SAWLFA was formed by foresighted people in the face of competitive materials and "under-trained competitors" to collectively address issues facing the wood and laminate sector of the Southern African flooring industry.

The GMBA is an employers organisation serving the interest of its members in the building and allied trade industries.

As the association representing expanded polystyrene manufactures, raw material suppliers and equipment suppliers in South Africa, it is EPSASA's mission to promote and grow the expanded polystyrene market. EPSASA will achieve this by informing and educating the general public, as well as decision makers and opinion formers on the public and private sector on the benefits, multiple uses and environmentally friendly nature of expanded polystyrene products EPSASA will strive to ensure that the quality and performance standards of its members are world class through the establishment and monitoring of standards, and will also act on their behalf in matters of common interest.

The Association of Architectural Aluminium Manufacturers of South Africa (eAMSA) was founded by eight companies in July 1974 to foster trade and commerce in relation to those persons associated in the manufacture and installation of architectural aluminium structures. Its main objective is to promote commercial and group interest. Currently the eAMSA Group administers, beside the architectural aluminium industry, the glass, ceiling and partitioning and insulation industries

The Skylight Association of South Africa (SASA) is a trade Association which was founded in 1991 and whose membership comprises organisations engaged in the manufacture, sale and installation of skylight systems. Whilst the activities of the Association cover a broad scope, it is realised with the ever increasing use of skylights in buildings in South Africa, that there is an urgent need to address the issue of standards so as to develop confidence in the quality, performance and reliability of skylights. These guidelines have therefore been developed by representative members of SASA as a service to both specifiers, contractors, manufacturers and installers of these products.

South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession is a Regulatory Authority mandated to provide for the registration of professionals, candidates and specified categories in the quantity surveying profession; to provide for the regulation of the relationship between the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession and the Council for the Built Environment; and to provide for matters connected therewith.