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June 2016
Cement & Concrete
T
he batching plant in Phoenix
has been supplying concrete
for the construction of themas-
sive Dr Pixley ka Isaka SemeMemorial
Hospital, and it will also be the source
of material for a large low cost hous-
ing project in the area.
According to AfriSam’s Marietjie
Thompson, the building materials
’
supplier is positioning itself to seize a
share of the promisedmassive spend-
ing on infrastructure by eThekwini
Municipality in the Inanda, Ntuzuma
and KwaMashu (INK) areas.
Local government plans to invest
billions of rands in housing projects
over the next five years.
While the company has bolstered
its production and supply capacities
in the area, its strong Broad-Based
Black Economic Empowerment
credentials places it in a strategic
position when tendering for public
sector contracts. This was one of the
reasons for AfriSamclinching the deal
to supply concrete for Dr Pixley ka
Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital. More
than providing members of the INK
community with important health
care services, the KwaZulu-Natal
Provincial Department of Health
plans to ensure that local community
members are employed during the
construction phase. Black-owned
companies will be allocated 30% of
the local work.
This is over and above its strict
requirements to maximise employ-
ment opportunities and skills transfer
during the build.
By the end of the year, it is antici-
pated that approximately 2 000 peo-
ple from the area will be employed
on the site.
AfriSam is supplying 40 000 m³ of
concrete to Aveng Grinaker-LTA Build-
ing and its joint venture partner, Enza
Construction.
The project is due for com-
pletion by October 2018. The
Phoenix batching plant is located
Growth nodes
South Africa’s leading concrete solutions provider, AfriSam, has
strengthened its readymix production and supply capacities in the
northern areas of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
1,5 km from the site and has a pro-
duction capacity of 40 m³ an hour.
Six readymix trucks deliver 600 m³ of
concrete to the construction site per
day, while three more ferry concrete
from AfriSam’s Ottawa operation.
This strategy mitigates any risk to
customers should there be an unfore-
seen interruption at one of the plants.
In addition to supplementing
production and supply capacities at
Phoenix for the hospital project, the
Ottawa plant, located 12 km away
from the construction site, is supply-
ing major developments well under-
way in Cornubia and Umhlanga.
Both plants receive a steady sup-
ply of quality cement from AfriSam’s
grinding station in Roodepoort and
aggregates from its Verulam quarry.
Aveng Grinaker-LTA Building and
Enza Construction aim to complete
the bulk of the structure this year.
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AfriSam delivers 600 m³ of concrete to site everyday. Approximately 2 000 people will be employed on site.
Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital. AfriSam readymix has been used
for the slabs, suspended slabs and columns.