Understanding that Basil Read's future must be built on its current priorities and environment, we critically reviewed our strategy in 2012 to build a stable platform for growth. This followed a comprehensive analysis of our business drivers, internal and external factors affecting performance, lessons learned in recent years and an independent risk audit...

Civil Engineering Contractors

Group Five is a diversified Construction, Infrastructure Concessions and Related Services group engaged in resources, energy, real estate and infrastructure delivery with a growing international client base in South Africa, the rest of Africa and Eastern Europe

Building and civil engineering : WBHO's building division is recognised as a leader in the South African building industry. Having established a reputation for quality, reliability and delivering against budget the division regularly exceeds client expectations. Roads and earthworks : The Roads and earthworks division which operates across multiple traditional civil engineering disciplines, has through strategic acquisitions gained exposure to a number of additional specialist disciplines. Other operations : The overriding purpose of WBHO's Other operations is to expose the group to a range of diversified margin streams within the boundaries of the construction environment, in order to provide a stable earnings platform for the group's shareholders. These markets include private public partnerships, concession arrangements and turnkey projects as well construction materials and property investments.

Our main local focus regarding structural services is residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Structural services include planning, analysis, design, inspection, monitoring, maintenance, rehabilitation, reports and demolition of permanent and temporary structures - constructed in timber, brickwork, structural steel, light frame steel and precast, prestressed and reinforced concrete.

Extensive resources and skills to manage all types of building contracts which include shopping centres, office complexes, apartments, factories & warehouses, airports, tourism and leisure facilities.