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AFRISAM
B-BBEE Status: Level 2
VISION
A positive African future, built by AfriSam,
the A1 Choice in construction materials.
KEY PERSONNEL
CEO: Eric Diack
CFO: Leon Serfontein
KZN Regional Manager: KZN Regional Manager: Achmat Khan
Achmat Khan
Construction Materials KZN Regional Sales Manager:
Nature of Business: Construction Materials Randal Chetty
Services / Products: Cement, Aggregate, Readymix,
Concrete & Slagment CONTACT DETAILS
Date Established: 1934 REGIONAL OFFICE
No. of Employees: 1 200 Physical Address: AfriSam KZN Regional Office,
Industry Quality Standards: 200 Coedmore Road, Bellair, 4094.
§ South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) Tel: +27 (0)860 141 141
§ ISO 9001 E-mail: customer.service@za.afrisam.com
§ South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) approved Website: www.afrisam.com
CREATING CONCRETE POSSIBILITIES
AfriSam is a leading supplier of construction materials
in southern Africa, renowned for its superior quality
cement, readymix concrete, aggregate, and slagment
products. With a legacy spanning over 90 years, AfriSam
has built a reputation not just for the materials it
produces, but for the possibilities those materials enable
– embodied in its motto: Creating Concrete Possibilities.
The company operates across South Africa, Botswana,
Lesotho, and Eswatini, and is deeply committed to
sustainable practices, community upliftment, and
performance excellence.
AfriSam’s legacy began in 1934 as the Anglovaal
Portland Cement Company, South Africa’s second
cement company.
Over the decades, the company underwent several
transformations, including a merger with Atlas Cement
in 1937 to form Anglo Alpha, and later a rebranding to
Alpha (Pty) Ltd in 1996 following a merger with Hippo
Quarries and Pioneer Concrete. This merger resulted in
the company being the first in South Africa to diversify
its offerings into other construction materials.
After several name changes, mergers, company
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