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Construction of the New Cape Town Stadium Project Name Construction of the New Cape Town Stadium 1 Vision, mission and values Vision To be a partner of choice in creating life-changing built-environment solutions through service excellence Mission GladAfrica is a multi-disciplinary, built-environment consultancy. To apply the best With more than 14 years’ experience, our pursuit of excellence is driven management solutions by a team of highly proficient professionals with a passion for creating through engineering and delivering viable and sustainable built environments. Combining our innovation, upholding knowledge, skills and expertise with that of our partners, we engineer the correct standards business solutions for our public and private sector clients at corporate and creating and technical levels. We take pride in not only meeting, but also exceeding sustainable solutions our clients’ expectations, continuing to grow our reputation as a leader in engineering excellence. Due to our holistic understanding of the infrastructure development Values framework, we are well placed and thoroughly equipped to provide our Integrity, accountability, clients with the strategic solutions they seek. commitment, diligence and respect Our experience, gained in both the private and public sector, encompasses projects of varying complexity and magnitude. This wealth of knowledge gives us the necessary edge to deliver fitting solutions to meet our clients’ needs. Value proposition Our efcient procedures and well-developed systems ensure that all our Customer centricity, business partners, especially our clients, receive the full benefit of our in- service delivery and depth industry knowledge and experience. optimal turnaround times GladAfrica 2 Where we’ve come from Upgrading Royal Bafokeng stadium – Stadium Precinct, Improvement of Accessibility Project Management for the City of Tshwane’s 2010 FIFA World Cup™ special projects Netcare KwaZulu-Natal Hospitals’ Portfolio Roll-Out 2010 FIFA World Cup™ New Cape Town Stadium 3 GladAfrica Holdings acquires Ariya Project Managers to fulfil its strategic 2016 objective to form a specialised project, programme management company. GladAfrica Group is formed with a full engineering specialised entity (GladAfrica Consulting Engineers) and a full project management specialised entity (GladAfrica Project Managers). GladAfrica became a multi-disciplinary, built-environment consultancy and 2014 a five-year strategy to give direction, focus and clarity with objectives was implemented. GladAfrica realigns its leadership team and appoints a Group CEO and a board of 2012 directors with various sub-committees in order to improve the companys corporate governance. GladAfrica hit a new milestone in its development, securing contracts of increasing 2009 value. Since 2009, the company has not held an order book of less than USD1 billion. GladAfrica Transport and Projects cc was privatised as GladAfrica Holdings (Pty) Limited 2007 (GladAfrica) in April 2007. Fuelled by exceptional business growth, the company repositioned itself to provide clients with a range of professional services, including civil engineering, development planning and project management consulting. The company changed its name to GladAfrica Transport and Projects cc 2005 and expanded its oferings to include civil engineering services to clients in the construction industry. Led by founding member Noel Mashaba, the company began its journey in 2002 2002 as Mamoroke Transport and Projects cc, a construction company that commissioned civil works. The GladAfrica journey... GladAfrica 4 Construction project management Project management for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ New Cape Town Stadium 5 Creating long-term legacy GladAfrica 6 Chairman’s message Engineering, people and sustainability GladAfrica continues to grow from strength to As a proudly South African company, strength as an organisation with a firm foundation, GladAfrica is cognisant of the critical need to consistently upholding what we stand for: stimulate economic growth without jeopardising engineering, people and sustainability. We remain our environmental sustainability. In helping to steadfast in our commitment to being a partner of meet the challenges faced in urban and rural choice in creating life-changing, built-environment built environments, we draw on constructive solutions and delivering engineering excellence in partnerships, shareholder support and the all we do. proficiency of our people. Throughout our relatively brief history, we have The achievements of GladAfrica’s professional prided ourselves not on the number or monetary core, dedication of our management team and value of our assignments, but on the strategic operational quality of our support team, as well relevance and importance of our commissions, as as collaboration with our partners, will continue well as on the impact and sustainability of what we to add value to our deliver. clients, benefit our shareholders Today, GladAfrica has a firm foothold in the and afrm our marketplace and a position of strength from which leading role in the to lead and guide the built environment. I’m proud to market. chair a board of such knowledgeable professionals. GladAfrica’s board oversees policy formation and strategy development for the group, and ensures delivery of all commissions. We do this with confidence because we are proud of and passionate about what we produce. Noel Mashaba Founder and executive chairman GladAfrica Group (Pty) Limited 7 CEO’s message The success of the company is in great measure a reflection of the commitment, competence and contribution of our employees At GladAfrica, we are driven to pursue the We are dedicated to sustainable development myriad of opportunities that await creative and have committed ourselves to contributing to thinkers, believing that this approach to business our country’s socio-economic growth through the creates tangible value for the company and establishment of the GladAfrica Foundation Trust, produces quality service for our customers. which addresses the group’s desire to be a force Our people are our pride and our strength. for positive change in the communities in which we Our employees’ focus on sustainable growth, operate. excellence and innovation continues to add value to our clients, benefit our shareholders and afrm We remain committed to growing and our role as leaders in the market. strengthening our business through continual skills development, and our focus on quality and excellent With a team of experienced and qualified customer service, thereby ensuring that we further engineers, scientists, project managers and enhance our presence in a competitive market. business professionals, GladAfrica is geared to meet the demands of infrastructure roll- out in our country and continent. Kulani Curtis Lebese Group chief executive ofcer GladAfrica Group (Pty) Limited GladAfrica 8 Acquisition of Ariya Project Managers Acquisition strengthens GladAfrica’s position in the built environment GladAfrica’s acquisition of a 100% shareholding While GladAfrica will retain its Engineering in Ariya Project Managers (Pty) Ltd (Ariya) has Consulting arm, the Group will establish a strengthened the Group’s competitive edge in the new specialised company (GladAfrica Project building and construction industry locally and in Managers (Pty) Ltd) to focus primarily on project the African region. The acquisition allows us to management services, including development create a completely African-born organisation management, tenant coordination and installation within the built environment, while realising our and procurement management. Ariya’s current vision of creating life-changing, built-environment Managing Director, Sigi Naidoo, will continue as solutions. Managing Director of the new entity. As a built-environment management consultancy Given the solid track records of both companies in active within a variety of markets, industries and the industry and their similar work ethic and cultural sectors, Ariya has, since its establishment in 2005, fit, the new team is will ofer the local and regional created a solid track record among public and markets exciting alternative, value-added services. private sector clients alike and successfully Ariya’s notable list of recent projects includes the completed a number of South Africa’s prestigious MyCity BRT in Cape Town, Green Point Stadium and and high-profile infrastructure projects. The the University of Mpumalanga. company is wholly black-owned with a 35% black women shareholding, level 2 B-BBEE and an According to Mr Naidoo, “We embraced this international ISO 9001:2008 accreditation. Ariya opportunity to join the GladAfrica team in a joint has a firm footprint in the South African market pursuance of delivering innovative engineering and and operates in Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, project management solutions. I have no doubt that Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Nelspruit. together we will create a notable force in the built environment consulting sector.” The acquisition enables GladAfrica to expand its project management footprint and add significant value to its comprehensive ofering of customised project management services. The move also creates a uniquely African organisation with the expertise and capacity to meet market Noel Mashaba expectations in the built environment locally and in the African region. 9 Today, GladAfrica has a firm foothold in the marketplace and a position of strength from which to lead and guide the built environment. Noel Mashaba: Executive Chairman (right), Kulani Curtis Lebese: Group CEO (middle) and
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