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Congratulating the school on this
milestone, MacLean said,“Lafarge South
Africa believes in being a responsible
and supportive neighbour to the communities
close to its operating sites. Nothing is more
important in our endeavours to contribute to
the sustainable development of local commu-
nities than helping the children receive a proper
education. We are pleased to havemade a signif-
icant contribution to improving the wellbeing
of these children.”
Caring for over a hundred children in dilap-
idated and unsafe buildings, the small farm
school was providing a remarkable service
for the surrounding community. Director of
the Busy Bee Primary School, Gloria Padi,
commented, “When we asked for a cement
donation, we had no idea that it would solicit
such a wonderful response. Thanks to Lafarge
South Africa, our children have beautiful, warm
classrooms – I can’t begin to tell you how it
has changed their lives, as well as the lives of
the teachers.”
A key strength of Lafarge South Africa is its
ability to address a challenging project holisti-
cally and offer an innovative, integrated solution
that meets the needs of the situation. In the
case of the Busy Bee Primary School, the clear
need was to provide four well-built classrooms
as soon as possible, before the children were
exposed to another Highveld winter. As a leading
player in the plasterboard ceilings and partition
market, the Lafarge Gypsum business unit was
able to take the lead in this project and provide
a rapid high quality solution.
This approach was also in line with the
CLASSROOMS FOR 20
TH
ANNIVERSARY
On 12 June 2015, Lafarge
South Africa’s Country CEO,
Ken MacLean, handed-over
four new classrooms to the
Busy Bee Primary School near
Kaal fontein, Gauteng, on
the occasion of the school’s
20
th
anniversary.
Government’s strategy of promoting Advanced
Building Technology (ABT) construction in all of
its social infrastructure projects.
A design for a new school block comprising
four classrooms, each of approximately 65 m²,
was drawn up. Inclusive of a good outside
covered walkway, the total area was 316 m².
The Lafarge Readymix teamprovided over 26m³
of concrete as a sound screed and foundation
for the floor. Lafarge Gypsum supplied 1 365 m
of Lightweight Steel Frame for the wall frames
and roof trusses, together with all insulation
and cladding.
All fitting systems and materials such as
roof sheeting, gutters and downpipes, were
also supplied or sourced by Lafarge Gypsum.
From left: Acting general manager of Lafarge Cement – Tshepiso Dumasi; director of Busy Bee
Primary School – Gloria Padi; DDG of Education – Edward Mosuwe and the principal of Busy Bee
Primary School – Elvis Ncube.
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