Adenco Construction (Pty) Ltd.

01/09/2022

Today 29 years ago , a younger Bes started trading as Adenco construction out of the garage of Bes’ home in Penhill . Danie joined in January 1994. In the first couple of years Bes and Danie were the business owners , project managers , site managers , tender division , health and safety officers and everything in between . Gail was the credit clerk , debtors clerk , payroll administrator , financial manager and everything in between. Eben Olivier and Jon Ralarala were employed since day 1 and are still with Adenco today. Eben joined as a general worker progressed up the ranks to one of our experienced Site Managers.



The vision to establish and grow the business to where it is today , took blood , sweat and tears and…. repairing the bakkie at night to be ready for the next day and pricing a tender afterwards ‘op die kombuis tafel’. It may be difficult to fully comprehend the struggles and sacrifices they went through but it is easy to appreciate all they had to do .

In July 2021 , Bes stepped down as CEO of Adenco and I was appointed in the hot seat. Big shoes to fill but a responsibility which I take extremely seriously both professionally and personally .Professionally because I/we do not only want to continue the legacy of the founding fathers and those who came before us but grow the business even bigger with the same values , business principles and culture on which it was founded and guided over the past 29 years. Personally, because I vowed to not disappoint the board and shareholders for the trust and responsibility entrusted on me. Together with Alec and the rest of the board and all the staff at Adenco we will continue to fight with our blood , sweat and with every muscle in our body to make the next decades as ground breaking , exciting , fulfilling and successful as the past 29 years .



Did you know :

Adenco is an acronym for African Distribution & Electrical Network Company ( fancy ne ?)

The first bakkie was Bes’ small Nissan Bakkie .

First truck a Mercedes Benz bought at a scrapyard in November 1993 ( way before Biedie became fleet manager).

The first client was Power Construction.

Biggest client was Hermanus Municipality for a maintenance project . This of course meant driving to Hermanus every day.

First invoice was for R 45 000.

8 Gooderson Rd property was bought in February 1995.

Adenco moved to its current premises in July 1996.The first building ( office and stores) was where Street lights are currently situated .Construction started on the office blocks in 2000 and were occupied in 2002.

Danie set up the Knysna and Wadeville offices .

Duke , Wagter and now Rolo were the Adenco dogs who came with to Adenco everyday since 1993. All dogs started as puppies and later died of old age except for Rolo of course.

Adenco has done work in Africa , in Tanzania as an example .

Adenco Namibia established in 2015.

Today Adenco is a CIDB 9 EP contractor ( the highest grading a contractor can reach ).Level 1 BB BEE rated company ( again the highest level a company can attain).Eskom accredited for line construction and substation construction up to High Voltage.

One of only two contractors in South Africa to install OPGW for Eskom.

One of the most experienced Street light maintenance and high mast installation contractors in the Western Cape.

One of most trusted and respected contractors in the WC and South Africa by both the private sector and public sector.

1 of approximately 6 contractors in South Africa with experience to build wind farms.

We have electrified more than 30 000 homes and changed the lives of thousands families who formally lived in informal settlements .

We have ensured a safer environment in areas where no streetlights existed .

We ensured that thousands of South Africans now simple need to switch on a light , switch on a kettle and not use candles to study at night or start a fire to make a food or heat water.

A well respected customer of all the major equipment suppliers in South Africa given our unblemished 29 year track record of always paying suppliers on time.

Our word still remains our honour and we execute our work to the best of our abilities because take complete pride in what we do and hold the Adenco name high.

Adenco Construction has positively changed the lives of millions of South Africans by being part of the electrical infrastructure roll out of South Africa which saw more than 4.7 million low cost houses being built and more than 90 % of South Africans have accessing to electricity .

We thank the founding shareholders and owners Bes and Danie and their families for their vision and sacrifices in growing Adenco to be ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATELY OWNED AND MOST DIVERSE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS IN SOUTH AFRICA .

As they say ‘ We stand on the shoulders of giants. ‘

26/08/2022

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01/09/2021

Today 28 years ago , a younger Bes Bezuidenhout started trading as Adenco construction out of the garage of Bes’ home in Penhill . Danie Jackson joined in January 1994. In the first couple of years Bes and Danie were the business owners , project managers , site managers , tender division , health and safety officers and everything in between . Gail was the credit clerk , debtors clerk , payroll administrator , financial manager and everything in between. Eben Olivier and Jon Ralarala were employed since day 1 and are still with Adenco today. Eben joined as a general worker progressed up the ranks to one of our experienced Site Managers

The vision to establish and grow the business to where it is today , took blood , sweat and tears and…. repairing the bakkie at night to be ready for the next day and pricing a tender afterwards ‘op die kombuis tafel’. It may be difficult to fully comprehend the struggles and sacrifices they went through but it is easy to appreciate all they had to do .

Did you know :

Adenco is an acronym for African Distribution & Electrical Network Company ( fancy ne ?)

The first bakkie was Bes’ small Nissan Bakkie .

First truck a Mercedes Benz bought at a scrapyard in November 1993 ( way before Biedie became fleet manager).

The first client was Power Construction .

Biggest client was Hermanus Municipality for a maintenance project . This of course meant driving to Hermanus every day.

First invoice was for R 45 000.

8 Gooderson Rd property was bought in February 1995.

Adenco moved to its current premises in July 1996.

The first building ( office and stores) was where Street lights are currently situated .

Construction started on the office blocks in 2000 and were occupied in 2002.

Danie set up the Knysna and Wadeville offices .

Duke , Wagter and now Rolo were the Adenco dogs who came with to Adenco everyday since 1993. All dogs started as puppies and later died of old age except for Rolo of course.

Adenco has done work in Africa , in Tanzania as an example .

Adenco Namibia established in 2015.



Today Adenco is a CIDB 9 EP contractor ( the highest grading a contractor can reach ).

Majority black ownership and Level 1 BB BEE rated company ( again the highest level a company can attain).

On July 1 Kashif Wicomb was appointed as CEO of Adenco Construction having joined in 2014. Merdeka Power is now 51 % shareholder of Adenco

Eskom accredited for line construction and substation construction up to High Voltage.

One of only two contractors in South Africa to install OPGW for Eskom.

One of the most experienced Street light maintenance and high mast installation contractors in the Western Cape.

One of most trusted and respected contractors in the WC and South Africa by both the private sector and public sector.

One of approximately six contractors in South Africa with experience to build wind farms.

We have electrified more than 30 000 homes and changed the lives of thousands families who lived in informal settlements .

We have ensured a safer environment in areas where no streetlights existed .

We ensured that thousands of South Africans now simple need to switch on a light , switch on a kettle and not use candles to study at night or start a fire to make food or heat water.

A well respected customer of all the major equipment suppliers in South Africa given our unblemished 28 year track record of always paying suppliers on time.

Our word still remains our honour and we execute our work to the best of our abilities because take complete pride in what we do and hold the Adenco name high.


Adenco Construction has positively changed the lives of millions of South Africans by being part of the electrical infrastructure roll out of South Africa which saw more than 4.7 million low cost houses being built and more than 90 % of South Africans have accessing to electricity .

We thank the founding shareholders Bes and Danie and their families for their vision and sacrifices in growing Adenco to be ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATELY OWNED AND MOST DIVERSE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS IN SOUTH AFRICA .

As they say ‘ We stand on the shoulders of giants. ‘

Adenco Construction has a broad client base, ranging from Municipalities, Government Departments,State Owned Enterprises , Property Developers, Private Companies and even private individuals. Contracts are diverse and can range from multi million Rand contracts to just a few thousand Rand; up-market...

18/02/2020

ITS OFFICIAL – WE BUILT THE BIGGEST WIND FARM IN SOUTH AFRICA



Its official, Adenco Construction built the biggest - the Longyuan Mulilo De Aar 2 (North) Wind Farm and also the 5th biggest wind farm- the Gouda Wind Project- in all of South Africa. So, 2 out of the 7 biggest wind farms were built by Team Adenco according media publication Business Insider SA.



Both De Aar 1 and 2 by the way are the first and to date the only wind farms with an overhead line collector network. Gouda is also the largest wind farm in the Western Cape.



“We are very proud of our work and happy with the achievement but more importantly very pleased that we have a satisfied client and have contributed to South Africa’s energy mix and generation capacity.” says Project Director Alec de Waal.



These are the biggest green energy projects in SA - all wind farms

Jay Caboz , Business Insider SA Jan 13, 2020, 06:43 AM

South Africa’s largest multi-billion-rand Independent projects are all wind farms.

· IPPs contribute 3,976MW to the grid while coal contributes 36,400MW.

· The largest are 3 wind farms that contribute almost 140MW each.

· More are on their way.

As Eskom fails to keep unplanned breakdowns at below 9,500MW - the level at which it is forced to consider load shedding - since the start of December, there is growing pressure on government to fast-track renewable power projects.

Ntombifuthi Ntuli, CEO of the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA), believes just by lifting the Maximum Export Capacity (MEC) on all operating wind farms, which governs how much energy is permitted to be exported by wind farm power generators to the grid, 500MW of energy could immediately be brought online.

According to the Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (IPPPP), 3,976MW of electricity generation capacity from 64 IPP projects has been connected to the national grid. Wind makes up the lion’s share providing 52% of renewable energy to the grid. Among the largest are 3 wind farms that contribute almost 140MW each.

IPPs are nowhere near the 36,400MW (41,000MW if you include Medupi and Kusile which aren't finished yet) delivered by coal. But this picture could change quickly: unlike coal power stations, which take years to build - Medupi has been under construction since 2007 - renewable projects can be built quite quickly and there's a good track record of them sticking to schedules.

There is some good news on the way. IPP contribution is expected to go up to 6,422MW once all 112 projects come online. These are part of Bid window 4, the last bid window to be signed off by Eskom.



These are currently the largest sustainable energy projects:

1. Longyuan Mulilo Green Energy Number 2 North Wind Energy Facility - 138.96MW

Longyuan Mulilo's Number 2 North Wind Farm is one of the largest wind farms in South Africa. It is a massive 138.95MW farm found a few kilometers outside of De Aar, in the Northern Cape.

Along with a second 100MW wind farm, also in De Aar, Longyuan South Africa has invested almost R5 billion into the two projects.

Longyuan SA is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Longyuan Power Group Corporation – one of the world’s largest wind-power developers.

2. Loeriesfontein Wind Farm 2 - 138.23MW, Northern Cape (R3.5 billion)

On 8 December 2017, Loeriesfontein Wind Farm was delivered into operation on schedule, and on budget, as part of the third round bid window of the REIPPP. With a generation capacity of 140MW the R3.5 billion farm boasts 61 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 turbines.

The Loeriesfontein Wind Farm forms part of a joint venture between global energy producers Mainstream Renewable Power and Lekela Power.

The site was chosen because of its excellent wind resource, its proximity to national roads for wind turbine transportation, the favourable construction conditions, municipality and local stakeholder support, the straightforward electrical connection into the Eskom grid, and studies showed that there would be little environmental impact.

3. Khobab Wind - 137.74MW, Northern Cape (R3.5 billion)

Khobab Wind Farm, also built by Mainstream Renewable Power, is located right next door to Loeriesfontein Wind Farm. Like its neighbour the farm contributes almost 140MW. The wind farm was estimated to cost R3.5 billion.

4. Cookhouse Wind Farm – 135.8MW, Eastern Cape (R2.4 billion)

The R2.4 billion Cookhouse Wind Farm comprises of 66 Suzlon S88 wind turbine generators with a capacity of 135.8 MW.It is located just outside of Cookhouse, in the Blue Crane Route Municipality in the Eastern Cape, and spans 2,600 hectares of pastoral land.

The land is leased from a local farmer and you can expect to see plenty of sheep grazing below the blades. The wind farm first supplied electricity to the grid in March 2014.Suzlon Wind Energy South Africa constructed the wind farm and is currently responsible for operation and maintenance. It is owned by Old Mutual, the African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) and the Local Community Trust.

5. Gouda Wind Project – 135.5MW, Western Cape (R2,7 billion)

The R2,7 billion Gouda Wind Farm is owned by a consortium of ACCIONA Energía (51%); Aveng (29%); Soul City Broad-Based Empowerment Company (10%); and the Gouda Wind Energy Community Trust (10%).

Located in the Drakenstein municipality, Western Cape, it has 46 AW3000 turbines mounted on 100 meter-high concrete towers.

6. Jeffreys Bay – 135.11MW, Eastern Cape (R2.9 billion)

The R2.9 billion wind farm comprises of 60 turbines that weigh 424 tonnes each. They can be found on a 3,700-hectare farm just outside of the popular surfing town Jeffreys Bay. Wind speeds of a minimum of 4 meters per second (mps) are required for the turbines to turn, with an ideal speed of 12mps. The turbines can do as many as 29 revolutions per minute.

If the wind gets too strong, at around 25mps, the turbines brake automatically and then rotate to 90 degrees.



7. Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Farm - 131.05MW, Eastern Cape (R3.94 billion)

The 131.5MW wind farm Amakhala Emoyeni, which mean 'aloes in the wind' in isiXhosa, forms part of 13,000 hectares of leased agricultural farms near Bedford, a small town in the Eastern Cape. The R3,94 billion wind farm comprises 56 Nordex N117 / 2,400 turbines with a capacity of 2.4MW each.

Initial works included the construction of 35km of internal roads for the installation of the wind farm and future operations. The first wind turbine was erected in 2015.The project, jointly owned by Exxaro Resources, Tata Power and Cennergi, is only the first phase of a planned development.

13/07/2018

May 2018

In what we regard as one of our greatest achievements in our twenty fifth anniversary year, Adenco Construction received a Level 1 Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Grading.

This outcome was made possible through a firm and focused commitment from the management and staff at Adenco Construction to partner with and support the South African Government’s Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment programme. We especially focused on assisting small business with project opportunities; training of our people; socio economic development and of course ownership and management.

Says Kashif Wicomb “Our commitment to broad based empowerment is real and genuine as we believe that the private sector has a duty to positively contribute to our country and its people. “

Bes Bezuidenhout the Chief Executive of Adenco says “It is our Thuma Mina and by the way it makes commercial sense to advance SMME’s and to empower people.”

18/07/2017

Adenco Construction doing a small bit for Mandela Day: bringing some arts and crafts and joy to the future leaders of our country.

As we always hold , the State together with and in partnership with the private sector can more effectively address the challengers of our beautiful country and its resilient people.

Thank you Tanya Bouwers and your team for letting Adenco Construction participate.

30/06/2017

In the veld ;in the city ;blistering heat ; cold winters :

Our focus at Adenco Construction remains the same -

Deliver beyond our client and our country's expectations.

05/04/2017

Doing our bit to save water , in a very creative way.

Adenco is now cleaning its vehicles using the rain water we collected in our jojo drums.

06/09/2016

At Adenco Construction we believe that client satisfaction must permeate at all levels of our business in order to provide a service that is within budget, on time and exceeding client expectations.

This is Bes Bezuidenhout, the founder and CEO of Adenco, assisting our team and checking that plant and machinery on its way to our wind farm projects in De Aar NC are all in order.

15/04/2016

Adenco Construction was a finalist in the 15th Annual Oliver Empowerment Awards 2016 for both the Job Creation Award & Top Empowered Business of the Year.

We were 1 of 5 finalist and 'ceded ' the winning to the Coega Development Corporation and MultiChoice South Africa.

This is another milestone in Adenco's 22 year history and confirms that we are on the right track with our transformation journey.

What is more significant is that Adenco was a family owned business (started by Bes and Gail Bezuidenhout in their garage) which embraced true and deep empowerment so the journey was and is a personal one for all of us.

Adenco Construction : A company born in, owned by and with its roots deeply imbedded in South Africa and Africa.

16/02/2016

Namibia day 2: Another fruitful and promising meeting, this time with senior exec of Nampower.

Our local partners Linda Shaanika and Andre Smith hosts of note.

11/12/2015

Adenco Construction signed the formal agreements today with Longyuan South Africa Renewables to complete all the electrical construction for 2 wind farms in De Aar, Northern Cape . De Aar 1 will be a 100MW , 67 tower wind farm. De Aar 2 will be a 140MW, 96 tower wind farm. Total project investment from Longyuan R 5 bn . Construction start date 11 Jan 2016. What a way to end 2015 and start 2016.