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ONE OF A KIND Sustainable Business Magazine speaks to Shaun Cross, General Manager at Stefanutti Stocks Botswana about pioneering projects, influencing the market, and the importance of training.

Stefanutti Stocks is a leading multinational general contractor headquartered in South Africa, with a presence throughout sub-Saharan Africa and in the Middle East. Builds they have worked on include commercial buildings, shopping centers, healthcare facilities, airports, high-rises, and more. Many of their projects have also been landmark constructions noted for their quality or pioneering techniques.

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Originally formed from a merger of two Botswanan construction companies in 2006, Stefanutti Stocks Botswana has been involved with some of Botswana’s most important infrastructure projects, including mines, road works, a water and effluent treatment plant, and commercial and municipal buildings. In 2007, the company was a part of Botswana’s first office accommodation public-private partnership, and today

Stefanutti Stocks Botswana is a significant multidisciplinary company with capabilities spanning building, earthworks, transport infrastructure, energy generation, and water, sanitation, and pipelines.

MIXED-USE PRECINCT Recently, Stefanutti Stocks Botswana worked on the Fairscape Precinct in Gaborone, a mixed-use development comprising

STEFANUTTI STOCKS’S ROADS & EARTHWORKS TEAM AT WORK.

STEFANUTTI STOCKS’S MINING SERVICES INCLUDE A ONE-STOP-SHOP SERVICE FOR CONTRACT MINING CLIENTS, INCLUDING MINE PLANNING AND FLEET SELECTION.

shape, to build a pyramid-shaped tower as the integral structural element. It was designed for that specific project and we had it made in a precast yard and transported to site, then erected by crane. It’s a massive feather in our cap.”

The Fairscape Precinct is 15 floors high, making it one of Gaborone’s tallest buildings, and it has been recognized with a number of awards. Stefanutti Stocks Bot-

swana received the Fulton Award from the Concrete Society of Southern Africa for the best quality of concrete and best quality delivery of concrete. PMR.africa also gave the company an award for the quality of their delivery on this project, as well as Performance and Customs Bond Services (PCBS).

Built with the environment in mind, the project’s stated goal was to be unique by focusing on five major design principles: THE ICONIC FAIRSCAPE PRECINCT IN GABORONE WON THE “BUILDING STRUCTURE > R100 MILLION” CATEGORY AND ALSO RECEIVED A COMMENDATION IN THE “INNOVATION IN CONCRETE” CATEGORY AT THE 2015 FULTON AWARDS.

offices, retail units, penthouses, a large underground car park, and space for a future hotel. The project required Stefanutti Stocks Botswana to draw upon a broad cross-section of their skills.

“It is one of a kind, the first of its type in the world,” says Shaun Cross, General Manager of Stefanutti Stocks Botswana. “It’s the first mixed-use precinct of its type in the country, but also what’s unique about this specific building is it’s the first time ever in the world that a precast structural element has been used for the structure. So we had a precast iron model, which is a triangular STEFANUTTI STOCKS BOTSWANA

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THE NEW TERMINAL AT THE KASANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN BOTSWANA WAS COMPLETED IN EARLY 2017 AND HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF A NUMBER OF PRESTIGIOUS INDUSTRY AWARDS.

Mixed land use, having a central piazza, district architectural identity, streetscape character, and environmental sustainability.

Stefanutti Stocks Botswana ensured the Fairscape Precinct met its environmental goals through innovative building techniques and rigorous assessment, and the

building incorporates energy efficient design and green building principles.

AIRPORT CHALLENGES Stefanutti Stocks Botswana also recently completed the upgrade and refurbishment of Kasane International Airport on behalf of the

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Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB), where they built a brand new 6400m2 terminal, upgraded the existing buildings, and installed new airport IT systems.

This project came after Stefanutti Stocks Botswana completed major works on Gaborone’s Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, after another engineering firm pulled out approximately 90% through construction. Work included repairs, re-installations, and maintenance at the airport, which was successfully completed in 2015.

“Airport projects are difficult because the challenge lays in keeping traffic flowing and ensuring there are no interferences to active flights,” says Mr. Cross. “Having to upgrade, change, rebuild, and refurbish a building while it is open to the public and incredibly fragile in terms of time and flow is a unique challenge. We’re very proud of having been able to successfully complete projects of this nature twice in recent years.”

PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY Stefanutti Stocks Botswana goes out of its way to ensure environmental sustainability throughout its operations. An intensive environmental program is implemented through-

AN AERIAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE 1.4 KILOMETRE LONG CORE ROCK CAUSEWAY IN GUINEA, CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR BEL AIR MINING.

We provide a complete line of scaffold equipment and skilled labour management With our competitive pricing and it’s evident that we deliver premium customer service.

Tel : (+267) 3932050 | Fax : (+267) 3932051 Email: admin@highrisescaffolding.co.bw www.highrisescaffolding.co.bw For Our South African Company Contact Tel : +27 72 041 8007 | Fax : +27 86 689 8555 Email: info@extremeccess.co.za

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A VIEW FROM THE WEST HIGHLIGHTING THE NEW OLIFANTS RIVER BRIDGE’S SPAN AND TEMPORARY WORKS TO THE SECOND ARCH. THE CAPE-PROVINCE BASED BRIDGE IS BEING CONSTRUCTED FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROAD AGENCY LIMITED.

THE OMBUDSMAN AND LAND TRIBUNAL OFFICE IN GABORONE WAS DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED

BY STEFANUTTI STOCKS BOTSWANA.

AN AERIAL PERSPECTIVE OF AN INTERCHANGE IN JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA, CONSTRUCTED

BY STEFANUTTI STOCKS ROADS & EARTHWORKS.

out the company, incorporating training programs, best practices, and ongoing research into new technologies and processes. ISO 14001 is held by the company as proof of its global standards.

“Our environmental philosophy is based on six pillars: Biodiversity, carbon emissions, energy, materials, waste, and water usage,” explains Mr. Cross. “We collect data through data capturing and reporting modules. We hope that, by focusing on these pillars and placing them at the forefront of all our actions, we will help drive a shift in the market.”

Stefanutti Stocks Botswana is also deeply involved in training and improving the skills of local people. “We have a mobile training simulator for operators that we move around Botswana as well as other countries,” says Mr. Cross. “We train, free of charge, up to 84 people at a time in the skills they need to work for Stefanutti Stocks. This has two results. People who participate are able to take those skills back to their communities to improve them, and it also means we have a network of capable operators should we require them for future projects.”

THE IMVUTSHANE DAM IN SOUTH AFRICA’S KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE WAS COMPLETED BY STEFANUTTI STOCKS COASTAL .

that people want to work for,” says Mr. Cross.

“We want the next generation of employees to come to a company that’s established and has a great culture. Improving the size and quality of our training centers within Botswana will be a really important part of this, as will continuing to diversify.”

“To be sustainable in the near future within the African region, as well as in the

STEFANUTTI STOCKS MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL DIVISION UNDERTAKES A BROAD SPECTRUM OF MINE INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION FOR ITS CLIENTS, INCLUDING FOR THE LIMPOPO PROVINCE BASED FOSKOR MINE.

AN AERIAL PERSPECTIVE OF A TURNKEY RE-TREATMENT PROJECT CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATED BY STEFANUTTI STOCKS MINING SERVICES FOR BARBERTON MINES IN THE MPUMALANGA PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA.

United Arab Emirates where we are also established, is crucial,” says Mr. Cross.

“Achieving this means we can further upskill local communities, and also those within our own organization. We are very positive about our plans for the future. We believe there is a lot of activity in Africa at the moment, and Stefanutti Stocks will be at the forefront of those advances.” c

NEXT GENERATION “We are trying to establish ourselves as the company of choice in Botswana, a company STEFANUTTI STOCKS BOTSWANA

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