African subcontracting industry growing rapidly

Africa is seeing a rapidly expanding subcontracting sector and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) chief technical advisor Richard Bean is positive about the outlook for this industry on the continent.

Rope-access subcontractors no longer dictate payment

As a result of an oversupply of technicians with limited specialist skills in nondestructive testing and welding, rope-access technicians are are no longer able to dictate the price of their services when subcontracted for projects, says...

SA companies urged to become more competitive

Companies in South Africa need to become more competitive in terms of price to enable them to secure more contracts, says Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) National Laser Centre’s (NLC) laser enabled manufacturing manager...

Securing payment for contracts a challenge

Securing payment is one of the biggest challenges of subcontracting in Africa at present, says flooring technology firm Concrete Laser Flooring director Peter Norton.