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Increasing demand in industry for operational excellence

By: Simone Liedtke 7th April 2017 Growing demand for operational excellence in the country, in increasingly outward-facing industrial enterprises in a global economy, is accompanied by the requirement that more women be employed, owing to government legislation and societal demands, and the two imperatives are by no means... →

Engineers set benchmark in sustainable building

7th April 2017 Multidisciplinary engineering consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has achieved the first Green Star rating in Namibia for FNB Namibia Holdings’ Parkside building. →

GREEN STAR BUILDING
The building was awarded its 4-Star Green Star Office South Africa-Namibia ‘Design’ rating from the Green Building Council of South Africa

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GREEN STAR BUILDING The building was awarded its 4-Star Green Star Office South Africa-Namibia ‘Design’ rating from the Green Building Council of South Africa

Cesa backs Treasury in much-anticipated procurement standards overhaul

By: Simone Liedtke 7th April 2017 In its quest to mitigate the challenges that consulting engineers face, Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) CEO Chris Campbell says Cesa has developed a healthy working relationship with the National Treasury. →

CHRIS CAMPBELL Cesa aims to be the body which all consulting engineering companies consider as the home of consulting engineering in South Africa

Awards in the bag for consulting engineering firm

24th June 2016 Engineering, management, design, planning, project management and consulting company Aurecon MD Ferdi Nell, reported last month that it has excelled in the national survey of consulting engineers undertaken by the management journal Professional Management Review Africa (PMR.africa). →

DIAMOND ARROW AWARDS Three of the six awards that Aurecon received were diamond arrow awards, signifying highest rated in category

Consulting engineer selected to serve on advisory board

24th June 2016 Engineering consulting services provider ECS announced early this year that the company’s Mid-Atlantic LLC president, Leo J. Titus, has been selected to serve on the advisory board for George Mason University’s Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship in Virginia, in the US. →

LEO J. TITUS Titus is motivated by his passion for education and the company president is a regular guest lecturer on multiple subjects at several universities

Powerhouse merger completed

24th June 2016 Global technology, engineering, procurement and construction company KBR announced late last month that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire specialised engineering, scientific and technical services provider Wyle. →

SMOOTH ACQUISITION Wyle will become a KBR business unit within KBR's government services segment and will maintain much of its current structure to ensure business continuity

Engineers faced with fast delivery challenge

By: Sebastian Whyle 24th June 2016 Consulting engineering and environmental consulting firm JG Afrika MD Paul Olivier reports that the consulting engineering industry is faced with an increased demand for fast project delivery from clients. →

PAUL OLIVIER The employment rate of graduate engineers is set to be boosted by an increase in demand for infrastructure projects

Bridging sustainability reporting gap

24th June 2016 Taking stock of business requirements and reporting on active participation, have become a vital part of scaling up the value for any successfully-driven business, says African infrastructure solutions provider GIBB sustainability consultant Lowrens van der Merwe. →

STAKEHOLDER CONFIDENCE In an increasingly competitive market, companies continuously seek new ways to improve performance, protect reputational assets and win stakeholder trust

Two new engineers join consulting firm

By: Sebastian Whyle 24th June 2016 Environmental consulting and contracting firm SCS Engineers has added two specialists to its environmental management group in the Midwest region in the US, says SCS Engineers principal engineer and VP Samuel Cook. →

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE O’Brien and Flickinger have a track record of delivering impressive environmental compliance solutions

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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE O’Brien and Flickinger have a track record of delivering impressive environmental compliance solutions

Lack of government expenditure hits hard on firms

By: Sebastian Whyle 24th June 2016 Despite infrastructural investment promises made by government, engineering consulting service provider SMEC South Africa CEO Kostas Rontiris tells Engineering News that investment in civil infrastructure has not been up to scratch in recent times, which has seen big consulting firms increase... →

Caption: GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE The consulting engineering industry is highly dependent on government expenditure

Slow economic growth challenges local engineering industry

By: Sebastian Whyle 24th June 2016 Infrastructure projects, consulting and project management services provider Aecom Africa CEO Carlos Poñe tells Engineering News that low economic growth in South Africa is a major challenge for the consulting engineering industry. →

EVOLUTION OF ENERGY Aecom is extremely strong in renewables, and very strong in nuclear and in the decommissioning of nuclear plants, including nuclear waste

SA has potential as a global centre of excellence – consultancy

By: Sebastian Whyle 24th June 2016 South Africa has the potential to become a global centre of excellence for consulting engineering services, according to Hatch Africa, Europe and Middle East (AEM) region MD Dr Pierre Olivier. →

PRIVATE VS GOVERNMENT FUNDING A large part of South Africa’s development is based on private entrepreneurial input

Cost-effective car park monitoring system implemented

24th June 2016 Machine vision is bringing a new dimension to parking – a cost-effective way of monitoring car park occupancy and on-street parking bays, without expensive infrastructure, product development engineering and technology consulting service provider Cambridge Consultants commercial director Dipak... →

Company picks up awards for major projects

24th June 2016 The Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers (Fice) selected Stantec’s Caloosahatchee River Bridge Widening and Wekiva Parkway Sections 4A & 4B projects carried out in Florida, US for awards under its yearly “Outstanding Project Awards” program. →

ENHANCED TRANSPORTATION The Caloosahatchee river bridge widening project is important in the enhancement of mobility for the local community

Engineering exhibition on display at London museum

24th June 2016 An exhibition showcasing the life, work and legacy of design, planning and engineering service provider Arup founder Ove Arup was unveiled early this month at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London. →

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EXHIBITING A LIFETIME OF ENGINEERING The displays will cover over 100 years of engineering design

NDP to bolster private–public sector relations

By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 Government must make strides to start implementing the National Development Plan (NDP) to strengthen the relationship between the private and public sectors, says consulting engineering firm WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff MD Mathieu du Plooy. “We believe that once implementation of the NDP starts,... →

MATHIEU DU PLOOY WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff aims to be a responsible corporation by empowering and upskilling young engineers

Consulting firm focuses on grooming junior engineers

By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 Black-owned multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm Gibb is exposing its junior engineers to as many large-scale projects as possible to secure development of the company and South Africa’s consulting engineering sector. Gibb environmental services GM and director Dr Urishanie Govender... →

Efficiency training programme includes water and waste

By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 Resource efficiency and cleaner production specialist the National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA) is expanding its industrial energy efficiency training programme to include water efficiency and waste minimisation courses, the centre’s green skills development manager, Wynand... →

Mining downturn, lack of govt spend impacting on consulting engineers

By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 The downward cycle currently facing the global mining industry has negatively affected consulting engineering firms servicing mining companies, says consulting engineering firm SRK’s newly appointed MD and principal scientist Vis Reddy, adding that this is compounded by the South African... →

VIS REDDY SRK expects to become increasingly busy in a range of fields associated with the low carbon economy

Ample work opportunities in Africa, especially in power infrastructure

By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 There are abundant project opportunities for consulting engineers in Africa, as many countries on the continent are embarking on power generation infrastructure development projects, says multinational consulting engineering firm SMEC South Africa (SMEC SA), which expanded its services in 2013 to... →

ANDRE VAN DER WALT SMEC South Africa is confident that the market in Africa will continue to grow, with many projects ready to get under way

Consulting firms appointed for Lesotho water project

26th June 2015 Three consulting engineering firms have been awarded contracts that are collectively worth more than M40-million, about R39-million, as part of the advance infrastructure works for the multi-billion rand, binational Lesotho Highlands Water project (LHWP), being undertaken by the governments of... →

Advanced concrete course upskills consulting engineers

By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 Qualified and experienced consulting engineers are one of the primary target audiences for the Advanced Concrete Technology (ACT) course offered by the School of Concrete Technology, as the knowledge gained from the course could help an engineer at the design stage of a structure. This helps... →

GARY THEODOSIOU It is important for consulting engineers to fully grasp concrete and how it works

Tanzania branch of local consulting firm doing well

26th June 2015 Local consulting engineering firm UWP Consulting South Africa (SA) says that its Tanzania-based practice UWP Consulting Tanzania, which was established about ten years ago, is doing well in the country, where it has successfully completed roads and water projects valued at more than $10-million,... →

Consultancy prioritises integrated infrastructure planning across Africa

By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 The future of African cities lies in integrating infrastructure to provide citizens with a high level of access to residential, employment and recreational areas that are intrinsically linked through the provision of water and energy services, says consulting engineering firm Arup South Africa.... →

RICHARD DEH South African cities still face the spatial challenges created by past spatial injustices

Consulting engineering sector sheds jobs as govt projects decline

By: Pimani Baloyi 26th June 2015 While most South African consulting engineering companies are redirecting their focus to opportunities outside of the country, others are retrenching employees, owing to a decline in government-funded infrastructure projects, which accounts for 60% of the sector’s work, according to engineering... →

CONSTRUCTION POTENTIAL Growth in the construction sector has significant benefits compared with other sectors, such as water and service delivery

BBBEE requirements compromise quality of consulting services

26th June 2015 Consulting engineering firms are providing inferior, lower-quality services and completing projects over longer timeframes than necessary, owing to broad-based black economic-empowerment (BBBEE) compliance requirements, states midtier consulting engineering firm M-Tech Consulting Engineers. This... →

Consultancy works on award winning projects

1st August 2014 Engineering consultancy Aurecon has been involved in three of this year’s South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa) Innovative Excellence in Property Development Awards, two of which were linked to the innovation category. During the award ceremony, which was held at the Cape Town... →

Companies to sponsor Soweto community education campus

By: David Oliveira 1st August 2014 South Africa and US-based nonprofit organisation Growing Up Africa (GUA) formed a collaboration in the building industry for the construction of a multipurpose education campus, the Devland Community Education Campus, in Soweto. The building is primarily funded through pro bono professional... →

DEVLAND COMMUNITY EDUCATION CAMPUS
The superstructure, which includes construction of the foundations and raising the support columns for the concrete roof, is currently under construction

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DEVLAND COMMUNITY EDUCATION CAMPUS The superstructure, which includes construction of the foundations and raising the support columns for the concrete roof, is currently under construction

J&G MD steps down after 34 years of service

By: David Oliveira 1st August 2014 Engineering and environmental consultancy Jeffares & Green (J&G) MD Chris Robinson will retire in February 2015, following an eventful career with J&G spanning more than three decades. “I started working for J&G as an associate – now known as an executive associate – in April 1981. I was... →

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BRAZZAVILLE 1997 J&G team members present former Republic of Congo president Pascal Lissouba with a model of the proposed Sounda dam

Cooperation needed to address sector challenges

By: David Oliveira 1st August 2014 To address the massive skills shortage in the South African consulting engineering sector, increased cooperation between the private and public sectors is needed, engineering and design company WSP Africa CEO Mathieu du Plooy tells Engineering News. “The serious skills shortage in the country... →

INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY
The lack of experience impacts the ability of consulting engineering companies to successfully deliver major infrastructure projects

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INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY The lack of experience impacts the ability of consulting engineering companies to successfully deliver major infrastructure projects

Consultancy completes regeneration plan for Pietermaritzburg CBD

By: David Oliveira 1st August 2014 The integrated planning and development unit of engineering and project management consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV (RHDHV) completed the preparation of a local area plan (Lap) for the central area and central business district (CBD) extension node (CACEN) of Pietermaritzburg, which falls under the... →

PIETERMARITZBURG TOWN HALL
Royal HaskoningDHV completed the preparation of a local area plan for the central area and central business district extension node of Pietermaritzburg

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PIETERMARITZBURG TOWN HALL Royal HaskoningDHV completed the preparation of a local area plan for the central area and central business district extension node of Pietermaritzburg

UK-based consultancy acquires South African environmental specialists

1st August 2014 Global environmental group SLR Consulting last month acquired South African specialist consultancy firm CCA Environmental, which has blue chip clients across the oil and gas, minerals, infrastructure, energy and waste sectors. Cape Town-based CCA has established a reputation across South Africa,... →

Strategic leadership needed to deliver NDP

By: David Oliveira 1st August 2014 Strategic leadership is needed to ensure cooperation among the various stakeholders responsible for delivering the National Development Plan (NDP), which aims to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality by 2030, says consulting engineering firm GIBB group business development executive Muzi... →

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Clients have limited capacity to perform the full scope of a project and the bigger the project, the more complex managing it becomes

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT Clients have limited capacity to perform the full scope of a project and the bigger the project, the more complex managing it becomes

Environmental control officer keeps ICT project green

By: David Oliveira 1st August 2014 South African engineering consultancy SRK Consulting senior environmental scientist Raymond Mayne was the independent environmental control officer for one of the largest information and communications technology-related projects in South Africa, which entails fibre-optic cable being laid across... →

Telecommunications giant launches green solution

1st August 2014 Telecommunication giant MTN reaffirmed its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint by unveiling Africa’s first concentrating solar cooling system, last month, which will power its energy-hungry data centres. The system was designed by engineering consultancy AOS Consulting Engineers and... →

Merger creates new brand entity

By: David Oliveira 1st August 2014 Consultancy Vhaselwa Engineering & Management (VEM) Consulting formed the Akhani Group following the purchase of 100% of the shares of remote site services company Mine Procurement Solutions (MPS), MPS announced in May. MPS comprises MPS South Africa, MPS Tanzania and MPS Mozambique. →

SA large-scale wind farm completed

By: David Oliveira 1st August 2014 The construction of a wind farm in Jeffreys Bay, in the Eastern Cape, is nearing completion, with the 60-turbine 138-MW-a-day plant expected to supply renewable electricity to power about 115 000 homes at full capacity, project civil and structural works designer and South African arm of... →

Consulting engineers call for more work

By: David Oliveira 1st August 2014 The consulting engineering sector currently works at about 90% capacity, which translates into consulting engineering firms seeking more involvement in government-led projects, particularly the 18 Strategic Integrated Projects, member organisation Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa)... →

SPECIALITY SKILLS
There are speciality skills, which the local consulting engineering sector needs that are available from multinational, such as rail

Cesa president Abe Thela discusses the state of the consulting engineering sector.

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