Construction World January 2015

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CLEAN SWEEP AT 2014 TSHWANE PMR AWARDS

Leading property groupAtterbury Property Developments made a clean sweep at the 2014 Tshwane PMR Awards business breakfast recently. It scooped three coveted awards. Atterbury, which counts Lynnwood Bridge in Pretoria and the multi-billion rand Waterfall development in Midrand amongst its world-class developments – took top honours with the PMR Diamond Arrow Award and was voted in first place overall in the cate- gory “companies doing most for infrastructure development of the City of Tshwane”. To boot, Atterbury Property Developments’ boss, James Ehlers, was recognised with the PMR Diamond Arrow Award. He secured first place overall in the category “business leader delivering an outstanding contribution to the economic growth and devel- opment of the City of Tshwane”. Atterbury Property Developments also won the PMR Golden Arrow Award and was >

and development in the City of Tshwane”. The trio of awards meant Atterbury took the most prestigious accolades at the 2014 Tshwane PMR Awards. “As a group proud of its origins in the capital city and a major investor not just in Pretoria, but Gauteng and now even across the rest of Africa and in Europe, Atterbury is honoured to have been recognised with not one but three awards at the 2014 Tshwane PMR Awards. Atterbury is committed to growth and investment in the city,” comments Ehlers. “I would like to congratulate everyone at Atterbury, because as a team we all play a role in the growth of the company. We are clearly on the up and up, not just with our investments in Pretoria and Waterfall, but increasingly in the rest of Africa and more recently, in Europe. Nothing illustrates our commitment to growth and investment more than the fact that we have opened eight shopping centres in South Africa and the continent this year,” he adds. Ehlers thanked the PMR for the multiple honours, saying it was great to be recognised in the local community. “We have reason to celebrate our successes and another great year of making a difference in our city and country.”

Atterbury Property Developments’ James Ehlers.

voted in the 1 st place overall in the category “companies doing most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate economic growth

EQUITY IN CONCRETE SOLUTIONS COMPANY

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Leading construction materials group AfriSam has acquired an equity stake in specialist concrete solutions company Concrete Laser Flooring (CLF), with an option to increase its shareholding over the next two years. The acquisition will extend AfriSam’s product and service offering beyond the supply of construction materials, as well as affording it a unique advantage to build closer relationships with its customers. “This acquisition fully aligns and supports AfriSam’s growth strategy to partner with well managed entrepreneurial companies to achieve >

vertical integration advantages,” Stephan Olivier, chief executive officer of AfriSam, comments. “Our partnership enables both companies to leverage synergies and enhance value-delivery to our customers.” “CLF has gained a strategic alliance with a leading supplier of the materials that form the foundation of our business. This is an exciting prospect for CLF and I look forward to the potential benefits our company will derive from a partnership with AfriSam,” Peter Norton, chief executive officer and founder of CLF, says. CLF offers specialist flooring and concrete solutions to customers through the use of sophisticated equipment, bespoke designs and innovative applications. The company employs over 80 employees and has offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. ABOUT AFRISAM AfriSam is a leading constructionmaterials group in Africa, with operations in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland and Tanzania. The company supplies superior cement, readymix and aggre- gate products and technical solutions to its customers from its seven cement production facilities, 17 quarries and 42 readymix operations. Founded in 1934, the company employees over 2 000 staff and is a proud Level 2 Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) contributor. ABOUT CONCRETE LASER FLOORING (CLF) CLF offers concrete flooring technology, specialist products and qualified supervision that together combine to produce high quality concrete floors throughout the world. With offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban and its ability to provide turnkey solutions through the use of sophisticated equipment and products, CLF is well positioned to service its list of national clients.

Stephan Olivier, AfriSam CEO (left) and Peter Norton, Concrete Laser Flooring CEO, sign the acquisition agreement.

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