Support services to the construction and engineering industries
LOCAL EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE, APPLYING GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
VISION PURPOSEOur vision is to be market leaders in forming, shoring, scaffolding, modular and re-locatable buildings and portable sanitation in South Africa.
To create long-term value for our shareholders by remaining the preferred supplier of construction, engineering support service solutions, modular buildings and portable sanitation.
The combination of these operations under WACO Africa has brought together a wealth of local expertise and experience enabling the group to provide a full basket of support services and products to the market. Their diverse offering includes formwork, scaffolding, special events seating, modular buildings, access scaffolding and portable sanitation.
This one-stop offering is both invaluable and economical in today’s dynamic and developing environments. WACO Africa is deeply entrenched in the landscape of South Africa with an extensive distribution network of over 48 branches. WACO Africa is owned by WACO International (74.9%) and Kagiso Ventures (25.1%).
WACO Africa embraces six synergistic companies, namely WACO Manufacturing, Form-Scaff, Form-Sure, SGB-Cape, Abacus Space Solutions and Sanitech. These companies have proudly served the South African construction and engineering industries for over 40 years.
LOCAL EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE
WACO Africa is 74.9% owned by WACO International – a leading multi-national industrial and commercial services company.
APPLYING GLOBALSOLUTIONS
Regarded by their customers as one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of formwork, shoring and scaffolding, relocatable and modular building services and portable sanitation. WACO International has operations in over ten countries.
These include South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia. Innovation driven, the WACO group is able to apply global best practices to any of its businesses in the geographies in which it operates.
WACO INTERNATIONALWACO International is privately owned by its worldwide management and funds managed by Unitas Capital. The company has a 50 year history of providing innovative service solutions in the mining and resources, infrastructure, industrial maintenance, construction, education, healthcare and entertainment event sectors. The group holds market-leading positions in Southern Africa, Australasia, (Australia and New Zealand) as well as strong positions in the UK and Chile.
Australia
South Africa
South Africa
New Zealand
South AfricaMauritiusNamibiaChile
South AfricaSaudi ArabiaNamibiaZambia
Formwork, Shoring andScaffolding
United Kingdom Australia
New Zealand Australia
South Africa South Africa
Modular and RelocatableBuildings
WACO Manufacturing is the largest producer of formwork and scaffolding in Africa.
Form-Scaff is South Africa’s leading provider of formwork, shoring and scaffolding.
Form-Sure provides turnkey solutions to companies preferring to outsource.
SGB-Cape leads the scaffolding access industry through its unique design capabilities.
Abacus Space Solutions manufacture modular and relocatable buildings.
Sanitech, the nationwide leader in sanitation and hygiene solutions.
Employing over 600 experienced and knowledgeable people, WACO Manufacturing has 13 different product lines within their well equiped, versatile factory. The factory also has a dedicated ‘Special Formwork’ operation supplying purpose made shuttering to client’s specifications. The large scale specialised shuttering for the columns supporting the Gautrain viaduct were designed and manufactured by WACO.
With 24 branches, Form-Scaff is the largest scaffolding and formwork sales, hire and distribution network in South Africa. All products are manufactured locally by WACO Manufacturing, making Form-Scaff a 100% South African Company. Innovation driven, Form-Scaff’s range of products and systems are recognised as the industry benchmark. The company provides end-to-end industry solutions from design development, training, technical support to on-site contracting.
Customers requiring to outsource their on-site supply and erect services call on the expertise of Form-Sure. They are able to provide a comprehensive formwork and scaffolding solution and utilise Form-Scaff’s innovation range of tried and tested products. Form-Sure is geared to meet the needs of a dynamic market.
The largest supplier of access scaffolding in South Africa, SGB-Cape focus is on power stations, refineries, steel and petro-chemical plants, construction and building projects, maritime repairs and other industrial installations. This can include thermal insulation and protective coating services. The company is also the market leader in temporary seating and event structures.
Abacus supplies top quality instant modular buildings, providing cost effective space solutions. They are the second largest mobile manufacturer in South Africa and have an extensive range of mobile units for sale and a large hire fleet of over 350 units for immediate delivery.
Sanitech is the leading supplier of portable sanitation and hygiene solutions to the construction, special events and informal settlements markets. Their 30 years of experience is invaluable when managing complex projects and prestigious events. Sanitech’s Hygiene Division supplies permanent washroom hygiene solutions such as soap dispensers, paper towel cabinets and hand dryers.
WACO AFRICA’s OPERATING DIVISIONSDISTRIBUTION NETWORK
Northen Cape
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
LESOTHO
Free State
Gauteng
Mpumalanga
Northern Province
North West
Kwazulu-Natal
Boksburg
Cape Town
Durban
East London
Pietermaritzburg
Richards Bay
Port Elizabeth
Saldanha
Jetpark
Kimberley
Bloemfontein
George
Rustenburg
Secunda
Vanderbijlpark
Glencoe
Westville
KathuHendrina
Elandsfontein
Johannesburg
MosselbaaiStrand
Margate
Newcastle
Ballito
Nelspruit
Pretoria
Polokwane
Witbank
Vereeniging SWAZILAND
WACO Manufacturing
Form-Scaff
Form-Sure
SGB-Cape
Abacus
Sanitech
NORTHEN CAPE
WESTERN CAPE
EASTERN CAPE
LESOTHO
FREE STATE
GAUTENG
MPUMALANGA
LIMPOPO
NORTH WEST
KWAZULU-NATAL
Boksburg
Cape Town
Durban
East London
Pietermaritzburg
Richards Bay
Port Elizabeth
Saldanha
Jet Park
Kimberley
Bloemfontein
George
Rustenburg
SecundaVanderbijlpark
Glencoe
Westville
Kathu
Hendrina
Elandsfontein
Johannesburg
Mossel BayStrand
Margate
Newcastle
Ballito
NelspruitPretoria
Polokwane
Witbank
VereenigingSWAZILAND
WACO Manufacturing
Form-Scaff
Form-Sure
SGB-Cape
Abacus
Sanitech
Lephelale
Majuba
Camden
Impala PlatsMatla
Duvha
Lethabo
Matimba
Grootvlei
Kriel
Durban South
WACO AFRICA181 Barbara Road,Elandsfontein,Gauteng,South Africa
PO Box 669,Isando,1600,Gauteng,South Africa
Tel: +27 11 842 4000 Fax: +27 11 842 4280
Email: [email protected] www.wacoafrica.co.za
As a South African based company we feel privileged to be involved in the countries infrastructure development process. This is both indirect – through all our business streams serving the construction and engineering industries, and directly - through Abacus Space Solutions who produce cost effective modular classrooms for the Department of Education.
WACO Africa also considers it to be a moral responsibility to promote the participation of disadvantaged communities in the main stream of economic activities and to utilize small, medium and micro-sized businesses whenever possible. WACO Africa has equity ownership
and is a totally compliant BEE company. Preferential procurement policies are in place to ensure that BEE suppliers are favoured.
WACO Africa strives to add value through social Investment programmes. These include: AIDS awareness programmes, educational bursaries through the WACO Charitable Foundation and sports development sponsorships including The Comrades Marathon.
We are also a sponsor of the international Habitat for Humanity Project in which WACO Africa volunteer employees physically construct homes from scratch for deserving low-income families.
WACO – COMMITTED TO BUILDING SOUTH AFRICA
A commitedSouth African company