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Public works infrastructure in dire need or maintenance, says Cesa
5th May 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The built environment sector is an industry that has been given greater freedom to operate as South Africans settle into a Phase 4 lockdown level. Industry body Consulting Engineers South Africa... 


Wood secures partnership agreement with Sasol South Africa
29th April 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Global engineering and consultancy company Wood has been appointed as an engineering partner to Sasol South Africa. The parties have signed a five-year partnership framework agreement that will... 


Pipeline repair continues despite Covid-19
24th April 2020

Repair of the Mt Albert high-pressure sludge pipeline is a critical project for city council Wellington’s wastewater network in New Zealand, and one that Wellington Water is committed to... 


Kate Roper
Aurecon assisting government with national Covid-19 response
6th April 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon is collaborating with the South African government and assisting where it can during the national lockdown as the country strives to curb the... 


BUILDING TRUST
Peikko's technology has been adopted to some success in a few projects since entering the country
New tech needs consulting engineers buy-in
3rd April 2020 By: Darren Parker

Construction connection technology company Peikko is working to raise awareness among consulting engineers in South Africa of the potential that its bolted column connection technology and... 


NIKITA LALLA
There is an abundance of talking without timeous, practical implementation
Local project scarcity causes loss of top-class engineers
3rd April 2020 By: Darren Parker

The scarcity of public-sector projects is leading to massive retrenchments and the loss of South Africa’s world-class consulting engineers to foreign markets, says law firm LNP Attorneys CE Nikita... 


CHRIS CAMPBELL
Cesa will be embarking on a concentrated marketing drive to promote quality cost-based selection
Adopt QCBS mindset – Cesa
3rd April 2020 By: Darren Parker

Industry association Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) is embarking on a focused marketing drive in the second quarter of this year as part of a renewed effort to raise awareness surrounding... 


CONSTRUCTIVE BUILDING
Implementing a sustainable building philosophy provides value-add throughout the value chain
Building for sustainability promotes valuable returns
3rd April 2020

There is a direct link between the stability of an economy and ongoing development, says consulting engineers firm WSP Africa structures regional director Johan Piekaar. Currently, the local... 


Bill Langenbach
Fluor names Bill Langenbach as new GM
31st March 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Engineering company Fluor Corporation has announced that Bill Langenbach has been named as the company’s new GM for South Africa. Langenbach has more than three decades of experience with Fluor,... 


DIVERSE OFFERING 
For the sugar industry, Bosch Projects provides front-end cane offloading, cane preparation, juice extraction, sugar processing, sugar drying and refining equipment
Equipment design vital for sugar industry
27th March 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

A critical aspect of servicing the sugar industry is equipment design, says integrated engineering technology and project management company Bosch Projects sugar sector director Steve Rosettenstein. 


CESA CEO Chris Campbell
CESA concludes productive Infrastructure Indaba
13th March 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) says its yearly Infrastructure Indaba, held on March 11 and 12, had ended with action-oriented resolutions that could be taken forward to help solve the... 


CASIAN DENDERE
The sector remains under pressure, with margins remaining tight amid a generally low market performance
Industry remains in decline
14th February 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Although the civil engineering and construction sector is the backbone of the economy and contributes significantly to employment and growth in the country, it continues to experience a slump, says... 


Sugen Pillay 
CESA is also calling for the Construction Industry Development Board to fast-track the Register of Professional Service Providers
CESA remains hopeful about the future
14th February 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Despite the country’s current economic uncertainty, consulting engineering firms association Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) president Sugen Pillay believes that the country is in the... 


Govt, SOEs urged to appreciate South Africa’s consulting engineers
Govt, SOEs urged to appreciate South Africa’s consulting engineers
12th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Closing the infrastructure gap in South Africa is closely linked to infrastructure development on the rest of the continent, as it is to the creation of value chains that can advance Africa’s... 


CESA president Sugen Pillay
Use private engineers to boost State’s ability to plan and execute infrastructure projects - CESA
29th January 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Consulting Engineers South Africa is calling on government to consider immediately boosting the capacity of State departments and municipalities to plan and execute infrastructure projects by... 


AfDB signs five-year agreement to use Fidic standard contracts
14th January 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Global representative body, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (Fidic) has secured an agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) that will see the development finance... 


CESA president Sugen Pillay
CESA appoints new president
3rd December 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) on Tuesday inaugurated its new president Sugen Pillay for the next two years. He succeeds Neresh Pather.  


Codes and partial safety factor for infrastructure geotechnical designs updated
29th November 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Eurocode 7, which provides detailed guidance for geotechnical designs, includes a key difference to the global safety concept, as it is known in South Africa, which is to consider partial safety... 


HEMANT HARIE
Without effective data management and protection, organisations within the petrochemical industry may fall victim to data loss
Petrochemicals industry demand forecast to slow down by 2030
22nd November 2019

Management consulting firm McKinsey predicts that by 2030, global petrochemicals demand growth may slow from 3.6% to between 2% and 3%, says data management consultants Gabsten Technologies MD... 


CRIZETTE VAN DEN BERGH
The modular installation system is beneficial in terms of maintenance because of reduced downtime
Modular installation systems fitted in abattoir
15th November 2019 By: Darren Parker

Multinational construction services company Hilti designed and supplied the modular installation systems to support wet services for chicken producer Early Bird Farms, in Olifantsfontein. Early... 


INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 
The South African public and the private sectors need to do their bit to support the development of the infrastructure industry in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond
Small business celebrates award, charts way forward
15th November 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Consulting company ADA Consulting Engineers recently won a commendation for the Small Company of the Year award at this year’s Consulting Engineers South Africa AON Excellence Awards, held in... 


 CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL 
Consulting Engineers South Africa's aspirations are in sync with those of the country's National Development Plan
Cesa shines on international stage
15th November 2019 By: Mamaili Mamaila

Voluntary association Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) was one of the big winners at the 2019 International Federation of Consulting Engineers (Fidic) Member Association (MA) Excellence... 


THE ROAD AHEAD

A comprehensive plan, which would include the required funds and development of human capital, combined with a will to execute, could address the backlog of road maintenance
Federation contributes to upskilling, calls for new funding model
1st November 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

The South African Roads Federation (SARF) plans to have conducted more than 50 training and capacity development programmes by the end of this year to help build the necessary capacity in terms of... 


Aurecon Africa business MD Dr Gustav Rohde
Aurecon Africa separates from global group to focus on continent
31st October 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global engineering group Aurecon has announced that it will demerge with the African business in early 2020. The African shareholders of Aurecon initiated the separation, with 98% of all... 


KNOWLEDGE IS POWER With drought affecting South Africa, it is important to know where and how much water is being used for planning purposes
More municipalities must undertake metering projects
11th October 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

Water loss, from a vital-asset and an income perspective, has plagued municipalities throughout South Africa for some years, says professional services engineering company SMEC South Africa... 


FINGER IN THE WIND
G7 engineers on site deploying Sonic Detection and Ranging instruments to supplement ongoing wind measurement campaigns
Wind energy untapped vine of job creation
4th October 2019 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

The wind energy industry comprises various subsectors, each with its own degree of job creation potential, Cape Town-based wind farm developer G7 Renewable Energies tells Engineering News. 


PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY
The photonic prototyping facility was designed for individuals or organisations who wish to design photonics products
CSIR calls for proposals from the public to use its photonics facility
13th September 2019 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is calling for proposals from anyone who wishes to turn a demonstrated idea into a working prototype using the photonics prototyping... 


GLOBOID GEAR SET
A virtual image of the gear geometry
Local complex-geometry globoid gears for hot-rolled steel plant
6th September 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Local precision engineering company Venter Consulting Engineers has completed two complex geometry globoid gear sets for Italian metal industry equipment manufacturer Danieli, says Venter... 


JESHIKA RAMCHUND
Cesa’s new gender diversity forum aims to engage all stakeholders and develop strategies to improve diversity and inclusivity
Cesa aims to fix ‘leaky pipeline’
30th August 2019 By: Darren Parker

Industry association Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) has established a gender diversity forum to table issues of gender inequality among its member companies to address, among other... 


BOOM BOOM
The new optical flame section and releasing system mitigates explosive situations in the explosives manufacturing industry
Flame-detection system set for SA launch
23rd August 2019 By: Halima Frost

Industrial solutions provider HMA South Africa, part of the larger HMA Group, is set to launch the Det-Tronics optical flame detection and releasing system, designed for the demands of... 


INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIOUSNESS
Careful due diligence assessments are made when looking at inner city fire hazards
CBD buildings undergo fire assessment and upgrade
23rd August 2019 By: Halima Frost

Fire risk management company ASP Fire has finalised the fire system due diligence checks on seven buildings for a reputed investor who intends to buy the properties to repurpose as offices. Six of... 


Industry body welcomes infrastructure spend decision
16th August 2019 By: Khutso Maphatsoe

Industry body Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) welcomes the decision by government to allocate about R100-billon as seed funding for infrastructure development. “The organisation would like... 


New buildings to provide accommodation closer to institutions
16th August 2019 By: Khutso Maphatsoe

To address the issue of the lack of student accommodation in close proximity to campus, ADA Consulting Engineers has been involved in a greenfield construction project for a Southpoint building on... 


The 2019 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards
South African engineering excellence recognised
15th August 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South African engineering excellence was put on glittering display during the 2019 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards hosted by Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) in Midrand on Wednesday... 


EY signs up as platinum sponsor for World Energy Congress
22nd July 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The World Energy Council on Monday announced that professional services firm EY had signed on to be a platinum sponsor for the World Energy Congress. The twenty-fourth World Energy Congress will... 


Project entered for Cesa award
19th July 2019 By: Jessica Oosthuizen

Multidisciplinary engineering company Bosch Projects has entered one of its recently completed projects for the Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) Aon Engineering Excellence awards, which... 


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