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


Company history


Origin

Dr F. Piccini, 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. Dr Piccinni was originally a chairman of Ferrocemento, an Italian construction giant and the emerging Concor received its technical support initially from there. File:Original Concor Logo 1948.png, Original Concor Logo 1948 File:Original Concor Logo up to 2006.jpg, Concor Logo up to 2006 File:CONCOR LOGO.jpg, Concor Logo 2017 to current


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 iconic 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.


Structure

By the early 2000s, Concor consisted of the following divisions: *Concor Buildings, *Concor Civils, *Concor Mining, *Concor Engineering, 2010: Fabricated the tallest tank in southern hemisphere commissioned for Sasol Secunda at its Benzene Reduction Project, standing at 47.54m. *Concor Technicrete, *Concor Facility Management, *Concor Property Development and *Concor Roads. 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
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Relationship with Hochtief

By the early 2000s, the German international construction group
Hochtief Hochtief AG is a German construction company based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Murray & Roberts Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd. is a South African-based engineering and mining contractor. It is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange. The Group delivers its capabilities into three global primary market sectors the resources, industrial, ene ...
. It changed its name when it merged with Murray and Roberts Construction (Pty) Ltd. 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.


Purchased by Southern Palace Group Consortium

The Concor and Murray and Roberts construction divisions were sold to a black owned consortium, led by Southern Palace Group in late 2016 and renamed Concor Construction in May 2017. Concor is now certified a Level 1 BEE Company.


Current operating divisions in the group

* Concor Infrastructure (Roads, bridges, waste water systems, dams, harbours, pipelines, power stations) * Concor Buildings (Industrial, commercial, residential and office buildings) * Concor Western Cape (Industrial, commercial, residential and office buildings) * Concor Botswana (Industrial, commercial and office buildings) * Concor Opencast (Contract mining) * Concor Plant (Heavy plant maintenance and hire) * Concor Developments * Dynamic Concrete Namibia


Timeline of notable construction projects

Some of Concors' iconic projects include:


1950s

* 1952: High Level Reservoir, VanderbiljPark, South Africa. * 1952: Vals River Bridge, Bothaville, South Africa. * 1953: Sand River Bridge, Virginia, South Africa. * 1953–1956: Storms River Bridge, Eastern Cape, South Africa. * 1954: Orlando Power Station, Johannesburg, South Africa. * 1954: Salt River Bridge, Cape Town, South Africa. * 1954: Railway Bridge over Sand River, Virginia, South Africa. * 1955: Taaiboshspruit Bridge, South Africa. * 1955: Natalspruit Bridge, South Africa. * 1955: Railway Bridge over Great Fish River, South Africa. * 1956: Vetrivier Bridge, South Africa. * 1957: Pipeline and Jetty, Lourenco Marques, Mozambique. * 1958: Umsindusi River Bridge, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. * 1958: Railway Bridge, Congella, Durban, South Africa. * 1958: Arch Bridge over Vaal River, Standerton, South Africa.


1960s

* 1960: Hertzog Boulevard,
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, South Africa. * 1961–1963: Kyle/
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Bangala Dam Bangala Dam lies in south-eastern Zimbabwe, south of Masvingo. It was built by Concor to provide irrigation water to the farming estates on the lowveld to the southwest, around the town of Triangle A triangle is a polygon with three edg ...
s, Masvingo, Zimbabwe. * 1963: SASOL 1 Chimney, Sasolburg, South Africa. * 1963: Braamfontein Bridge, Johannesburg, South Africa. * 1966: Amatikulu River Bridge, Natal, South Africa. * 1966: Broadway Flyover, Durban, South Africa. * 1967: Sabie Bypass, Mpumalanga, South Africa. * 1967: Reduction Plant, East Driefontein, South Africa. * 1967: Bridle Drift Dam, East London, South Africa. * 1968: Umfolozi River Rail Bridge, KZN, South Africa. * 1968: Arnot Power Station, Cooling Towers, Mpumalanga, South Africa. * 1966–1969: Fox Street Hanging Building, Standard Bank Center, Johannesburg, South Africa. LCB Concortium. o


1970s

* 1970s: Phalaborwa Copper Mine development, Limpopo, South Africa. * 1970s–1990s: Multiple Concrete Headgears for various mining clients, Botswana, Zambia and South Africa. * 1970–1973:
Naute Dam The Naute Dam is a dam outside of Keetmanshoop in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. It was built by Concor between 1970 and 1972 and was officially commissioned in September 1972. It is the third largest dam in Namibia after Hardap Dam to Naute's ...
, ǁKaras Region, Namibia. * 1971 Ovamboland Canal, Namibia. * 1971 Soweto Motorway, Johannesburg, South Africa. * 1972 Paved aprons, Durban International Airport, South Africa. * 1973 Crown Interchange, Johannesburg, South Africa. * 1976:
Matla Power Station Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom and consuming the output from the Matla coal mine. History Construction started in 1974, and the last unit was commissioned in July 1983. In 1981 t ...
, Concrete slides of ACC and Boiler house lift shafts, Mpumalanga, South Africa. * 1978:
Gouritz River Bridge The Gouritz River Bridge on the N2 route between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth is a rigid-frame bridge which crosses the Gouritz River west of Mossel Bay in the Western Cape The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on th ...
, 270 m, 4 span structure with diagonal reinforced struts, Eastern Cape, South Africa. * 1978 Tailings Dams, Anglo American, Welkom, South Africa. * 1979 Sulphur Recovery Plant, SASOL 2, Linde, South Africa. * 1979–1981:
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3 steamplant with 300-metre high chimney, South Africa. Chimney and first boiler were commissioned in 1981.


1980s

* 1980–1983: Bloukrans River arch-bridge, Eastern Cape, South Africa. * 1980–1984: Steam Plants for
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2 and 3, Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa. * 1982: Majes Irrigation Project,
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Majuba Power Station Majuba Power Station between Volksrust and Amersfoort in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom. Majuba is Eskom's only power station that is not linked to a specific mine and it receives its coal from various sour ...
, Boiler House and ACC concrete slides, main civils, Mpumalanga, South Africa. * 1983: Bobbejaans River Bridge, Eastern Cape, South Africa. * 1984: Hawane Dam, Swaziland. * 1984: Thabina Dam, Limpopo, South Africa. * 1984–1988: 4 Kilometre long road
Huguenot Tunnel The Huguenot Tunnel is a toll tunnel near Cape Town, South Africa. It extends the N1 national road through the Du Toitskloof mountains that separate Paarl from Worcester, providing a route that is safer, faster (between 15 and 26 minute The ...
, Western Cape, South Africa. * 1984–1988: Hugos Valley Viaduct, Western Cape, South Africa. * 1985–1988: Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa. * 1986: Usutu Pulp Mill, Swaziland. * 1989-1990: American Embassy, Pretoria, South Africa.


1990s

* 1993: Pavilion Mall, Durban, South Africa. * 1994: Sanlam Forum Building, C/o Church and Queen Streets, Pretoria, South Africa. * 1998: Injaka Bridge, collapsed during construction, but eventually completed. * 1988 - 1989: Reserve Bank, 37 story skyscraper, first flushed-glazed building in the southern hemisphere, Pretoria, South Africa. * 1991 - 1992: Wanderers Cricket Stadium rebuild, Johannesburg, South Africa. * 1988 - 1993:
Matimba Power Station Matimba Power Station close to Ellisras, Limpopo Province, South Africa, is a dry-cooled coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom. Power generation The station consists of six 665 MW units with a total installed capacity of 3,990 MW. T ...
, main civils, Lephalale, Limpopo, South Africa. * 1993 - 1996:
Katse Dam The Katse Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Malibamat'so River in Lesotho, is Africa's second largest double-curvature arch dam. (The Tekezé Dam, completed in early 2009, is now Africa's largest double curvature dam). The dam is part of the Lesot ...
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, JV with
Hochtief Hochtief AG is a German construction company based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. * 1998: Mozal Aluminium Smelter, Maputo, Mozambique. * 1999: Debswana Orapa Mine Expansion, Francistown, Botswana.


2000s

* 2000: Impala Platinum Shaft 14 development, multi-blast ventilation facilities, overland rock conveyor, upgrading of hoisting facilities, surface ore transfer silos,
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, South Africa. * 2000 - 2002: National Bank of Dubai, UAE. * 2000: Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre, Makhado, South Africa. * 2000: Cape Town and Johannesburg International Airports radar towers. (31 and 54 m each) * 2001: OR Tambo International Airport, Charlie Taxiway, Johannesburg, South Africa. * 2001: Bakwena Platinum Highway, 380 kilometer upgrade of N1 and N4 highways. * 2002-2001:
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, main complex, Johannesburg, South Africa. * 2002: Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) Johannesburg International Domestic Terminal, (AC Consortium). * 2002–2004:
Katima Mulilo Bridge The Katima Mulilo Bridge (also known as ''Bridge 508'' in the Namibian Bridge Register) carries the TransCaprivi Highway over the Zambezi River between Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Sesheke, Zambia. It is a road bridge, completed in 2004, 900 met ...
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* 2002–2009:
Port of Ngqura The Port of Ngqura is a deepwater port on the east coast (Indian Ocean) of South Africa, 20 km northeast of Gqeberha. It was authorised by an act of parliament in 2002, construction started in September 2002 and the port became operational ...
, Coega, new port construction consisting of: eastern breakwater, 2.7 km in length extending into Algoa Bay to a maximum water depth of 18 metres. A secondary western breakwater 1.125 km in length to a water depth of 15m. Five berths, 1,800m of quay wall – two for containers, two for dry bulk and breakbulk cargo and one for liquid bulk cargo. JV with
Hochtief Hochtief AG is a German construction company based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Port of Ngqura The Port of Ngqura is a deepwater port on the east coast (Indian Ocean) of South Africa, 20 km northeast of Gqeberha. It was authorised by an act of parliament in 2002, construction started in September 2002 and the port became operational ...
, Container Terminal, civil works phase 2, Coega, extension of container terminal and quay walls to make provision for two more ship berths. JV with
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Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – South Africa (OWLAG) is a boarding school for girls, grades 8–12, in Henley on Klip, Gauteng Province, South Africa. The school is a project begun by the American entrepreneur and philanth ...
, Henley on Klip, Gauteng, South Africa. * 2007–2014: Ingula Power Station, bulk earthworks and civils of Bedford and Braamhoek storage dams, South Africa. * 2008: P.G. Bison Particleboard facility, Uigie, South Africa. * 2008: Sishen Iron Ore Mine Expansion Project, Northern Cape, South Africa. * 2008–2014:
Medupi Power Station Medupi Power Station is a dry-cooled coal-fired power station built by Eskom near Lephalale in Limpopo province, South Africa. The name chosen for the station, Medupi, is a Sepedi word which means "gentle rain". With an installed capacity of 4,7 ...
Chimneys contract. Two way joint venture with Kareena Africa, Limpopo, South Africa. * 2008–2015:
Kusile Power Station Kusile Power Station (formerly known as the Bravo Power Station) in South Africa is a coal-fired power plant under construction by state electricity utility Eskom. Location Located about 15 kilometres north of the existing Kendal Power Station ne ...
Chimneys contract. Two way joint venture with Kareena Africa, Mpumalanga, South Africa. * 2008:Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency Head Office, Halls Gateway, Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa. * 2009:Gathemann/Mutual Tower, 20 story green building, Windhoek, Namibia. * 2009: Vaal River Eastern Subsystem Augmentation Project (Vresap), 121 kilometre water catchment transfer pipeline, Free State to Gauteng, South Africa. * 2009: Bulk Diamond Clearing Centre, Gaborone, Botswana. * 2009: Gateway Mall, Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa. * 2008-2009: Department of Foreign Affairs, new ministry head office, Pretoria, South Africa. * 2008: British Consulate, Harare, Zimbabwe. * 2008–present:
Medupi Power Station Medupi Power Station is a dry-cooled coal-fired power station built by Eskom near Lephalale in Limpopo province, South Africa. The name chosen for the station, Medupi, is a Sepedi word which means "gentle rain". With an installed capacity of 4,7 ...
Main civils contract. Three way joint venture with Aveng and Murray and Roberts, Limpopo, South Africa.


2010s

* 2010: Assmang Ore Heavy Rail Loop, Northern Cape, South Africa. * 2011: Kolomela Mine Expansion Project: 36 km Sishen-Saldanha rail connection. * 2012
Ruacana Power Station The Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant near Ruacana in northwest Namibia, close to the Angolan border. Commissioned in 1978, it is by far the largest power station in Namibia. Its operator is NamPower, the Namibia ...
, 4th turbine main civils, Namibia. * 2012: City Deep Container Terminal, Johannesburg, South Africa. * 2012: Lanseria Bulk-water Reservoir, Johannesburg, South Africa. * 2012–2014: Portside Building. 5 Star Green Building, Cape Town, South Africa. * 2012: Lanseria Reservoir, Johannesburg, South Africa. * 2013: Driefontein Waste Water Treatment Works, Johannesburg, South Africa. * 2013 - 2014: The Grove Mall, Windhoek, Namibia. * 2014: 102 Rivonia. 4 Star Green Building, Sandton, South Africa. * 2014: Al Raha beach luxury apartments, Abu Dhabi, UAE. * 2014: Lesedi Solar Power Station, Bulk earthworks and civils, South Africa. * 2014: GCIS Tshedimosetso House, 4 Star Green Building, Pretoria, South Africa. * 2014: Venetia Diamond Mine, underground development, Limpopo, South Africa. * 2014–2015: Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, Eastern Cape, South Africa. * 2014: N4 Middleburg Highway upgrade, Mpumalanga, South Africa. * 2014: Baywest Mall, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. * 2015–2017:
Grayston Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge The Grayston Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, previously also known as The Great Walk Bridge, forms part of a 5 km dedicated path between Alexandra on the eastern and Sandton on the western side of the M1 motorway in Johannesburg Johannesb ...
* 2015–present: Mogalakwena Tailings Facility, Northern Limpopo, South Africa. * 2015–2016: De Aar Wind Farm, Northern Cape, South Africa. * 2016: Tsogo Sun Hotel, Western Cape, South Africa. * 2016–2017:
Menlyn Park Menlyn Park Shopping Centre is a large shopping mall in Menlyn, Pretoria, South Africa, owned by development company Pareto. It is designed around three spaces – the Food Court, the keyhole malls and focal points, and a large internal garden sq ...
Mall Rebuild. 4 Star Green Building, biggest mall by lettable floor space in South Africa, * 2016–2017: R72 Highway between Port Alfred and Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa. * 2016–2017: BCX Centurion. Green Building, Pretoria, South Africa. * 2016–2017: Century City Urban Square, 4 Star Green Building, Cape Town, South Africa. * 2016–2017: Embassy Towers, Sandton, South Africa. * 2017-2018: Skukuza Safari Lodge, Kruger National Park, South Africa. * 2017: Radisson Blu Hotel Cape Town, South Africa. * 2017–2019: Khobab Wind Farm, Northern Cape, South Africa. * 2017–present: Belfast Coal Mine, Middelbug, South Africa. Construction of 4 major dams, 26 concrete platforms and terraces, 37 internal roads, and upgrade of adjacent provincial roads * 2017–present: Mtunzini National Road Upgrade, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. * 2017–present: Load and Haul, Zwartfontein Pit, Mogalakwena Platinum Mine, Limpopo, South Africa. * 2018–2020: 16 on Bree, Tallest residential building in Cape Town, South Africa. * 2018–present: Kangans Wind Farm, 140 MW situated 52 km east of Springbok, Northern Cape, South Africa. * 2018–2019: Perdekraal Wind Farm, 110 MW 80 km northeast of Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa. * 2018–2020: Golden Valley Wind Farm, 120 MW, near the town of Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa. * 2019–present: Msikaba Bridge, 580m cable-stay main span bridge, near Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, South Africa. * 2019–2021: Roggeveld Wind Farm, 147 MW near Laingsburg, Northern Cape, South Africa.


2020s

* 2020: Excelsior Wind Farm, Western Cape, South Africa. * 2020-2021:
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Extension Project, Carnavon, Northern Cape, South Africa. * 2020-2022: Oxford Parks Multi 5 and 6 star Green Building precinct, Dunkeld, South Africa. * 2022: Ikusasa, 6 Star Green Building, Rosebank, South Africa.


Gallery of other projects involving Concor

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Naute Dam The Naute Dam is a dam outside of Keetmanshoop in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. It was built by Concor between 1970 and 1972 and was officially commissioned in September 1972. It is the third largest dam in Namibia after Hardap Dam to Naute's ...
Karas, Namibia, 1973. File:Kendal Power Station Dry Cooling Towers 1983.jpg, Kendal Power Station Dry Cooling Towers, 1983. File:View of new road into Huguenot Toll Tunnel, South Africa.jpg, Highway leading into Huguenot Tunnel, Western Cape, South Africa, 1988. File:South African Reserve Bank Pretoria 1989.jpg, South African Reserve Bank,37 story flush glazed skyscraper, Pretoria, South Africa, 1989. File:Construction of Impala Platinum No 14 shaft.jpg, Impala Platinum No 14 shaft, Limpopo, South Africa, 2000. File:Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for girls construction.jpg, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, Gauteng, South Africa, 2007. File:Caledon River Incremental Bridge launch South Africa to Lesotho 2008.jpg, Caledon River Incremental Bridge launch South Africa to Lesotho 2008. File:Construction of Portside Building Cape Town 2012-2014.jpg, Portside Building, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, 2013. File:Concor Opencast mining Mogalakwena Mine tailings dam 2015.jpg, Mogalakwena Mine tailings dam, Limpopo South Africa, 2015.


References

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External links


Concor - company website

Southern Palace Group - holding company website
Construction and civil engineering companies of South Africa Companies based in Johannesburg Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1948 South African companies established in 1948