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5 May 2016 Top award for Park Station sewer and stormwater upgrade
A major project to rehabilitate sewer and stormwater reticulation systems at Park Station in Johannesburg on behalf of client PRASA Corporate Real Estate Solutions (PRASA CRES) has received a top award from the...
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20 April 2016 SMEC SA implements Asset Management system for Mangaung
SMEC South Africa has successfully implemented an Asset Management system for the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality.
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16 March 2016 Asset Management is key to sustainability in construction
Construction is only the first step in owning productive and effective assets. Although design-and-build is vital, the operation, maintenance and disposal of assets is likely to represent the most costly phase of...
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7 March 2016 SMEC South Africa makes inroads in N3 upgrade project
SMEC South Africa is undertaking the detailed design for the upgrade of an 11 km stretch of the N3 highway between Durban and Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal.
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22 February 2016 Tom Bürge is GM of new Asset Management division at SMEC South Africa
The newly-formed Asset Management division of SMEC South Africa will be headed up by GM Tom Bürge, with effect from 11 January 2016.
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4 February 2016 Nomzamo Public Transport Facility is a model of sustainability
Nomzamo, a small township just outside of Strand in the Western Cape, can now boast a Public Transport Facility (PTF) that gives priority to the community’s needs, thanks to the successful design and construction...
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22 January 2016 SMEC South Africa appoints new Head of Group HR
SMEC South Africa has announced the appointment of Tumelo Molope as Head of Group HR, with effect from 1 November 2015. Molope has also been appointed as a director to the board of the consulting engineering company...
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26 November 2015 SMEC South Africa sees revenue from African projects double
SMEC South Africa has effectively doubled the proportion of its total revenue derived from African projects from 10% to 20% over the past year, and expects this figure to grow to 25%.
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11 November 2015 African mining industry has strong potential for long-term growth
While the continent’s abundance of commodities is already helping meet global demand, Africa is set to see a growth in secondary industries related to mining. This is likely to result in exponential growth in the...
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9 November 2015 Launch of PSEM at UJ to target black engineering managers
The newly-launched Postgraduate School of Engineering Management (PSEM) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) is ideally placed to bridge the skills gap in the South African engineering industry.
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