Concor Holdings

Concor Holdings

Industry	Civil Engineering, Infrastructure, Buildings, Mining
Founded	1948
Headquarters	South Africa, Botswana and Namibia
Key people	Dr F. Piccini, M. Barnabo, B. Chiozzi, U. Mantelli, V. Cini, Lucas Tseki, Jerome Govender, Riaz Saloojee
Revenue	ZAR 1.6. billion Rand 2005 (Last year of listing)
Number of employees	3400+
Website	concor.co.za

Concor Holdings (Pty) Ltd. is a South African construction company. It is active throughout Southern Africa, involved in mining, civil engineering, building and road projects. Concor returned as a independent brand in late 2016.

Company history

Origin

Dr F. Piccini, the original founder of Construction Corporation, registered the company in Johannesburg on 28 April 1948. The other four founding members were M. Barnabo, B. Chiozzi, U. Mantelli and V. Cini. The original name Construction Corporation was finally shortened to CONCOR. Dr Piccinni was originally a chairman of Ferrocemento, an Italian construction giant and the emerging Concor received its technical support initially from there.

Original Concor Logo up to 2006

Initial Projects

The company's first major project was the construction of the Rand Sports Stadium in Johannesburg followed by contracts for the Pretoria and Johannesburg power stations. Another initial iconic project was the Storms River bridge which was designed by Dr. Riccardo Morandi of Rome, this bridge was for many years the highest and longest single span bridge in South Africa.

Second pair of concrete semi-arches being lowered into position at the Storms River Bridge constructed between 1953 to 1956

Current Operating Divisions in the Group

• Concor Infrastructure (Roads, bridges, waste water systems, dams, harbours, pipelines, power stations)
• Concor Buildings (Industrial, commercial, residential and office buildings)^[8]
• Concor Western Cape (Industrial, commercial, residential and office buildings)^[9]
• Concor Botswana (Industrial, commercial and office buildings)
• Concor Opencast (Contract mining)^{[10] [11]}
• Concor Plant (Heavy plant maintenance and hire)
• Concor Developments
• Dynamic Concrete Namibia

Timeline of notable construction projects

Some of Concors' iconic projects include:

• 1953–1956: Storms River Bridge, South Africa,
• 1961–1963: Kyle and Bangala Dams in Zimbabwe,
• 1966–1969: Standard Bank Center in Johannesburg,^[12]
• 1970s: Phalaborwa Copper Mine development in South Africa,
• 1970s–1990s: Multiple Concrete Headgears for various mining clients,
• 1970–1973: Naute Dam in Namibia,
• 1976: Matla Power Station, Concrete slides of ACC and Boiler house lift shafts,
• 1980–1983: Bloukrans River arch-bridge,
• 1980–1984: Steam Plants for Sasol 2 and 3,
• 1982: Majes Irrigation Project in Peru,^[13]
• 1983: Majuba Power Station, Boiler House and ACC concrete slides, main civils,
• 1984–1988: 4 Kilometre long road Huguenot Tunnel,
• 1984–1988: Hugos Valley Viaduct,^[14]
• 1985–1988: Johannesburg Academic Hospital,
• 1986: Usutu Pulp Mill in Swaziland,
• 1986–1988: Sasol 3 steamplant with 300-metre high chimney,
• 1998– : Injaka Bridge, which collapsed during construction, killing 14 people^[15]
• 1988–1993: Matimba Power Station Main Civils,
• 1993–1996: Katse Dam, Lesotho JV with Hochtief^[16]
• 2002–2004: Katima Mulilo Bridge, between Namibia and Zambia^[17]
• 2002–2009: Port of Ngqura, Coega, Port Elizabeth, New Port construction consisting of: eastern breakwater, 2.7 km in length extending into Algoa Bay to a maximum water depth of 18 metres. A secondary western breakwater 1.125 km in length to a water depth of 15m. Five berths (initially) totalling 1,800m of quay wall – two for containers, two for dry bulk and breakbulk cargo and one for liquid bulk cargo. JV with Hochtief,
• 2002–2009: Port of Ngqura, Container Terminal Civil Works Phase II, Coega, Port Elizabeth, Extension of the container terminal and quay walls to make provision for two more ship berths. JV with Hochtief^[18]
• 2005–2007: Durban Harbour Tunnel 515m service tunnel underneath Durban Harbour entrance. JV with Hochtief,^[19][20][21]
• 2007–2014: Ingula Power Station Bulk earthworks and storage dams,
• 2008 Sishen Iron Ore Mine Exspansion Project.
• 2008–2014: Medupi Power Station Chimneys contract. Two way joint venture with Karena Africa,
• 2008–2015: Kusile Power Station Chimneys contract. Two way joint venture with Karena Africa,
• 2009: Vresap Pipeline 121 kilometre water catchment transfer pipeline^[22]
• 2012: City Deep Container Terminal, Johannesburg^[23]
• 2012: Lanseria Bulk-water Reservoir, Johannesburg.^[24]
• 2012–2014: Portside Building. 5 Star Green Building, Cape Town,
• 2008–present: Medupi Power Station Main Civils contract. Three way joint venture with Aveng and Murray and Roberts,
• 2013: Driefontein Waste Water Treatment Works
• 2014: 102 Rivonia. 4 Star Green Building, Sandton,
• 2014: Lesedi Solar Power Station, Bulk earthworks and civils,^[25]
• 2014: GCIS Tshedimosetso House, Pretoria. 4 Star Green Building, Pretoria,^[26][27][28]
• 2014–2015: Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, Eastern Cape, ^[29]
• 2014: N4 Middleburg Highway upgrade, Mpumalanga,
• 2014: Baywest Mall, Port Elizabeth, ^[30]
• 2015–2017: Grayston Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge^[31]
• 2015–present: Mogalakwena Tailings Facility, Northern Limpopo,^[32]
• 2015–2016: De Aar Wind Farm, Northern Cape,^[33]
• 2016: Tsogo Sun Hotel, Western Cape ^[34]
• 2016–2017: Menlyn Park Mall Rebuild. 4 Star Green Building, biggest mall by lettable floor space in South Africa,^{[35][36] [37]}
• 2016–2017: R72 Highway between Port Alfred and Fish River, Eastern Cape,^[38]
• 2016–2017: BCX Centurion. Green Building, ^[39]
• 2016–2017: Century City Urban Square, Cape Town, 4 Star Green Building, ^[40][41]
• 2016–2017: Embassy Towers, Sandton^[42]
• 2017–present: Khobab Wind Farm, Northern Cape,^[43]
• 2017–present: Mtunzini National Road Upgrade, KZN,^[44][45]
• 2017-present: Load and Haul in Zwartfontein Pit on Mogalakwena Platinum mine^[46]
• 2018-present: Kangans Wind Farm 140 MW situated 52 km east of Springbok in the Northern Cape^[47][48][49]
• 2018-present: Perdekraal Wind Farm 110 MW 80 km northeast of Ceres in the Western Cape^[50][51]
• 2018-present: Golden Valley Wind Farm, 120MW located near the town of Bedford, Eastern Cape ^[52]
• 2019: Msikaba Bridge near Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, 580m cable-stay main span bridge^[53]

Gallery of projects involving Concor

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  Naute Dam Karas, Namibia.
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  Storms River Bridge on the N2 Highway, South Africa.
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  View of constructed highway leading into Huguenot Tunnel, Western Cape, South Africa.
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  Matimba Power Station, Limpopo, South Africa.
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  Katse Dam, Lesotho Highlands Water project, Lesotho.
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  Katima Mulilo Incremental Bridge launch, Namibia to Zambia.
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  Hugos River Viaduct on N1 Highway Western Cape, South Africa.
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  Construction of Vresap pipeline, 2009, South Africa.
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  Construction of Lanseria Reservoir, 2012, Gauteng, South Africa .
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  Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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  Construction of Lesedi Solar, 2014, South Africa.
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  Construction of Impala Platinum No 14 shaft, Limpopo, South Africa.
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  Power Station Chimney installation of flue exhaust cans, Limpopo, South Africa.
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  Construction of Portside Building, Cape Town, 2013, Western Cape, South Africa.
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  Mogalakwena Mine tailings dam, Limpopo South Africa, 2015.

References

External links

• Company website
• Holding Group website