Small contractors will soon get a piece of roads projects pie
The CEO of Sanral, Skhumbuzo Macozoma said this partnership is proof of Sanral’s efforts to transform the sector and promote fair competition are delivering results.
Boksburg-based company Pilot Crushtec and Sanral signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote transformation and empowerment in South Africa.
The signing ceremony took place on April 8 at Pilot Crushtec in Jet Park.
The MoU will give small to medium enterprises access to expertise and machinery required to tender and execute major Sanral projects.
This will open up opportunities for young up-and-coming contractors to learn from Pilot Crushtec and see how to produce the best quality road aggregates which will, by extension, improve roads across the country.
Pilot Crushtec sales and marketing director Francois Marais said: “We love the opportunity to promote our locally produced products for road building.
“These products are world leaders in the space and are exported to a number of international locations for manufacturing top-grade road stone and aggregates.
“Both new and existing clients will benefit from this initiative. We will be sharing our best practices and expertise in the quarrying and road stone manufacturing environment in order to ensure that South African roads are built using the best materials available.”
The CEO of Sanral, Skhumbuzo Macozoma, said that, via the MoU, it is their intention to open up the construction industry to new participants, including companies owned by black people, women, young entrepreneurs and other designated groups.
“We hope that, via our co-operation with Pilot Crushtec, we are able to promote growth of black business and take constructive steps to support a sector that has immense potential for growth and job creation,” he said.
Macozoma said the partnership is proof that Sanral’s efforts to transform the sector and promote fair competition are delivering results.
“Lack of access to sophisticated machinery and equipment is a major barrier for small contractors and prevents them from participating in large tenders.
“By working together with established companies, we can remove these barriers and enable black-owned companies and enterprises owned by women and the youth to participate on a level playing field.
“This step will no doubt have a ripple effect within the construction and engineering industries and also benefit job creation within local communities, where smaller enterprises now become part of the supply chains on larger projects,” he said.
Pilot Crushtec International was founded in 1990 and has established itself as southern Africa’s leading supplier of mobile and semi-mobile crushing, screening, recycling, sand-washing, stockpiling, compacting and material-handling solutions.
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