Keeping business running smoothly – meet Corneli Linde

Keeping business running smoothly – meet Corneli Linde

Keeping business running smoothly – meet Corneli Linde Corneli Linde is Profica’s newly promoted Business Systems and Risk Manager, bringing her skills and experience in Project Management, Law and ISO Standards qualification as an International Lead Auditor to the role.  Thorough and detail orientated, Corneli is focused on realigning and integrating business systems and information…

Profica wins multiple ACPM awards, including two Excellence Awards for Project Management

Profica wins multiple ACPM awards, including two Excellence Awards for Project Management

Profica has been recognised with a number of Association of Construction Project Managers (ACPM) awards at the ACPM awards ceremony which took place on 24 November 2022. Profica teams won two ACPM Excellence awards for project management, receiving awards in both the International Private Sector category for Gerrard Place in Lagos, Nigeria, and the National…

Profica to project manage multi-million rand GrandWest expansion

Profica to project manage multi-million rand GrandWest expansion

Profica will project manage the R122-million upgrade of the popular Grand Hotel at the GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World in Cape Town. Opened 21 years ago, it has since become the busiest and largest casino and leisure complex in South Africa. This will be phase one of a five-year master plan that includes a separate…

New flagship store for Block & Chisel

New flagship store for Block & Chisel

Profica was excited to collaborate with a talented and visionary team as we project managed the design and build of the spectacular new Sandton flagship store for furniture and décor retailer Block & Chisel.  What was once a previously unloved warehouse has been transformed into an inspirational showroom dedicated to the Block & Chisel ethos…

Charting a course beyond the pandemic for the East African property industry
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Charting a course beyond the pandemic for the East African property industry

East Africa has long been a challenging region for property developers to operate in, and not as buoyant as other markets. With COVID-19 triggering a recessionary environment, the property industry, always deeply affected by changes in the economy, is identifying areas of resilience and pockets of opportunity. As investors and developers step back, regroup and…

PA of the Year 2020 goes to PA of award-winning company!
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PA of the Year 2020 goes to PA of award-winning company!

Julie Ivason, PA to Tim White, CEO and Matthew Renshaw, COO of leading Pan-African construction solutions company Profica was awarded the prestigious title of South Africa’s PA of the Year 2020 on Secretaries Day, Wednesday 2nd September. She received the accolade at a hybrid event organized by the Professional Association for Secretaries (PAFSA) at The…

Rapid response field hospitals needed as provinces play catch-up
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Rapid response field hospitals needed as provinces play catch-up

South Africa is experiencing a hospital crisis with state and private hospitals reaching capacity, driving an urgent need for more triage centres and field hospitals as Covid-19 infections surge. The Western Cape has shown that rapid response infrastructure is the most viable solution to help meet the escalating need, says Mandy Mulder of temporary infrastructure…

Logistics and warehousing sector in Africa to pull through pandemic storm
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Logistics and warehousing sector in Africa to pull through pandemic storm

The next period is set to be very challenging for the commercial real estate industry across Africa as COVID-19 takes its toll on the economy. However, according to Tim White of leading Pan-African construction solutions company Profica, logistics and warehousing have strong fundamentals in place which may see the industrial sector weather the storm and…

Profica’s golden touch
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Profica’s golden touch

Leading construction and property solutions company Profica is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary this year, and now has another reason to celebrate as the company receives another PMR.africa Golden Arrow award this year. CEO Tim White says, “We’re proud to have shown great consistency in being rated in the top 3 Project Management Companies in the…