is in recognition of our exceptional…
A Solution-Oriented Approach
Rolkon offers a solution-oriented approach to all trenchless construction requirements across a range of industries. ✅ Underground pipelines for sewer, water and stormwater ✅ Fibre optic sleeving ✅ Electrical sleeving…
