NEC is a company that provides services for civil construction, concrete placement, excavation and plant hire. The company has worked on several projects in South Africa, and plans to bid on contracts for civil construction projects at all levels throughout Africa.

The company plans to develop into the leading civil construction services provider in KwaZulu Natal. This means always having the best and most efficient facilities, processes, and people. To achieve this, NEC will invest in ways that will pay off in competitive advantages for its customers, such as structural plan review, including pre-job conferencing upon request, equipment, and a full line of forming, reinforcing, and aftermarket products.

The biggest concern within the concrete work industry is the health and safety of its employees. NEC has made safety its number one concern; our employees and our customers expect to be safe on the job. The company has recognized the need to keep taking steps to develop a comprehensive infrastructure designed to make us not just a company with a safety policy, but a "safe company.“

NEC was founded in January, 2009, and is a Private company with principal offices located in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

The company's management philosophy is based on responsibility and mutual respect. NEC maintains an environment and structure that encourages productivity and respect for customers and fellow employees.

The mission of NEC is to become the leading contractor by providing the best quality cement and concrete masonry work and heavy machinery plant hire.

NEC' employees and management are committed to:

• Providing a safe work environment to protect employees, the employees of customers and subcontractors, and the public.

• Supplying safe products for customers.

• Continuously improving the company's safety program to reduce the risk of accidents and occupational illness in a changing work environment.

• Encouraging employees to participate in accident prevention programs, and take personal responsibility for their, and their co-workers', health and safety.

• Employing properly trained personnel, equipment, and procedures necessary to enable regulatory compliance, and contribute to the high safety standards for our industry.

• Monitoring workplaces, enforcing safe work practices, and communicating the company's safety performance to employees and other stakeholders.

• Making safety a value-added service that the company provides to its customers.

PRODUCT

NEC civil construction and commercial offer major advances and complete adaptability, high strength-to-weight ratio, and all at cost-effective prices. The company operates in two market segments.

• Road works. Concrete and tar is the superior paving material for road construction projects. Whether it is a new road, or one in need of reconstruction.Pipe laying, drain laying, layer works, earth works, grading site leveling and clearing

• Foundations. NEC has the ability to safely erect any structure on a properly-built foundation.

NEC provides professional services by monitoring plant, equipment and vehicle.

Monitoring of heavy plant, equipment and vehicles utilized by state and local government organizations including municipalities forms the primary area of focus.

The following are the primary products that are offered on hire:-

• Heavy Equipment Graders
• Excavators
• TLB’S
• Tip Trucks
• Rollers
• Water Carts
• Diesel Carts
• Vans

SERVICES

• Values added services comprises of the following activities:-

• Ensuring proper and efficient utilization of all state and local authority plant, equipment and vehicles.

• Plant, equipment and vehicles are correctly licensed and insured.

• Provision of fleet statistics regarding fuel consumption

• Monitoring of tachometers and providing tachograph readings.

• Satellite tracking of all plant, equipment and vehicles.

• The company plans to become the leading provider of civil construction and plant hire services in the country. This means always having the best and most efficient facilities, processes, and people. To achieve this, NEC is investing in many ways that will pay off in competitive advantages for its customers, for example:

• Review of structural drawings. The company eliminates possible structural problems and delays.

• Pre-job conferencing upon request. The company thoroughly understands the construction business and the science of road works and plant hire. Recommendations are made, and customers are alerted when things could be done better. A partnership is based on trust and includes planning and teamwork.

• Delivery. Material placement is of cardinal concern to the company. NEC constantly upgrades and rotates its plant machinery and vehicles to maximize efficiency on the job.

• Civil and Plant Hire products. One of the things the company does for its customers is to help streamline the ordering process. NEC offers a large variety of plant hire and services.

JOB CREATION

Unemployment constitutes a national crisis. Most of the jobs created will not sustain longer-term development, in the sense of providing an income high enough to support a family, the acquisition of skills or rising productivity. From this standpoint, they are rather a form of concealed unemployment.

• NEC’s primary focuses are:

• To promote job security in its companies

• To provide an income for loyal employee’s retirement

• To create new employment

• To improve the quality of existing employment

The company’s strategies toward employment creation are as follows:

• Equalising incomes by job category.

• Supporting investment in infrastructure.

• Increase employment by working 40 hours a week

• Restructuring to create employment

• Re-skilling programs