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There’s a story to every project we build. A personality ingrained by those who design and build it. No matter what your project, we offer the people, the smarts, the desire and dedication to get it done. We don’t just build public and private infrastructure, we offer an holistic approach to every project, big or small, no matter what it is or where it’s located.

Our creative approach is what makes us stand out from the crowd, and that’s why our projects consistently win engineering and environmental awards. Anyone can build it, but we build it better, and we built it to last. Each of our business units have the best and brightest in their fields. It’s something we’re proud of, we strive to be the industry leaders, and it shows in our work.

We come up with smart ways to solve engineering problems. We’re inherently inquisitive and we probe and poke about. We rate ourselves on our ability to innovate and our clients place a high value on it. It also means we work on more challenging projects that not only require a creative engineering approach, but also the need to be inventive logistically in terms of equipment and project management.

Our fundamental philosophy of finding creative solutions to engineering and construction challenges for clients has never changed, with the ongoing relationships with our clients being a key strategy of MacDow. We have a track record of building long term relationships with both national and international clients, which is testament to our innovative and client-focused capability.

The main operational focus of McConnell Dowell is to meet and exceed our clients’ requirements through innovation and teamwork and to promote industry excellence in the management of safety, quality, environment and human relations in every project we undertake.

Our company Org Charts can be downloaded here.

Ownership

McConnell Dowell is 100% held by Aveng Limited, a company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in South Africa.

Pronounced Av-eng (previously Anglovaal Engineering), the group is listed on the JSE.  Aveng does not have a controlling shareholder, being broadly held by the public and a number of institutional shareowners with approximately 30% owned by international investors. 

Aveng boasts a proud South African heritage going back more than 100 years to a small construction company owned by James Thompson on the corner of Main and Rissik Streets, Johannesburg. Since then, The Aveng Group Companies have played a major role in infrastructure development, including many landmark roads, bridges, dams, buildings and power stations in many developing economies.

 The group provides jobs to more than 30 000 people. It has built an international presence, in pursuit of its vision - "Aveng aims to be a leading infrastructure development company providing a diverse range of construction, infrastructure and engineering products, services and solutions for customers, sustainable profitability for shareholders and a great place to work for employees." 

Aveng Group at a Glance can be found here.