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Leomat is a privately owned, multidisciplinary civil engineering and construction company headquartered in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, with operations across Southern Africa. Leomat was founded in 1979 and has grown into a company offering civil construction, plant hire, material handling and mining services.
- Registered name
- Leomat Construction
- Type
- Private company (civil engineering, construction and plant hire)
- Fields funded
- Civil engineering and construction-related study
- Website
- leomat.co.za
- info@leomat.net
- Phone
- +27 35 797 4611
What Leomat builds
Leomat’s civil construction work covers roadworks, pipelines, concrete structures and earthworks across several industries. Leomat also hires out heavy plant and handles materials, and Leomat works in mining, which gives the company a mix of construction and industrial clients.
Leomat says its growth has come from strong technical expertise and consistent performance, and the company operates from Richards Bay with additional operations in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Ladysmith and Gauteng, according to a provider record checked in August 2026.
The Leomat bursary
Leomat provides financial support to students pursuing construction-related studies, according to BursariesAfrica’s earlier guide, and supports civil and construction-related qualifications, according to the provider record. Our Leomat guide has not been refreshed with 2027 dates or detailed requirements, so treat it as background.
A company rooted in Richards Bay
Richards Bay’s port, smelters and industrial zone create constant demand for construction, plant hire and material handling. A student from the Richards Bay and Empangeni area who studies civil engineering or construction management has a local employer with decades of history in that industrial economy.
How to research Leomat
Email or call Leomat’s Richards Bay office and ask whether a bursary will run for 2027, which qualifications it covers, whether it accepts TVET students and whether bursars work on Leomat sites during vacations. Ask as well about plant operator training, which suits people who want practical construction careers.
Read Leomat’s project pages and pick a type of work that interests you, such as pipelines or earthworks, so your motivation shows real knowledge of the company. Because the bursary’s current status is unconfirmed, apply to other construction funders at the same time.
Construction companies of Leomat’s size often recruit through practical routes as well as bursaries, such as internships for civil engineering diploma students who need workplace training to graduate. Diploma students at Durban University of Technology, Mangosuthu University of Technology or TVET colleges near Richards Bay can ask Leomat about in-service training placements.
See our Construction Bursaries page for civil and construction funders in KwaZulu-Natal and beyond.
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