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Heavy rains and major flooding left areas of Mozambique in a
dismal state last year, having damaged major infrastructure such
as roads, bridges and rail networks. In addition, significant dam-
age to the powerline leading to a well-known minerals mine
occurred, leaving it in a situation where it had to rely on diesel
generators and product inventory to counteract the negative
effect of the resultant power cuts.
Now, as the repair of infrastructure is carried out, South
African-based company Kwikspace Modular Buildings has played
a supporting role in the progress of this project through the pro-
vision of prefabricated buildings ordered by Conco. A company
responsible for electrical power distribution system construction,
Conco required four prefabricated units for various purposes at a
remote location on the mine site, where it is contracted to install
new overhead power towers.
Comments Nick Alexander, Director of Business Development
for Kwikspace Modular Buildings in Africa: “The conditions were
tough; bridges we needed to cross had been washed away and
roads were impassable. Despite the challenges we were faced
with, we went in armed with a wealth of experience in delivering
units to remote locations.”
Kwikspace was contracted to supply a 12 m x 3 m four-room
residential unit, a 9 m x 3 m two-room residential unit, a 9 m x 3 m
open-plan office and a 9 m x 3 m ablution unit to the site at the
Meluli River near Angoche Island, about 250 km south of Nacala,
for the 10-man Conco team, on a rental basis spanning the dura-
tion of their project.
“In order to get our units to the site, road repairs had to be
done, trees needed to be trimmed with the help of local com-
munity members, and eventually an alternative route needed to
be devised to allow for our delivery vehicles to continue to site,”
continues Alexander. “We worked closely with our client to find
suitable solutions to the obstacles we encountered during this
project as we had no access to resources or local services in this
very remote location. The successful outcome proved the flexible
nature of Kwikspace and our ability to act on the spot to ensure
that our client’s requirements are met.”
Kwikspace Modular Buildings, tel (+27 11) 617-8000
Kwikspace supports
powerline project
Bridges that needed to be crossed had been washed away and roads were
impassable, complicating the delivery of Kwikspace’s units to site.