Julius Berger Boosts Operations On Abuja-Kano Road Project

…Invests in new state-of-the-art equipment and machineries.

As part of its concerted zeal, commitment and determination to deliver highest standard bearer quality, and sustain acclaimed durable road works legacy across the country, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc at the weekend took delivery of new and crucial construction equipment and machineries for the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road. SCOA took delivery of the equipment for Julius Berger for handing over to the construction company in their Isolo Lagos facility last Friday.

In address at the event, the Group Managing Director of SCOA, Dr. M. F. Boulos said his company is pleased to enter a rewarding relationship with Julius Berger and pleased to handle the equipment that will assist in the magnificent Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road.

Boulos said that SCOA entered into the partnership with Julius Berger Nigeria, a German company in bringing in such huge quantities of trucks and other machineries.

He said; “These superb equipment will enable Nigeria’s foremost engineering construction company and most reliable infrastructure development partner, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, handle the contract in a timely and professional manner to have positive economic and social impact on the communities and Nigeria.”

Boulos noted that Julius Berger will be the first to engage the new technological equipment, Wirtgen, which is also uniquely environmentally friendly in road construction. In his words; “What you see here today is a tip of the iceberg. A part of the items you see here have been delivered through Port Harcourt and Warri ports, and more are yet to arrive Nigeria, and even as we speak here at this ceremony, more equipment are right now coming here from the port to meet us.”

In his own remarks, the Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Dr. Lars Richter did not mince words in stating the company’s determination to deliver a good job at project completion date.

Dr Richter, who was who was represented by the Commercial Manager of the Abuja-Kano roadwork, Mr. Ralf Brendicke, said that the trucks and equipment are needed for one of Julius Berger’s project, the AKR project which the company is constructing to bring prosperity to communities and Nigeria.

According to him; “We realise it is a very important highway; so we are determined to deliver a highly efficient and environmentally friendly road. This accounts for the detailed professionalism being put in place to deliver a strong, timely and well completed road that can withstand pressure, in the best engineering traditions of Julius Berger”.

He further said that the size and engineering scope of the project pose very high demands on equipment and manpower, adding that the load of traffic borne daily by the important highway makes it susceptible to damage, so much so that Julius Berger has deployed a state-of-the-art road construction technique.

In his words; “The highly efficient and environmentally friendly road construction solution is called Cold In-Place Recycling, CIR”.

The MD of the company said that with over 3000 men and 900 pieces of equipment already working on the project, the delivery of the trucks and other equipment has made it is a foregone conclusion that the Abuja-Kano Road (AKR) project will be a huge success.

The German Consul-General in Nigeria, Dr. Bernd von Münchow-Pohl was in attendance at the event just as members of the Board of Directors of SCOA, including the Deouty Managing Director, Mr. Amresh Shrivastava, Commercial Director Prince Boniface Nwabuko, Magnus Onyibe and Sarah Boulos, and the Company Secretary, Michael Adeyemi that were led by the Chairman, Mr. Henry Agbamu to the event in Lagos among others.