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construction sector,” says Tshele. “This is the Lubocon way and talks to our mission – In Pursuit of Project Delivery.” Lubocon Civils has also had its eye on quality for many years, and this has allowed it to clear the CIDB hurdle on quality management. The company developed and aligned its own quality management system with ISO 9001 and then took the next step to have this audited within the context of the ISO 9001 standard. “This gave us an official ISO 9001 quality systems accreditation,” he says. “We have also put in place the ISO 14001 environmental management standard, and are busy with the ISO 45001 standard for occupational health and safety.” The CIDB rating also requires robust health and safety policies and procedures which are effective on site. Tshele is proud of the company staff’s commitment to health and safety, which they drive through their in-house message of ‘Stop, Observe, Recognise, Take responsibility’ (SORT). This approach is driven home by a dedicated health and safety team that is guided by both the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) and the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA). “Our qualified and experienced health and safety manager works with his team of safety officers to ensure strict compliance on all our sites,” he says. “The attention we have paid to this priority is shown by the fact that we have had no fatalities in the nine years of our existence, and continuously achieve very low Lost Time Injury Rates (LTIRs). Our DNA has always been about taking our people back to their families with zero harm and to date we are still living that.” Looking forward, he concludes that the CIDB 9CE rating will undoubtedly help Lubocon Civils achieve its vision of becoming a household name in the construction sector and creating opportunities and transferring skills to the SMMEs while offering great value to its clients. “We look forward to growing further as a socially responsible business that contributes to the greater good of the people of South Africa, because this is the Lubocon Way,” he says. 

Concrete slabs for the Merensky stock pad at Bakubung Platinum.

Extensive experience in civils infrastructure is being applied on mining sites.

Work underway at the Exxaro Ash Disposal Facility in Belfast.

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