BUILDING FOR A BRIGHTER
BUILDING FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE Matsapa-A-Botshelo is a general construction and mining group committed to building a stronger South Africa through a commitment to reliability and high standards. MMatsapa-A-Botshelo has two main divisions covering coal (domestic supply and export) and construction and trucking. MAB is a close corporation company which started as construction company and then added to its portfolio mining and trucking departments in 2016. What started as a humble building block, has now become a powerful brand that has created several milestones in its areas of operation. The MAB Group CEO and Executive Head of Coal Operations is Pinagare Mogodi. The Executive Chairman is Setene Ketlele, who brings to the company considerable knowledge of the property management environment as a property manager and investor, with experience in arranging financing and administration. Skills training It has been a MAB goal from the beginning to continually improve in the wider construction arena and transfer skills to people, especially the unskilled and unemployed. More than 5% of the company’s payroll is paid on skills training and people development. We have inclusive programmes designed to upskill and develop our workforce. 10
CONSTRUCTION AND MINING MAB Coal MAB supplies coal to Eskom (on medium-term contracts) and to Kelvin Power Station (a privately operated facility in Johannesburg) and is one of South Africa’s largest emerging exporters of thermal coal. The company’s goal is to produce 36-million tons by 2028. The biggest proportion of MAB’s current saleable mix is local power-station coal (36-mpta), followed by export thermal coal (eight-mpta) and semi-soft coking coal (1.2-mpta). Products include duff, peas, small nuts and semi-coke. MAB Coal is strategically positioned for both domestic and export coal markets, currently exporting to countries such as India, China, Hong Kong and Israel. The company is exploring opening offices in India in support of its export operations. We are the most diversified multiproduct producer in terms of sized product at mine/DMS Wash plant level and export product mix at Richards Bay Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT) and Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT). Our newest largest contract is a five-year coal export contract for 150 000 tons with three different clients. Our strategic partners is Clarksons, one of the world’s biggest shipping services providers. Clarksons offers strategic maritime consultancy and shipping solutions in 23 countries. MAB is in the process of optimising its product mix to supply higher-value segments and to customers. Investments reflecting this diversification include taking significant stakes in manganese, iron ore, lithium and chrome assets. MAB Construction and Trucking Established in April 2010 with its main priority being to curb the high rate of unemployment in the metropolitan region of the city of Tshwane, Matsapa- A-Botshelo is the original building block of the company and continues to be committed to providing a reliable service in projects, construction and quality management. MAB has since grown to become one of the largest black-empowered and diversified construction and mining companies in South Africa. The company operates facilities and offices in South Africa and has made mining acquisitions in other African countries. MAB’s offering spans engineering and construction activities throughout the built environment. The trucking division works with a mix of sub-contractors and trucks working directly under the company. There are 688 trucks who are working to deliver goods as sub-contractors while 150 leased vehicles are the sole responsibility of MAB. Our construction capabilities span a broad range of industries: building; concrete structure; road and rail; environmental; heavy industry; mining; water reticulation; housing/ township development; infrastructure and other related projects. Clients include governments, parastatals and local authorities, major mining houses, leading industrial and other corporations, financial institutions and property developers. Among MAB’s clients are the Rustenburg Local Municipality, the Kruger National Park and the Moses Kotane District Municipality. Since 2010, projects to the value of R2.5-billion have been dealt with efficiently by MAB. Services Our company offers the finest quality design, site preparation, cost estimates, construction, repair and alteration to clients needing large-scale construction services, whether it is office buildings, warehouses, large apartment complexes or public works. • Earth works • Civil works • Refurbishment • Water systems Contact details Harrogate Park, 1237 Pretorius St, Hatfield, Pretoria 0028 Tel: (010) 447 3799 Emails: info@m-a-b.co.za enquiry@m-a-b.co.za BIOGRAPHY Pinagare Mogodi (“Pina”) is co-founder and Managing Director of MAB. He comes from a family with a long history of construction, mining and trucking projects in the North West. He expanded this into a well-established mining and construction company which now boasts a management team with over 60 years’ collective experience in the industry. Pina holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Management from Eduvos (Institute), has completed a Project Management and Pastel Accounting short course and has a certificate in Tactics: Strategic Planning and Management. His dream began when he started the company during his second year of university. 11
