Issue 3, October 11, 2011

Civil Engineering Times

Civil Engineering Vision
To create sustainable value for all stakeholders Our Four Themes Employee Fulfillment Operational Excellence Customer Satisfaction Work Acquisition

No LTIs for September! LTIFR = 0.20 GLMB Package C - Allandale Bridge

Message from our Executive: Jurie Loots

Launch of

Wax Plant - Safety

Congratulations to the Wax Plant team who reached their 100,000 hours LTI free.

Welcome to another issue of Civil Engineering Times. I want to share a few things with you which excite me when I look at the future of our business. I recently went to the launch of the Aveng DNA and the opportunities I saw in it were great. Im sure the DNA will soon be shared with everyone and I believe if we focus on doing more of the top line enablers and stop doing the bottom line disablers, it will really benefit us as a company and as individuals. Everyone in the Aveng group will focus on doing the same things and it will truly bring us closer together as a Group. We will become more effective and competitive. By now, you all probably know that Aveng is focusing on participating in the Nuclear Market in South Africa. According to Energy Minister Dipuo Peters, the bidding for the nuclear power plants in South Africa will begin next year. The work that is being done currently at the Aveng Nuclear office is not only to ensure that we as an organisation are ready to bid and execute the work when we are successful, but this will result in work for many of our Operating Groups including

Aveng Grinaker-LTA Civil Engineering business unit. I would like to thank all the people from our Business Unit who are helping the Aveng Nuclear Office with this initiative. It will benefit all of us a lot in the long run. Nuclear is only one of the great opportunities that is on the horizon. Although we are still in tough current economic times, we will need every single one of us to make a success of these great future opportunities. I therefore ask every one of you to remain focused on the task in hand, do everything you do with excellence and keep improving our organisation.

Operational Excellence
Mark IV Gasifiers Sasol Secunda
Aveng Grinaker-LTA Civil Engineerings Mark IV Gasifiers Sasol Secunda Team completed 15 months without lost time injury. The project started last year June and is undertaken in conjunction with Aveng Grinaker-LTA M&E Oil and Gas division who are responsible for the Construction of Structural steel mechanical and piping. The project is based at Sasols Gasification area and the scope of work is to add four additional Gasifiers to the existing plant. Working on a live plant in a brown field area, the team managed the contract in the most difficult working conditions. We managed the project in compliance with both the clients and our safety policies. From the start of the project excavation had to be carefully carried out by hand to avoid damaging existing live electrical cables, gas and water mains. The project also required close cooperation and planning with other contractors to ensure the completion of the work to meet project deadlines. We commemorate all those who contributed immensely in making this a successful contract, especially the Safety department. A special thanks the Contracts Director Ken Marsden who in times of need has guided the project to this great success.

MPS JV - On-site Training Centre

The MPS JV on-site training centre is in the thick of things in Lephalale, training and developing our future generations, closing gaps, ensuring sustainable growth throughout the industry and setting new standards. The training centre opened in June 2010 and has since trained more than 1000 employees. Various skills are trained, from junior workers to junior foreman as well as operator training and re-assessments. Taking training to our people on site has proven success and this will be taken into consideration for future training plans. Thanks to the joint effort of the MPS JV Executive team, Aveng Grinaker-LTA head office and LIBSA. Le Roux Stroebel

On site at MPS JV

Titus Tsiri

Heineken Breweries

People
MPS JV - Top Performer of the Year
Wellbeing Committee October - Elderly Focus
Global Ageing Statistics Today almost 1 in 10 people are over 60 years old. By 2050 1 in 5 people will be over 60. People aged over 60 will outnumber children aged 0 14 by 2050. The Grant for The Elderly is R1,140 per month in South Africa (only for people below a certain financial level).

Congratulations to Petrus Ramabulana who was announced as the Top Performer at the MPS JV Excellent Service Awards, what an achievement! It is evident that becoming a high performance organisation is becoming part of our culture.
Peter Meidlinger and Petrus Ramabulana

Head Office Excellent Service Awards September 2011

Excellent Service Awards were presented to the following employees at Head Office during the communication session that took place on the 28th of September. Congratulations to all these employees who demonstrated commitment and going the extra mile Operational Excellence
Rika Strydom Ronel de Wet Babsie de Buys Zaleen Kapp Alexia Maduna Olive Delport Maria Rodrigues Martin Van Rheede Van Oudtshoorn Shane Klopper Jacqueline Liebenberg Christine Winning Priscilla Buthelezi Mohammed Ebrahim Abel Manaka

People
Richard Derwort Kapeng Shalang

HUMAN RIGHTS DONT STOP AT 60! Remember the elderly, we will all be there one day

The Sunflower Fund bandanas are worn to show solidarity towards patients suffering from leukaemia, who lose their hair when undergoing chemotherapy treatments. Lets all show our support!

Please send all articles, views and thoughts to the editors: Jacqueline Liebenberg and Lara Aldridge.