Art festivities hit Nelspruit

Art festivities hit Nelspruit

View Gallery

PPC assists the community of Swartland in education building

As part of its social commitment to invest in the communities that they operate in, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) has invested R3.5 million to the Swartland “Path Out of Poverty (POP) Youth Centre” Project in Riebeek West.

View Gallery

PAST WINNERS OF PPC CEMENT COMPETITION AT THE ASSOCIATION OF ARTS PRETORIA EXHIBITION

An exhibition of works by previous winners of the PPC Cement Young Concrete Sculptor Awards competition at the Association of Arts Pretoria’s gallery bears testimony to an annual competition that has become a cornerstone of the arts industry since it was first launched in 1992.

View Gallery

A Grand Gala Exhibition

The year 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of PPC Cement’s annual national Young Concrete Sculptor Awards competition. The competition attracts and inspires young artists to create and enter exceptional artworks using the distinctive medium of concrete.

View Gallery

PPC Creative Competition 2010/2011

PPC Creative Competition 2010/2011 Winner

View Gallery

PPC provides drinking water for drought-stricken Beaufort West

PPC provides drinking water for drought-stricken Beaufort West

View Gallery

MaAfrika Tikkun

Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), showed their support for Ma Afrika Tikkun, by visiting the Phuthaditjaba Community Center in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg. PPC, the preferred cement supplier to the non-governmental organisation (NGO), handed out soccer balls to the youth at the community centre.

View Gallery

King of the Hill

Top local and international athletes are expected to compete in this year’s PPC King of the Hill Race, sponsored by Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Botswana for the twelfth consecutive year.

View Gallery

100yrs JSE

24 February 2010 - Pretoria Portland Cement (“PPC”) is proud to celebrate its 100th year as a listed company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”).

View Gallery

PPC Bag a Bakkie Competition

Congratulations to all of our PPC Bag a Bakkie Competition winners.

Five bakkies down, one to go...

View Gallery

PPC, City of Johannesburg and the Department of Mineral Resources turn on the lights in Diepsloot

Built in 2007, the centre has to date never had access to any electricity source causing it to become something of a white elephant in the community. After extensive engagement with the Municipality, the ward and the community, PPC identified solar energy as a sustainable solution to unlock the full value of the centre and significantly impact skills development in the community.

View Gallery

2009 YCS Workshop

Young Concrete Sculpture Workshop Gallery

View Gallery

Young Concrete Sculpture Award 2009

The 2009 PPC Young Concrete Sculptor Awards, held in partnership with the Association of Arts in Pretoria, once again showcased a high quality of submissions at the official opening and prize giving ceremony, yesterday. The event has been on the art calendar for the past 17 years and has become one of South Africa’s most prestigious art competitions. The competition invites young artists to submit sculptures using concrete as the primary medium and is open to persons with or without formal training in sculpting.

View Gallery

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium(PE) Gallery

View Gallery

PPC Cement launches first-ever 3-D branded tankers

South Africa’s first 3-D branded cement tankers have been launched nationally by leading cement company, PPC Cement. The tankers showcase PPC Cement’s innovation and brings its well-known elephant icon to life in a fresh way on a new medium.

View Gallery

SLP projects - 16 April 2009

As part of PPC’s longstanding social commitment to uplifting the communities in which it operates, PPC will invest an estimated R4.5million in an ostrich-farming project located at the Hardwood Farm.

View Gallery

Zurich Construction

Zurich Construction Gallery

View Gallery

Gautrain

Gautrain Gallery

View Gallery

Green Point Stadium

Green Point Stadium Gallery

View Gallery

Berg River Dam

Berg River Dam Gallery

View Gallery

PPC Excels on Empowerment Rating - 01 April 2009

Pretoria Portland Cement is delighted to announce its Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) rating as audited by Empowerlogic (Pty) Ltd, a registered verification agency. The only cement manufacturer listed on the JSE since 1910 has now achieved a level 4 rating according to the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) scorecard following the results of its interim BBBEE audit in March 2009. This is the highest BBBEE status to date in the cement manufacturing industry.

View Gallery

Annual Golf Day - 26 March

Another awesome PPC golf day - An enthusiastic field of 120 customers, PPC team members and other keen golfers gathered at the Rand Park Club at the end of March, to take part in the ever-popular PPC Golf Day. Held under clear autumn skies, the competition was a great success – thanks largely to the excellent organisation skills of Team PPC! “Our customers love this event – many say they are invited to lots of corporate golf days, but only make a point of playing ours,” says Marlene Corrie, GM Sales and Marketing Gauteng.

View Gallery

Broad-Based BEE - 28 August 2008

PPC is delighted to unveil its broad-based black economic empowerment (“BBBEE”) transaction. The transaction will result in a 15% black shareholding in the ordinary share capital of PPC.

View Gallery

Bursars - 03 August 2008

John Gomersall, CEO of PPC and Francie Shonhiwa, Corporate Social Investment Manager of PPC, recently welcomed the new bursars from the 2008 PPC Dinaledi Excellence Awards programme intake at the PPC head office in Sandton. Dinaledi means “stars” in Sotho

View Gallery

Staff build - 20 August 2008

PPC Cement once again demonstrated its commitment to improving the communities in which it operates. More than 30 management and staff members rolled up their sleeves and took part in the first Gauteng Mellon Housing Initiative Build held in Thembisa, Gauteng.

View Gallery

Zenzele

Zenzele Gallery

View Gallery

2008 Young Concrete Sculpture Awards - 09 July 2008

For all the young concrete sculptors interested in entering the competition, PPC Cement will be hosting a regional workshop on concrete sculpting on Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 from 09h30 to 15h00 at the Mofolo Art Centre, 1209 Mzilikazi Street, Mofolo South, Soweto. The workshop will provide artists with insight into the basic skills and techniques in working with cement.

View Gallery

2007 Young Concrete Sculpture Awards

2007 Young Concrete Sculpture Awards Image Gallery

View Gallery

2006 Young Concrete Sculpture Awards - 9 April 2009

The annual PPC Young Concrete Sculptor Awards Competition, now in its seventeenth year, launches for 2009. PPC, in partnership with the Association of Arts Pretoria, hosts the competition, providing artists young in the art of concrete sculpting the opportunity to showcase their talents through the affordable and versatile medium of concrete.

View Gallery