Contract mining, outsourcing industry increasingly competitive

摘要

The contract mining and outsourcing industry is becoming increasingly ruthless as big construction companies compete with smaller companies for contracts, says mining, construction and general plant hire company West Rand Plant Hire(WRPH). WRPH assistant plant manager Riaan Botes notes that construction majors, such as WBHO and Group Five, have been retrenching employees because there is not enough work.