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Tusk Construction Support ServicesADVERTORIALTusk Construction Support ServicesMarcelle MussonMarcelle Musson has been involved in the low income housing sector since 1997.Her area of focus has been the development of lending programmes for the releaseof bridging finance to contractors and developers. Banks are generally reluctantto participate in lending to the low income market due to it being seen as ahigh-risk, low-return business. In 2001, she assisted in the establishment of aUS$20 million fund, from private US investors, to provide structured loans toemerging contractors operating in the low income market.Marcelle currently acts as the “Housing Director” for Tusk CSS (Pty) Ltd, a privatelyowned company offering construction support services to emerging contractors.Marcelle was awarded a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in 1997 from the Universityof South Africa and a Masters Degree from the Oxford Brookes University in 2003.Her mission is to assist emerging contractors and developers, who are committedto building sustainable communities in our country, overcome their financial andcapacity constraints and enter the mainstream economy from which they havebeen excluded.Tusk Construction Support Services is a specialist organisation that has extensive knowledge of the construction industry and suppliernetwork. Tusk has sound relationships with all role players involved in the delivery of subsidy housing, infrastructure and communityfacilities and provides a range of services including Bridging Finance, Performance Guarantees, Access to Material Suppliers andConstruction Support to small and medium sized contractors.Contractors can take on their ventures with confidence knowing that Tusk can provide all the support necessary to ensure that theirprojects will be successful and profitable.Each contractor has unique needs and levels of experience and some require more support than others. Tusk assesses the needs of eachapplicant and structures the loan and level of construction support accordingly.The relationship between contractors and Tusk is built on mutual respect and common interest. Tusks success depends entirely on theirsuccess and Tusk shares in the risk until the fulfilment of the contract.With regional offices throughout the country the Tusk teams are well positioned to offer clients a broad range of construction finance andsupport services under one roof.Contact detailsTusk CSS Head Office:Bondev Office Park, Cnr Willem Botha & Wierda Roads,Eldoraigne, Centurion, 0171.Tel: (012) 658 0176Fax: (012) 658 0238P.O. Box 53741, Wierda Park, 0149www.tuskcss.co.zaConstructionC O N S T R U C T I O NSupportS U P P O R TServicesS E R V I C E S• Bridging Finance• Performance Guarantees• Access to Material Suppliers• Construction Support ServicesAll the support you need for your construction successProgressive women in business 59