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1 The Bigen NOVEMBER 2015. Bigen Africa recognition for being unashamedly ethical Bigen Africa scoops three of seven top CESA awards Bigen Africa raises R1 million for non-profit organisations The Bigen Picture | September 2015 1. >> On the cover: The award-winning NSC2. water-transfer system project in Botswana. Read more on page 8. 2 The Bigen Picture | September 2015. e n t s C o n t 1 From the Desk of the CEO 4. 2 Feature: Bigen Africa raises R1 million for non-profit organisations 6. 3 Main Feature: Recognition for exceptional work on Botswana water-transfer system 8. 4 Bigen shines: Bigen Africa scoops three of seven top CESA awards 10 12.

2 5 Projects 13 15. Bigen Africa appointed to manage extension of Clanwilliam Dam Bigen Africa appointed civil engineer for prestigious Steyn City 6 Doing Good While Doing Business 16. Women's Month Mandela Day 2015. 7 People Profile 18 21. An inside glimpse at Anton Boshoff Dr Snowy Khoza is Unashamedly Ethical 8 Opinion Piece 22. Revenue Management 9 Bigen in the news 23. The Bigen Picture | September 2015 3. Message from the Chief Executive Officer Bigen Africa is standing secure on a strong foundation Hard work and unwavering ethics have earned the Bigen Africa Group a secure position in the infrastructure development industry from where it continues to pursue strategic growth.

3 Despite the many global Africa economic uncertainties which The drive to expand into Africa in have been affecting businesses a structured manner continued for a while, the Bigen Africa Group with the opening of an office continues to perform at optimum in Accra, Ghana in April. The level and has achieved consistent country is an ideal location from year-on-year growth across which to manage infrastructure the bulk of its sectors. Most development projects in West importantly, we envisage that the growth curve is sustainable for the Africa. Ghana has an impressive foreseeable future. and structured development approach and boasts one of The group's financial stability is the fastest growing economies underpinned by a strong balance on the continent, boosted by sheet, a strong management its resources and agricultural team and the resources it needs industries, private-sector to continue aggressive growth.

4 Investments, public infrastructure Strong operational efficiencies development and sustained and cost control are also political stability. maintained. Bigen Africa is in the fortunate Over the past 10 years, the position that it possesses the group has been involved in capability to provide African infrastructure development infrastructure development projects of more than solutions to African countries , R200 billion in various in particular through the forging African countries, and its of strategic partnerships across secured pipeline of work national boundaries which has grown by 18%, with 11 enable the group to extend its months of work already in hand.

5 Capabilities. This forms the core This, along with its growing of the group's growth strategy in business horizons, bodes well for both geographic and business the future of the group. terms. 4 The Bigen Picture | September 2015. Partnership recruitment policies, transferring of skills and employee conference development programmes. Bigen Africa's Partnership Conferences are of prime 2015 awards importance in strengthening its industry ties across the continent During 2015, Bigen again and its third successful conference scooped up numerous industry themed Invented in Africa again awards. Amongst these are: confirmed the need for a one-stop- awards in various categories of the shop offering into the rest of the recent CESA awards; and continent.

6 Bronze Arrows for Civil Consulting Engineers and for Structural The group's partnership approach Consulting Engineers and a is crucial to its success in achieving combined Award for Civil and technical excellence and innovation. Structural Engineers. The principle is to bring together best-of-breed offerings from The Bigen Africa team is very different parties on a formal and appreciative of these honours as structured basis. they confirm that it is succeeding in significant tangible maintaining the high levels of service benefits for several Bigen Africa aims to build, through it continuously strives for. non-profit organisations. strategic partnering, its capabilities in the construction, asset and Personally, I have been deeply Across the Bigen Africa Group, the revenue management, real estate, honoured to have received, as CEO individual branches practise doing international finance, renewable of Bigen Africa, an Unashamedly good while doing business on a energy, health and rail industries.

7 Ethical award certificate which regular basis and truly got into the recognise an unwavering Madiba spirit during July with commitment to ethics, values and a host of activities designed to BEE rating clean living. For our clients and improve the quality of life of their The 2015 BEE verification process partners, this provides a further beneficiaries. Bigen Africa also resulted in Bigen Africa achieving reassurance of the group's strong hosted another successful Golf Day a Level 2 rating, an apt recognition ethical stance in all its dealings. and, thanks to generous donations of its efforts to meet transformation from partners, clients, employees goals.

8 Having progressed from Doing good while and the group itself, was able to Level 3, where the company donate a full R1 million to its adopted remained over the past four years, doing business charities! Bigen Africa now enjoys 125% Over the past few years, Bigen Africa procurement recognition, giving has grown its sphere of corporate In conclusion, I want to reiterate clients and partners the assurance social responsibility, formally my pride in being associated with of its BEE compliance. adopting the creed of doing good a group that conducts its business while doing business as part of its in such an innovative and robust The higher rating is the result of business practice and corporate manner.

9 As this magazine goes the management team's ongoing culture. This has resulted in value add to print, we have reached the final commitment to transformation for communities where infrastructure stages of the fourth financial quarter within the company's ranks through projects are undertaken as well as and I have no doubt that Bigen's results will once more exceed expectations and instil a feeling of pride and fulfilment in every one of our employees, partners and stakeholders. Dr Snowy Khoza Chief Executive Officer, Bigen Africa The Bigen Picture | September 2015 5. FEATURE. Bigen Africa raises R1 million for non-profit organisations Leading infrastructure development group Bigen Africa is thrilled to announce that, through its Akaretsa fundraising campaign and with the generous support of its clients and partners, a full R1 million has been raised in aid of several highly deserving causes.

10 It has been an absolute projects for making a difference to disadvantaged people in local privilege and joy to distribute Doing good while communities, and also participate these funds amongst the group's beneficiaries, says Anton Boshoff, doing business in group-wide projects generated at head office, such as Akaretsa. Chief Operating Officer. Living The philosophy of doing good by our group creed of doing while doing business supports The purposes of Bigen Africa's good while doing business', we the group's vision of improving year-long Akaretsa campaign take to heart the needs of non- the quality of life of all through include raising funds for a number of profit organisations which provide the development of sustainable identified beneficiaries and this drive much-needed services to the infrastructure solutions and does not culminates in the group's annual destitute.