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ROCLA TURNS 100
This year Rocla, one of South
Africa’s leading manufacturers of
precast concrete products, cele-
brates 100 years of excellence.
The Infrastructure Specialist Group
(ISG) was formed in 2013 when
Rocla, Technicrete, and Ocon Brick
were acquired by a consortium
consisting of private equity firm
Capitalworks, RMB Ventures, Pan
African Group and senior exec-
utives within the companies.
ISG Chief Executive Officer, Albert
Weber, said “Reaching this mile-
stone of 100 years of service and
DHK GOES FOR GOLD
dhk has kicked off a new partnership with the internationally
recognised non-profit organisation Go for Gold with two
beneficiaries from its award-winning education-to-employment
programme joining the firm’s Cape Town studio as interns.
Go for Gold tackles youth unemployment, education and skills
development in under-privileged communities with its innovative
four phase model that provides a fully integrated personal and
professional developmental pipeline.
Initially, Grade 11 & 12 learners are given the opportunity
to boost their education with extra lessons in maths, science, life skills and leadership
development training. After matriculation, participants take part in a year-long internship
with partner companies which provides them with exposure to the built environment and
enables them to determine their course of study the following year. An added advantage
is that partner companies get to know their bursary candidates before investing in their
tertiary studies. The beneficiaries of the programme enjoy bursary support and the secure
knowledge of guaranteed employment once they graduate.
It is this holistic approach and sustainable long-term strategy that sets Go for Gold apart
and ensures the programme’s high success rate for its beneficiaries and partner companies.
dhk has been running a successful bursary scheme for many years and the new partnership
with Go for Gold will run in parallel with the company’s existing programme.
Jacqui Barhouch, Associate and Head of Communications at dhk who spearheads the
company’s involvement in the programme, said “With Go for Gold we’re able to make a
meaningful difference in the lives of talented young people while opening up the world of
architecture to students who may not have even been aware of this as a career option.”
dhk is the first architecture company to partner with Go for Gold and the firm is
challenging others to take part, “We want to encourage other architects to get involved
with this programme and help build a pool of bright young architects from all walks of life,”
said Barhouch.
Go for Gold is approaching companies within the South African built environment to
join the programme and make use of its developmental pipeline to secure graduates for
industry who are work-ready and have practical experience within the sector. As an NPO,
Go for Gold is able to offer benefits that complement companies BBBEE requirements.
Visit www.goforgold.org.za or contact Karen Rademeyer – [email protected]
technological excellence is a mile-
stone we all feel proud of. It is an
amazing
achievement.
Rocla’s
technical team offers customers a
solution reliability they can count
on, particularly with customer non-
standard requirements. Our tech-
nical innovation is second to none
and enables us to continue to build
upon our rich history of excellence
in a market where we have become
the preferred choice for precast
concrete manufacturing”.
All of Rocla’s products are ISO
9001/2008 certified and have the
applicable SANS recognition.
www.rocla.co.za
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