The Civil Engineering Contractor July 2019

26 Profile 1 Comment Piling legend likes to get his hands dirty 4 Policymakers 6 Project owners 7 Consultants 8 Contractors on site 10 Infra Africa 12 World news 29 Thought leader 14 On site: Project 1 Man, Machine and Money – meaningful links in your construction company 18 This is civil engineering 20 On site: Project 2 23 Feature Andrew Skudder, CEO of Construction Computer Software, writes about tools to improve onsite efficiency in the construction industry. 26 Profile 29 Thought leaders 30 Project alerts industry: Man, Machine and Money. 32 Case study Understanding how these three interrelate and 34 Business intel impact one another is like constantly asking 38 Supply chain One of the early pioneers of piling and geotechnical engineering in South Africa is Nico Maas, CEO of Gauteng’s second-largest piling company, Gauteng Piling. He has almost 45 years’ experience at the rockface of what is one of the most demanding trades in civil engineering. “There are three levers of the construction www.civilsonline.co.za yourself which came first, the chicken or the egg.” CEC July 2019 | 3

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