Dutch constructor takes pride in Africa's largest football stadium

The Dutch engineering firm Interbeton has redesigned Africa's largest football stadium, Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg in preparation for the 2010 World Cup football tournament this summer. Interbeton is a subsidiary of Dutch Royal BAM Group and it was a key partner in a consortium that renovated and expanded the stadium. Soccer City is a historic building therefore the city of Johannesburg chose to upgrade the facility instead of replacing it with a new one. Dutch engineer Stan Aarts was the technical manager for the project and he supervised the construction of the stadium's new design for three years. It included a new façade around the stadium built in the shape of a calabash, an African pot. The building can accommodate some 94,000 fans. "We cannot wait for the games to begin so that we can showcase our expertise to the rest of the world," Aarts said.

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