Construction Products SADC

STEEL • INFRASTRUCTURE • BUILDING

Murray & Roberts first entered the construction materials and services market in the 1950s, acquiring various businesses over time that manufactured and traded construction materials and services in the domestic and regional building and infrastructure markets. The nature and focus of the construction products and services businesses have changed often over the almost 50 years since then.

A fundamental business principle has always been to service the construction industry in general rather than vertically integrate within Murray & Roberts specifically. There are occasions, however, where it makes sense to combine various Murray & Roberts operations in a unitary structure for improved competitiveness. This philosophy has focused management teams on service, quality, product development and price competitiveness to the extent that group companies constitute only about 5% to 10% of the average debtor book.

The businesses in this cluster are market leaders, with management teams that understand the responsibility this brings to them and the Group.