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Concor Holdings
Formerly2 distinct companies merged: Concor and Murray and Roberts Construction
IndustryCivil Engineering, Infrastructure, Buildings, Mining, Roads, Property Development
Founded1948 as Concor, 1902 as Murray and Roberts
HeadquartersSouth Africa, Botswana and Namibia
Area served
South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, United Arab Emirates
Key people
Dr F. Piccini, M. Barnabo, B. Chiozzi, U. Mantelli, V. Cini, N. Harvey, Jerome Govender(current CEO)
Revenue ZAR 1.6. Billion Rand in 2005 (Last year of listing)
Number of employees
3400+
Website concor.co.za

Concor Holdings (Proprietary) Limited. is a South African construction and mining services company. It is active throughout Southern Africa, involved in civil engineering, buildings, roads and mining projects. Concor returned as an independent brand in late 2016.

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Company history

Origin

Engineer Fernando Piccinini, 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. Eng. Piccinini was originally a chairman of Ferrocemento, an Italian construction giant and the emerging Concor received its technical support initially from there.

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 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 and 1956 SRB03C.jpg
Second pair of concrete semi-arches being lowered into position at the Storms River Bridge constructed between 1953 and 1956

Structure

By the early 2000s, Concor consisted of the following divisions:

Concor was listed on the JSE Securities Exchange and, for the year ended June 2005, Concor's last year as a listed company, had an annual turnover of 1.6 billion Rand.

Relationship with Hochtief

By the early 2000s, the German international construction group Hochtief owned just under 50% of Concors shares providing the company with the benefits of technology transfer. [2]

Purchased by Murray & Roberts

Concor Holdings was delisted on 30 June 2006 when 100% of its share capital was purchased by Murray & Roberts. It changed its name when it merged with Murray and Roberts Construction (Pty) Ltd. [3] Whilst under the control of Murray & Roberts, Concor Facility Management and Concor Property Development was closed whilst Concor Roads was merged with Concor Civils. Concor Technicrete was sold as a going concern. [4]

Purchased by consortium

The Concor and Murray and Roberts construction surface mining divisions were sold to a black owned consortium, consisting of the PIC and SPG [5] in late 2016 and renamed Concor in May 2017. [6] [7] Concor is now certified a Level 1 BEE Company. The current CEO is Jerome Govender.

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Founder companies of Concor

Current operating divisions in the Group

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Self erecting tower crane on site

Innovation and patents

Concor has several patents registered for its activities: [12]

Timeline of notable construction projects

Some of Concors' projects include:

1950s

Storms River Bridge, erected 1956 Storms River Bridge (N2)-001.jpg
Storms River Bridge, erected 1956

1960s

1970s

Gouritz River Bridge, erected 1978 Gouritz River Bridges2.jpg
Gouritz River Bridge, erected 1978

1980s

Hugos River Viaduct, erected 1988 Hugos River Viaduct on N1 Highway South Africa.jpg
Hugos River Viaduct, erected 1988

1990s

Matimba Power Station, erected 1992 Matimbakragstasie, Ellisras, Limpopo.jpg
Matimba Power Station, erected 1992
Katse Dam, erected 1996 Katse Dam.jpg
Katse Dam, erected 1996

2000s

Katima Mulilo Incremental Bridge launch, 2003 Concor Infrastructure Incremental Bridge launch 2003.jpg
Katima Mulilo Incremental Bridge launch, 2003
Main civils of Medupi Power Station 2008 Northern view of Medupi Power Station.jpg
Main civils of Medupi Power Station 2008
Vresap Pipeline, 2009 Construction of Vresap pipeline in 2009.jpg
Vresap Pipeline, 2009

2010s

Lanseria Reservoir, 2012 Construction of Lanseria Reservoir 2012.jpg
Lanseria Reservoir, 2012
Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, 2015 Jeffreys Bay Wind farm.jpg
Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, 2015
Port Alfred Highway widening Port Alfred Highway widening.jpg
Port Alfred Highway widening

2020s

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