Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Limited engages in civil engineering and building construction activities in South Africa, rest of Africa, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through five segments: Building and Civil Engineering, Roads and Earthworks, the United Kingdom, Property Developments, and Construction Materials. It constructs retail shopping centers, commercial buildings, hotels, hospitals, and residential apartments primarily for the private sector, as well as civil engineering related infrastructure for the mining, industrial, energy, oil and gas, and telecommunication sectors. The company also undertakes roads and earthworks, such as water and gas pipelines, and other infrastructure projects; and building refurbishments and fit-out projects, as well as acquires, develops, and sells land. In addition, it is involved in the rail track construction, rehabilitation, electrification, and maintenance; and manufacturing and sale of long-steel products, as well asphalt and bitumen. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.