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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
JUNE
2016
At its Annual General Meeting
on 30 March 2016, Hanlie
Turner was inaugurated as the
Concrete Society’s new national
president for 2016/2017.
Turner, who is a technical information
specialist with cement company PPC, has
beenamemberoftheConcreteSocietyfor
many years and has held several voluntary posi-
tions in the organisation including chairperson of
the inland branch and more recently as national
vice-president.
The outgoing President Tseli Maliehe,
of Ibhayi Contracting in Port Elizabeth, told
members attending the meeting that he was
confident that the Society was being placed in
good hands under Turner’s leadership, guidance
and enthusiasm for all things concrete.
In accepting the chain of office, Turner said
that she was honoured to accept the responsi-
bilities that went with it and, at the same time,
thrilled that in some small way she is a part of
the industry that shapes our skylines and inmany
aspects defines our civilisation.
“It is a task I will not take lightly, as I cherish
what the Concrete Society stands for, and that
sense of belonging”, Turner continued.
“The Concrete Society ticks all the boxes of
what a professional interest group is all about, the
real value-add being the networking opportuni-
ties created at both branch and national level.”
“Members’ personal level of involvement
with the Concrete Society will determine the
value they can add to their job, their personal
and professional development, and the strategic
insights they could gather. I urge all members to
leverage their membership of the Society at all
these levels”.
NEW NATIONAL PRESIDENT FOR THE CSSA
The Concrete Society of Southern Africa is
a technical, non-profit organisation whose
members – companies and individuals –
comprise like-minded professionals who
have a passion for concrete, and who keep
themselves up to date in the latest tech-
nology and thinking in all concrete-related
matters. Its mission is to promote excellence
in concrete and provide a platform for
networking and sharing of knowledge.
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Hanlie Turner with outgoing president, Tseli Maliehe.