PPC giving back to the community through skills development
Brick makers in Soshanguve were in for special treat when PPC Cement took charge within its sector and hosted a brick making workshop in the area.
More than 20 bricklayers from around Soshanguve got a crash course on how to properly construct bricks using the right measurements to ensure strength and stability, so houses don’t collapse or cave in.
“The aim is to provide an enabling environment for skills development to help people participate in the economy and escape poverty. PPC is committed to empowering the community to experience a better quality of life. Through our enterprise development will assist in creating jobs in the communities,” says PPC Southern Africa Managing Director, Njombo Lekula.
PPC Cement, is committed to living its brand vision ‘strength beyond’. By hosting brick making workshops in communities, the business can engage and educate the community on sector challenges and opportunities.
“The workshops provide an environment for skills development. Upskilling is critical in our current economy where unemployment is rife. With the scarcity of jobs, investing in the right skills is vital to empower people to create their own employment and employment for others. In so doing, we are giving them the tools and confidence to participate in the local economy,” continues Lekula.
From Soshanguve the next workshop will be hosted in the following areas:
- Daveyton
- Tsakane
- Soweto
About PPC Ltd
A leading supplier of cement and related products in southern Africa, PPC Ltd has nine cement factories in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Rwanda. In 2016 PPC commissioned its fifth milling depot, located in Harare, Zimbabwe, bringing PPC’s current capacity to around nine million tons of cement products each year. As part of its strategy and long-term vision, PPC is expanding its operations in South Africa, and extending its footprint into the DRC and Ethiopia. PPC’s Materials business, comprising Safika Cement, Pronto Readymix (including Ulula Ash) and, the recently acquired 3Q Mahuma Concrete, forms part of the company’s channel management strategy for southern Africa. As a result of these acquisitions PPC’s footprint has grown to include 26 readymix batching plants across South Africa and Mozambique and the capacity to produce half a million tons of fly ash. PPC also produces aggregates with its Mooiplaas aggregates quarry in Gauteng having the largest aggregate production capacity in South Africa. PPC Lime, one of the largest lime producers in the southern hemisphere, produces metallurgical-grade lime, burnt dolomite and limestone.
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