Construction World September 2016

AECOM is involved in infrastructure from construction to harbours and marine.

Carlos Poñe chief executive – Africa, AECOM addressing a media briefing.

point of contact and does not have to deal with a large number of different companies.” Poñe added that AECOM has identified the power sector as a major growth area in Africa, from transmission to distribution and even micro- grid systems. “We are working on several transmission systems in East Africa, and have just clinched projects in both Lesotho and South Africa. This is an area where we foresee major growth, and we certainly have the capability to tap into this sector on the continent.” While the mining industry remains constrained by the global slump

in commodity prices, Poñe argued that mining projects in Africa in particular have a major need for enabling infrastructure in order for them to get off the ground. “This is another area where we can success- fully deliver our expertise in EPC contracts.” In the burgeoning area of environmental services, AECOM experts from Spain are involved in building up the capabilities of various local municipalities in this regard. “From ground engineering to air-quality impact assessments to environmental health, we can conduct all of these specialist studies in-house,” Poñe concluded.

NEW SALES DIRECTOR

The leading resin flooring manufacturer Flowcrete South Africa has appointed Emile Venter as its new sales director.

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Formerly the business’ national sales manager, as of 1 June 2016, Venter became responsible for Flowcrete’s

Venter said: “I’m very excited about this new role and getting to grips with the opportunities, challenges and possibilities that it will present. “My true passion is selling and interacting with customers, and as Flowcrete South Africa’s sales director I’ll get the chance to work with clients across multiple countries, as well as further develop the Flowcrete brand within South Africa at a promising time for the nation’s construction industry.” Emile Venter brings to this new role an extensive amount of experience in sales as well as a decade of experience in the floor- ing industry. After graduating from RAU in 1998, Venter started his career in an IT capacity before quickly progressing into a technical manage- ment position. In 2006 Venter moved into the construction industry when he began selling and project managing soft flooring materials.

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continued growth in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region as well as ensuring that local market expansion plans are executed. Flowcrete South Africa’s managing director, Craig Blitenthall, said: “Venter has an excellent understanding of the business and carries with him the values Flowcrete would like to portray. His loyalty and commitment to the business made this promotion the obvious next step. “Over the last two years he has focused on increasing Flowcrete sales nationally and he has successfully executed and maintained the focus on sales during an extremely challenging year. He has travelled tirelessly throughout South Africa and the SADC region, getting to know all the Flowcrete approved applicators and clients.”

Emile Venter.

In 2009 he began working with Flowcrete South Africa as a technical sales consultant in Gauteng, after being impressed by the variation and quality of Flowcrete’s products. He then progressed to become the Gauteng regional sales manager in 2012 and in March 2014 was further promoted to national sales manager.

CONSTRUCTION WORLD SEPTEMBER 2016