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January 2015
A
ccording to Nico Pienaar from
Aspasa, “Whether corruption is
experienced at the point of min-
ingminerals, or toprocure business for
the building of infrastructure or other
large-scale projects, these dishonest
business dealings put a strain on the
country’s economy. Corruption also
has the potential to derail any mean-
ingful efforts to build sustainable and
competitive industries in future.”
As a result, Aspasa is advisingmem-
bers to report incidents of corruption
to Government oversight authorities
directly, or to make contact with the
association to decide the best course
of action to deal with the problem.
“Illegal mining is a major issue
that we are dealing with and in in-
stances where our members believe
that corrupt dealings are preventing
the course of justice from running its
course we would like them to contact
us so that we can ensure the authori-
ties can investigate and take action if
needed.”
“Where corrupt procurement of
sand and stone is suspected, we also
recommend that our members take a
stand and act against these people.
Dishonest dealings such as these not
only prevent legal, honest operators
frommaking a living, but also encour-
age bribery and counter-bribery in
future,” said Pienaar.
He added that Aspasa continues
to work closely with the Department
of Mineral Resources, the Chamber of
Mines and othermining-related action
groups to stop illegally obtained sand
and aggregates fromentering into the
market, and to prevent corruption.
Recently, the association signed a
pledge to the Department of Human
Settlements to help stamp out cor-
ruption in housing related industries.
“We are committed to ending cor-
ruption affecting our industry and
appeal to any of our members who
suspect dishonest dealings, to take
decisive action. As an association we
want to set the groundwork tomake it
extremely difficult for anyone to be in-
volved in corrupt dealings. That is why
we need to join hands and become
active members of the association
and begin to act on behalf of every-
one within our industry,” concluded
Pienaar.
For further information contact As-
pasa on 011 791 3327, or email: nico@
aspasa.co.za
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L
eading construction materials
group AfriSam has acquired an
equity stake in specialist con-
crete solutions company Concrete
Laser Flooring (CLF), with an option
to increase its shareholding over the
next two years.
The acquisition will extend Afri-
Sam’s product and service offering
beyond the supply of construction
materials, and afford it an advantage
to build closer relationships with its
customers.
“The acquisition fully aligns and
supports AfriSam’s growth strategy to
partner with well managed entrepre-
neurial companies to achieve vertical
integration advantages,” says Stephan
Olivier, Chief Executive Officer of
AfriSam.
He added, “Our partnership en-
ables both companies to leverage
synergies and enhance value-delivery
AfriSam acquires a stake in CLF
TheaggregateandSandProducers
Association of Southern Africa
(Aspasa)hascalledonitsmembers
to help eradicate corruption at all
levels within the quarrying and
construction industries.
to our customers.”
“CLF has gained a strategic alliance
with a leading supplier of thematerials
that form the foundation of our busi-
ness. This is an exciting prospect for
Cement & Concrete
stop
corrruption
CLF and I look forward to the potential
benefits our company will derive from
a partnershipwith AfriSam,” says Peter
Norton, Chief Executive Officer and
Founder of CLF.
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Stephan Olivier
and Peter Norton