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24 November 2017 Top honours for SMEC South Africa at National Business Awards
SMEC South Africa was declared winner of the prestigious Infrastructure Development award at the 15th annual National Business Awards, held on 16 November at Emperors Palace. This was against impressive contenders...
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8 August 2017 Large solar PV plants need lightning-protection systems
Lightning-protection systems (LPS) for utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) plants have to conform to SANS/IEC 62305. SMEC South Africa can provide design expertise in this regard to ensure best-practice engineering....
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5 July 2017 SMEC South Africa celebrates 70 years of transformational success_final
5 July 2017: SMEC acquired Vela VKE, a South African professional consulting engineering company in 2012 as part of a strategy to strengthen their presence within South Africa and the wider African market. With Vela...
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15 June 2017 SMEC South Africa wins Fulton Award for Mt Edgecombe interchange
The overall winner for the Infrastructure Category in the 2017 Fulton Awards was the Mount Edgecombe Interchange, submitted by SMEC South Africa as Principal Agent for the client, the South African National Roads...
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9 June 2017 SMEC South Africa sponsors SAICE bridge-building competition
SMEC South Africa was a sponsor of a successful bridge-building competition hosted by the South African Institute of Civil Engineering (SAICE) on Saturday 20 May 2017 at Canal Walk in Cape Town.
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15 May 2017 SMEC SA wins top industry awards for second year running
: SMEC South Africa was once again the top winner at the 2017 Construction Industry Business Excellence Awards held in Johannesburg on 8 May, hosted by PMR.africa.
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11 April 2017 Engineering design for bulk services for Sibaya Precinct in KZN
SMEC South Africa has been appointed by Tongaat Hulett Developments (THD) to conduct the engineering design for the bulk services for the Sibaya Precinct in KwaZulu-Natal.
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5 April 2017 SMEC South Africa bridges the gap in essential infrastructure
SMEC South Africa’s expertise in essential infrastructure projects that have a major impact on local community development has been showcased by its involvement with two recent bridge projects.
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1 March 2017 SMEC South Africa, DEC Trust, Kapela Holdings establish partnership
More than two million disabled South Africans stand to benefit from a new partnership entered into between SMEC South Africa and the Disability Empowerment Concerns (DEC) Trust, in partnership with the Kapela...
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27 January 2017 Combating erosion of the Hartbeesspruit Waterway in Pretoria
SMEC South Africa has carried out design and restoration works on the Hartbeesspruit Waterway for the University of Pretoria. The project will allow improved control of the river flow, as well as helping prevent...
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