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Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Manufacturing comprises the two business units of Fibre Cement and Steel. Manufacturing supplies products into southern Africa, with countries including South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Malawi.

Click to expand/collapse the table Fibre Cement
Fibre Cement manufactures a range of fibre cement building products that are used in residential and industrial applications
  • The primary product offering includes:
    • Ceiling boards
    • Internal and external cladding
    • Roofing products, such as profiled roof sheets and flat slates
    • Moulded roof finishing

Everite
Fibre Cement operates under the business of Everite. It manufactures a range of commodity products at its 20 million m2 capacity facility In Gauteng. Extensive research and development has resulted in using an environmentally friendly material-asbestos-free Nutec since 2002.

Everite Fibre Cement pioneered advanced building technologies (ABT), which provides a very fast and efficient alternative to traditional building practices. It involves building with a lightweight steel frame clad with Everite Fibre Cement cladding and lined with Everite flat sheets. A variety of external and internal finishes can be applied depending on a client's specification

Click to expand/collapse the table Steel
Steel manufactures a range of steel products that are used in applications within the construction industry, as well as spiral-welded steel pipes used for bulk water transfer schemes
  • The primary product offering includes:
    • Reinforcing steel bars
    • Building mesh
    • Binding wire
    • Fabricated steel sections and structures

Barnes Reinforcing Industries (BRI)
BRI was formed in 2007 to serve the growing requirement for steel reinforcing products within the construction industry. Group Five has a 50% share in this company that manufactures rebar, weld mesh, binding wire and brick force.

Group Five Pipe
Group Five Pipe is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of large diameter spiral weld steel pipes. It supplies pipes for water pipelines and for industrial and commercial applications and specialises in erecting temporary pipe factories where it is not viable for a permanent setup. Cranes and pipe making equipment can be shipped within a very short time to tackle any large pipe contracts.

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Formwork and Structural Steel
This business offers formwork, access scaffolding and engineered steel products.

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Mthatha Airports
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