AFRICA’S
Project management experts Integrated Solutions turns challenges within
Africa into expansion opportunities.
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roject management company, Integrated Solutions, is at the forefront of infrastructure
development in both South Africa and the African continent. The successful
completion of a four star hotel, the Mammy Yoko Hotel in Sierra Leone, is just one
example of how the company overcame the difficulties and challenges with working
on the continent. Integrated Solutions manages and monitors all phases of any
construction project, including the organisation of the required resources and
consultants. The services offered range from project and construction management,
and even extend to cost control and interior design.
Evert Lategan, MD of Integrated Solutions, says; “It’s great that South African companies
like Integrated Solutions are given the opportunities to work in Africa. Working in many of the developing
countries has its own set of obstacles and challenges, ranging from difficulties with procurement and
sourcing the right materials to completing construction on time against tight deadlines.
The Mammy Yoko Hotel – Freetown, Sierra Leone
The Mammy Yoko Hotel in the capital city of Freetown (re-branded as the Mammy Yoko Radisson Blu)
is a 172-key multi-storey establishment, which was abandoned during the Sierra Leone civil war, first
occupied by rebel soldiers and then reoccupied by the United Nations.
Empowering local contractors through on-site training, supervision and guidance
Lategan says that as Sierra Leone has no main contractors available who could have been slotted
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