The Civil Engineering Contractor October 2018 | Page 5

32 Profile
1 Comment
4 Policymakers
6 On project owners’ desks
8 On consultants’ desks
10 Contractors on site
11 Infra Africa
14 World news
16 This is civil engineering
18 On site
38 Business
intel 24 Technology
30 Insight
32 Profile
Speaking at The Concrete
Conference on 1–2 August 2018,
economist Dr Roelof Botha
predicted that a new seven-year
golden age was arguably already
under way for the engineering
and construction (E&C) sector —
provided a few policy uncertainties
were addressed. 34 Project alerts
36 Thought leaders
38 Business intel
40 Supply chain
Feet in the ground
A professional civil engineer, MD
of Franki Africa, Errol Braithwaite,
has exposure in both the consulting
and contracting environments. He
has worked on projects in Europe,
North America, the Middle East,
Asia, and Africa. These projects
have included large infrastructure
projects as well as buildings,
tunnels, marine structures, and
dams.
No obstacles to growth
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