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APPLYING THE ART & SCIENCE OF CONSTRUCTION TO BENEFIT SA

GRINAKER-LTA

APPLYING THE ART & SCIENCE OF CONSTRUCTION TO BENEFIT SA

ABOUT US: Grinaker-LTA is a multi-disciplinary engineering and construction company owned and managed by black professionals and business partners with a combined business and industry experience of over 120 years.

The business is driven by a diverse and capable management team across its various operations. We are 100% black owned and hold a B-BBEE Level 1 accreditation. Having been established in 1889, the business has been in existence for more than 130 years. Over the years, Grinaker-LTA has undertaken some of the most iconic and award-winning complex projects seen in Southern Africa.

Grinaker-LTA has an unparalleled track record in Building, Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) Construction. Our performance is driven by our commitment to produce quality on-time work that is to the complete satisfaction of our customers. We participate at all stages of the construction and engineering value chain. We have the kind of expertise that enables innovative delivery throughout the construction and engineering value chain.

Our purpose as an organisation is to continuously deliver quality engineering and construction for our customers – our duty to our stakeholders, industry, and generations to come. Our company values are Operational Excellence and Stakeholder Accountability. Our organisation has three distinct and specialist divisions which are as follows:

- BUILDING The Building division plays an integral part in using specialised activities in the field of construction and engineering to deliver complex projects. We build impactful infrastructures in the commercial, residential, and industrial sectors within Southern Africa. We have significantly contributed towards shaping Africa’s richest square mile (Sandton City) through the many projects which we have built which include: The Leonardo – Africa’s tallest building.

- CIVIL ENGINEERING The Civil Engineering division has the capacity to construct a variety of structures, pipelines, roads, and earthworks. We have executed many projects for the private and public sector. Our projects are constructed to withstand the test of time across all major national routes, bridges, and infrastructure in Southern Africa. The division prides itself in meeting and exceeding industry standards without compromising safety, quality, and timely delivery to our customers.

- MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION (M&E) Our Mechanical & Electrical division is responsible for some of South Africa's most iconic structures. We deliver projects in the oil and gas, petrochemical, mining, power, steel, and manufacturing industries. Our specialised sub-divisions provide experienced management and highly skilled structural, platework, piping, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation as well as commissioning teams. The M&E division is also a market leader in providing specialised

teams for turnarounds, shutdowns, and maintenance work in most of the country's refineries. These services are supported by our advanced construction operating systems.

ACADEMY OF LEARNING Grinaker-LTA also has an Academy of Learning which contributes to the employee’s skills development. This enables us to empower our people. The Academy of Learning’s objective is to alleviate the shortage of critical and scarce skills by means of educating and training existing employees as well as unskilled recruited labourers.

Our investment into the Academy of Learning has produced 13 qualifications, 51 skills programmes and 12 learnerships. All courses are provided through the Construction Education Training Authority (CETA) in compliance with the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).

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