About us

We stand for: Engineering, people and sustainability

PARTNER OF CHOICE

To be the partner of choice in creating life changing built environment solutions through service excellence

Our pursuit of excellence is driven by a team of highly proficient professionals with a passion for creating and delivering viable and sustainable built environments. It is also because of our commitment to global quality benchmarks in customer satisfaction and product quality, that our operations have been independently certified and meet ISO 9001:2015 standards.

Combining our knowledge, skills and expertise with those of our partners, we engineer business solutions for our public and private sector clients at corporate and technical levels. We take pride in not only meeting but also exceeding our clients’ expectations, to grow our reputation as a leader in engineering.

Due to our holistic understanding of the infrastructure development value chain, we are well placed and thoroughly equipped to provide our clients with the solutions they seek.

Our experience, gained in both the private and public sector, encompasses projects of varying complexity and magnitude. This wealth of knowledge gives us the necessary edge to deliver fitting solutions to meet our clients’ needs.

Mission

To consistently deliver excellent service to our clients, through an empowered and professional workforce, in an innovation-driven environment

Values

Integrity

Accountability

Commitment

Diligence

Respect

Value proposition

We put the client at the centre of
everything we do

We focus on excellence in service delivery

We optimise turnaround times

Our history

2002

Led by founding member Noel Mashaba, the company begins its journey in 2002 as Mamoroke Transport and Projects cc, a construction company that commissions civil works.

2005

The company changes its name to GladAfrica Transport and Projects cc and expands its offerings to include civil engineering services to clients in the construction industry.

2007

GladAfrica Transport and Projects cc becomes GladAfrica Holdings (Pty) Ltd in April 2007. Fuelled by exceptional business growth, the company repositions itself to provide clients with a range of technical professional services, including civil engineering, development planning and project management consulting.

2009

GladAfrica hits new milestones in its development, beginning to secure contracts of increasing value. Since 2009, the company’s order book has been no less than USD 1 billion.

2012

GladAfrica realigns its leadership team and appoints a Group CEO and a board of directors with various sub-committees to improve the company’s corporate governance.

2014

GladAfrica becomes a multi-disciplinary, built environment consultancy and begins the implementation of a new five-year strategy that provides better direction, focus and clarity.

2016

GladAfrica Holdings acquires Ariya Project Managers to fulfil its strategic objective of establishing a specialised project and programme management subsidiary. The GladAfrica Group is established, consisting of specialised engineering entity (GladAfrica Consulting Engineers), a specialised project management entity (GladAfrica Project Managers) as well as GA Environment.

2017

The company continues to grow steadily with over 100 active projects on its books, simultaneously servicing a range of private and public clients. As a result of its commitment to strengthening the company’s operating model, GladAfrica expands its geographic footprint and increases its presence in each province of South Africa.

2019

GladAfrica Group announces a 5-year partnership with topflight football controlling body, the Premier Soccer League. The ground-breaking agreement makes GladAfrica the title sponsor for South Africa’s second-tier professional football league. The league is officially named the GladAfrica Championship for the duration of the partnership.

2021

GladAfrica Holdings (Pty) Limited becomes GladAfrica Investment Holdings (Pty) Limited, trading as GladAfrica Group. GladAfrica Group’s Board of Directors adopts a strategy for the expansion of the Group into the rest of Africa, with a particular focus on Ghana and Nigeria.

Engineering, people and sustainability

To be the partner of choice in creating life changing built environment solutions through service excellence

Noel Mashaba

Today, GladAfrica has a firm foothold in the marketplace and is in a position of strength from which to lead and guide the built enviroment

Founder and Executive Chairman

Our Clients

As a company with a large South African footprint, GladAfrica’s growth strategy is built on the development and maintenance of long-standing relationships with our business partners and clients.