South Africa to host African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo

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Being Africa’s premium cement, concrete and construction industry event, the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo presents a tremendous opportunity for companies, individual persons and leaders in the industry to network and impart invaluable insights about the current African construction industry.

Those attending the conference will access a total of eight unique experiences.These are Totally Concrete Conference, Housing for Africa Conference and the Women in Construction Awards. The Gauteng Construction Conference and Trade Expo, Construction IT Summit and expo, and the Civilution event.

The annual Captains of Construction forum, will discuss important issues hindering the development of infrastructure in Africa. The discussion at this forum is set to focus on opportunities that can be exploited for further development through collaboration between the public and private sector.
This year’s event will also incorporate an Outdoor Expo.

This will offer attendees a chance to see and experience the latest equipment and machinery on the market. The African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo 2016 has a unique African touch that narrates the great story of African construction.

According to Programme Director Africa for event’s organizers Soren Du Preez, Africa needs 40 million tons of new cement capacity in order to accommodate the rising urbanization and growth rates. The continent’s population is expected to from 1.1 billion people in 2013 to 2.4 billion by 2050.

New industry entrants and those who have been in the local market before attach great value in the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo because the forum provides an avenue for construction business development as well as practical insight into managing day to day operations in the African context.

This event will bring together leading pioneers of concrete, uniting together African and international expertise with over 60 international renowned expert speakers expected to grace the occasion.