First Choice Supplier
Published in the "Top Women in Business & Government" 2007 edition

Power Construction, or the Power Group of Companies as it is known today, was founded in 1983 as a civil engineering contractor by executive chairman, Graham Power. It is a chronicle of entrepreneurial spirit, sheer hard work and unfl inching faith. It spans a proud history of self-imposed standards, uncompromising quality control and commitment to customer satisfaction. More than that, this is a story about the empowerment of people through respect, recognition, just reward and an encouraging hand.

Steady growth over the past years has seen the Power Group expand its operations into a number of different specialist companies. While focusing on their own core strengths, the companies nevertheless share the Power core ideology and operate in accordance with the Power Ways – a set of benchmarks that govern the ethics, performance and quality of each company within the Group.

The 100-year dream is the Power Group’s commitment to the prolonged existence of the company. It is an undertaking that this company and its culture and ethics will continue to thrive. This is not a pipedream, but a long-term business objective with defi nite processes of capacity building and succession planning in place. The orientation towards the future underscores the strong spiritual side of the group and embodies Graham’s personal belief that this is God’s business and not his own. He manages the business in order to create upliftment, training and growth
opportunities for his staff as well as for communities in which they operate.
People and their well being is a key motivator. There is a strong philosophy of promoting from within, to employ above average people, to expect above average performance and to provide above average rewards.

The group specialises in earthworks; bulk services; road and highway construction; pipelines; concrete works; township infrastructure; blacktop paving; golf course infrastructure and turn key property development.

The vision of the Power Group is to be recognised and respected as the fi rst choice supplier of civil, development and building services as we lay the foundation for growing successful business partnerships in realising our 100-year dream.
The purpose is to improve the quality of life in Africa through infrastructure development.

The values governing the group are caring for people; absolute reliability; quality; professionalism; and commitment to business ethics.

The group has a steady growth strategy and has diversifi ed into various geographical areas and different lines of business. It is positioned as a medium to large privately-owned company, geared towards making the most of the country’s vision of employment, black economic empowerment and housing for all.