May 2016 : Beating Drum Page 2
The NMC Construction Group hosted a series of cultural diversity workshops in May 2016. The aim of these workshops
was to enable value-driven diversity appreciation within the group. Melanie Burke, a specialist Diversity Management
Consultant of MAB & Associates, facilitated the three hour sessions in which she explored various thinking patterns
that limit the individuals ability to embrace diversity within both a business and social setting.
“The workshops were geared to equip participants to view diversity as an opportunity and understand the positive
benefits for the business and the individual’s personal growth. During these sessions employees were encouraged to
do some introspection and reflect on their day-to-day behaviour in relation to cultural diversity. Individual take-aways
were both suprising and refreshing. ” Wendy McAll, NMC Group HR Manager.
Go for Gold participants inspire all at fundraising dinner
The NMC Construction Group actively supports the Go
for Gold fundraising dinner and auction. This year the
dinner was held on 31 May at Pigalle restaurant, with
19 companies representing the construction industry
in attendance. A total of R580 000 was raised at the
event.
Master of Ceremonies and auctioneer for the evening
Verity Price provided ample entertainment with the
help of comedian Conrad Koch and his cheeky friend,
Chester Missing.
The guest speaker Amanda Filtane, who completed
her internship year with NMC, inspired the crowd with
her speech. She shared her experiences as a female in
the male dominated construction industry, from the
time she joined NMC as an intern up to her current
position as a project manager at the Department of
Rural Development. Another inspiring moment was
Nomathamsango Malothe’s reading of poem
describing her life’s journey including her experience
as a Go for Gold participant. Featured right are the
words of this thought provoking poem.
Burning rubber in the Karoo
The NMC Building division hosted clients at a social biking
event in the Karoo, at the end of May. The Tankwa Bike
Burn is every bikers dream weekend, a colourful blend of
various types of bike races for dual and plastic bikes.
Some of the activities included supported outrides, drag
and wheelie competitions and a marked track for the
plastic bikes. An estimated 130 motorcyclists joined in the
fun and the NMC team thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.
Pictured left taking a break from some serious biking
activity, back row l- r: Giles Rogers (PR Formwork), Ronny
Els (CSi Financial Management), Kenwyn Street (NMC
Civils), Victor Lang (Food Processing Entrepreneur),
David de Kock (Retail Management), Alfie Crous (Liquor
Law Specialist), Jono Weir (PR Formwork) and Chris Bam
(BAM Architects).
Front row, l-r: Manuel Maragelis (Growthpoint Asset
Managers), Craig Webb (Quad Africa Electrical
Engineering), Jacques van Wyk (CoreMovers) and Jannie
Joubert (NMC Building).