TUBULAR HOLDINGS
Pursuing specialisation through variation
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Invigorating Construction Through Diversification With seven unique companies under one brand, Tubular is providing differentiated solutions throughout the South African construction industry Project Manager: Eddie Clinton
irst established in 1979, Tubular Holdings has since consolidated its position as one of the most substantial privately-owned construction companies in South Africa. Revered across the country, this reputation has largely been built off the back of the successes of the seven diverse and differentiated divisions that make up the Tubular Group. With Tubular Holdings standing as the powerhouse at the top of this pyramid, setting strategy, objectives and direction, the company brand has gradually become one of the most respected throughout the region.
Broad services, extensive solutions
With such a substantial portfolio consisting of unrivalled services, it is easy to see why Tubular has been able to come to the forefront of the South African construction industry. “Tubular Holdings (Pty) Ltd. provides the construction industry a service in structural steelwork, platework, piping fabrication, erection, electrical and instrumentation, installation of mechanical equipment, planning, management and execution of turnaround projects,” the Company’s website lists. This broad range of leading solutions enables Tubular to work with its clients from the very initial stages of major construction projects right throughout until the completion and handover phases. Headquartered in Bedfordview, such depth of service has allowed Tubular to partner with some of the world’s largest mining and energy companies on key projects across the globe. One such example is Tubular’s work with South African public utility giant, Eskom in aiding the development of the provider’s flagship Kusile Power Station. Located in the Nkangala district of Mpumalanga, the Eskom facility is
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expected to generate a total 4,800MW in energy capacity, set to make it the fourth largest coal-fired power station in the world upon its completion. As a major partner of Eskom and the project itself, Tubular was contracted to accelerate its development, namely with the erection of the power station’s turbine steelwork and air cooler condenser, doing so utilising its leading expertise in fabrication, structural steelwork, platework and piping.
ONE GROUP, SEVEN COMPANIES Tubular Holdings (Pty) Ltd. Is the Group holding company, acting as the driving force behind the entire brand. Tubular Technical Construction (Pty) Ltd. (TTC) is the Group’s projects and construction subsidiary. Services include fabrication of structural steelwork, platework and piping, alongside planning, erection and execution of projects. Tubular Construction Projects (Pty) Ltd. was established to better address the Group’s Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) efforts. Tubular Electrical and Instrumentation (Pty) Ltd. specialises in offering electrical and instrumentation services across the construction industry. Tubular Structural Engineering (Pty) Ltd. is responsible for the detailing, supply and fabrication of structural steelwork, operating from wellequipped workshops and using state of the art equipment. Tubular Engineering Services is a division of TTC that has been established to deal with the onsite requirements of construction projects. Tubular Plant Hire is also a division of TTC that is used to meet the Company’s plant, equipment and tool needs internally.
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In addition, Tubular has also previously worked with global mining firm, Exarro on its Medupi Grootegeluk Expansion Project – an initiative that succeeded in expanding the mine’s total production capacity to 14.6 million tonnes of coal per annum.
using controlled lifts to minimise any unnecessary risks. By pursuing an upstanding approach and implementing state-of-the-art industry-specialist technologies such as automated CNC processes, Tubular has been able to expand upon the basic expectations of its clients, improving Pursuing social excellence accuracy and productivity levels Throughout its expansive efforts, alongside its CSR practices. Tubular ensures that it abides by According to the firm’s website, an esteemed self-imposed ethos of Tubular is “driven by the concept of maintaining the best practices possible quality efficiency and safety through in all aspects of its work. technology. When it comes to being The Group recognises the potentially innovative, Tubular is right up there detrimental nature of the industry amongst the best”. and has adopted a philosophy that readily aims to ensure that it is acting A credit to development as a good corporate citizen, setting This elevated approach is also reflected itself apart by ensuring that it follows in the Company’s attitudes towards its stringent control and prevention staff. methods to prevent any adverse Tubular is recognised as a Broadeffects on the environment. Based Black Economic Empowerment “Tubular is accustomed to working (B-BBEE) accredited firm due to its in environmentally sensitive locations emphasis on local employment and and it is our policy not only to protect on providing its employees with the the local fauna and flora but to opportunity to develop their personal certainly add to it,” Tubular reveals on skillsets. its website. Tubular offers extensive in-house Emphasising safety is also a major training programmes, helping to part of the Company’s philosophy, not only ensure its own continual evident in the fact that Tubular progression, but also aiding the undertakes a significant majority of sustainability of the regional its erection work at ground level, construction sector through socioeconomic development. “Tubular also recognises the importance of a solid in-house training programme and that the success of the Company depends on the quality of its people,” the Company website reveals. The Group has also gained status as an accredited training institute with the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (MERSETA). With more than 1,000 staff, and by abiding by these ideals throughout its divisions, Tubular is showing no signs of letting up and will continue to be a fundamental player for South Africa, both in providing new infrastructure and in developing the local industry.
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