Economic Performance

Value added is the measure of wealth the Group creates through its operations by adding value to the cost of raw materials, products and services purchased. Everything that is not the natural or agricultural environment is the built environment. This is where Murray & Roberts has played a significant role throughout its history, delivering the infrastructure and facilities required for sustainable growth of the economies in which it operates.

Some of the greatest challenges we face as humankind are to satisfy the growing global demand for transport and logistics, power and energy, water and sanitation, telecommunications, health and education, accommodation and facilities, and mineral extraction and beneficiation infrastructure. Our economic contribution centres on the delivery of this infrastructure, without which no economic and social development is possible.

Infrastructure owners rely on the various stakeholders within the built environment to develop, finance, design, engineer, construct, operate and supply inputs for delivery of infrastructure. We support infrastructure delivery through our core competency of engineering and construction, and through the provision of selected construction products and operations.

The quantifiable benefits of our contribution to society are not easily identified, but considering the positive impact of an adequate built environment on socioeconomic development and the scale required to make the difference measurable, the significance Murray & Roberts has attained in its market over more than 100 years, offers some testimony in this respect.

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

The financial sustainability of engineering and construction businesses hinges on the following value drivers:

• Financial position strength which impacts the Group’s credit rating for performance bonds and working capital
• Sound cash flows to support investment and growth
• A formalised project procurement system which defines our risk appetite
• The project order book relative to revenues.

For a complete report on our economic performance please visit the online annual integrated report.