Preferred Supplier & Competitor Survey September 2026 The Preferred Supplier Survey, pioneered by Industry Insight, evaluates the Market Exposure Rate (MER) of key construction material suppliers within the construction industry. MER is used to measure supplier participation in projects based on their exposure to project values rather than sales volumes. The clearest cost pressure in…
SANRAL has dismantled its national Routine Road Maintenance panel after the Pretoria High Court declared the appointment of only 20 contractors unlawful and unconstitutional, following material procurement failures relating to price competition, tender evaluation, transparency and adjudication. SANRAL has consequently returned to open, route-by-route procurement, creating a sharp rise in tender activity: more than 90…
We recently presented at a WorkWeek Webinar, looking at the Construction Pipeline, where is it moving and where are the growth opportunities? WorkWeek is a South African workforce-management platform for contractors and field teams. It replaces paper timesheets by letting workers clock in via a mobile app, verifies their identity and location, calculates ordinary and overtime…
The October 2026 review shows a gradual but important shift in South Africa’s construction technology pipeline. The market is no longer characterised only by experimental materials and university research. A growing number of technologies have reached industrial trials, commercial production or actual project application, although adoption remains uneven. Circular asphalt products, recycled construction materials and…
According to Stats SA’s latest 2026Q2 financial statistics for the construction sector, activity strengthened in Q2 2026, with turnover rising 3.1% y-y to R97.8 billion, supported by higher purchases, increased equipment hire and stronger work in progress. Large contractors also entered the quarter with substantially higher active workloads, although WIP declined during the quarter as…
The strongest construction signal this week is not a shortage of projects, but weak procurement conversion. Infrastructure South Africa reports that only 16% of public infrastructure tenders were concluded during the past year. Alongside a Construction Book pipeline of roughly R395.8bn, this confirms that project identification is improving faster than evaluation, appointment and implementation. Construction…
South Africa’s construction pipeline strengthened this week, with the 2026 Construction Book increasing to R395.8bn albeit across fewer (110) projects, alongside progress in renewable energy, water, roads and data-centre investment. More tangible activity includes the Lion Thorn Solar Park reaching financial close, fresh procurement on the Tzaneen Dam project and SANRAL road works, while WBHO’s…
South Africa’s newly released 2026 Construction Book reports 110 projects worth approximately R395.8 billion, up from the R231.8 billion recorded in the 2025 edition — a headline increase of roughly 71%, achieved despite a far smaller and more concentrated project list. Download the full provincial project reconciliation work book here, that compares projects included in…
