Bigen Africa, a leading infrastructure development company, has been named Leading Performer in its field of business in the twelfth edition of Topco Media's Top Performing Companies publication.

Dr Snowy Khoza, Bigen Africa CEO, says the award recognises the company’s approach to infrastructure development.

“We think smarter about infrastructure development. We interlock best‐practice development finance, engineering and management consulting expertise to create value‐driven, sustainable solutions for clients – and our solutions span the entire life‐cycle of projects.

“This award is a welcome confirmation of our extensive track record in the public and private sector, based on the way in which we combine integrated development with sustainable partnerships – thereby delivering infrastructure which drives profitability and social development.”

The Top Performing Companies initiative has attracted praise globally for inspiring growth and success across the economy by showcasing visionary South African companies and government departments that seek to partner with empowered, high-performance companies.

The research team ensures that only genuine corporate leaders are profiled, based on a comprehensive survey which benchmarks corporate performance. Judging criteria include annual turnover, year-on-year growth, sector and market leadership, accreditations such as ISO 9001 and the triple bottom-line, people, planet, profit.

Dr. Khoza says Bigen Africa is proud to add the Leading Performer award to its already impressive array of awards, such as SA Top 500 Best-Managed Companies, Top Ten Best Company to Work for, SA Top 300 Companies and SA Top Empowerment Company (Impumulelo).