The Power Group of Companies – 20 years and counting . . .
Published in the Knysna-Plett Herald on 20 November 2003

The Power Group celebrated its 20th anniversary in April of this year and this was emphasised at the recent client cocktail held on Thesen Islands in Knysna.

Launched in 1983 by Executive Chairman, Graham Power, the Power Group is known as one of the province’s leading suppliers of civil engineering services and property developers.  With more than 1600 employees, the  company spans the Western, Southern and Eastern Cape. Civil engineering arms include Power Construction (West), based in Cape Town; Sibakhulu Construction, operating from Port Elizabeth; and Power Coastal, with offices in Knysna. Power Roads, another company in the Group, operates throughout the country on major road projects, while Power Developments’ focus is on turn-key property development.

The Power Group also has a 49% shareholding in emerging companies Hughmic Construction in the Western Cape, and Sibakhulu Construction in the Eastern Cape.

Power Coastal under the guidance of Paul Thiart, is currently engaged in Thesen Islands which is in its final phase and Pezula Private Estate.They are also involved in various other smaller projects in the Southern Cape.