Customer Showcases/Achievements

CLIENT SHOWCASES

At Knowledge Base we are proud of the achievements of our customers. We like to monitor their success and regularly keep in contact with them. We do stories on both our large corporate clients and smaller players that are overcoming the day-to-day obstacles in completing their projects successfully.

PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY FOR CIVIL DESIGNER CLIENTS

In addition, we provide our clients with a marketing opportunity by publishing their success story in various top trade journals as part of our promotion strategy. This close relationship is highly prized by our existing clients and is another reason why Civil Designer is the number one choice among our users.

If you have a success story that you would like to tell us about, please email our publicist at info@civildesigner.com

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The allure of working on some of the biggest projects in South Africa is what keeps Jean-Paul van der Linde routed at UWP Consulting. His extensive and much envied list of high profile projects includes the Seaton Delaval Equestrian estate offering expansive freehold plots of approximately 10,000m² each ... read more

THE Gansbaai development set along the tranquil landscape of the Atlantic Coast offers breathtaking views in an unspoilt setting. This exclusive development is situated between De Kelders and the Walker Bay Nature Reserve, and is a 20-minute drive from Hermanus. According to technician Gideon Hahn, the project was a delight to work on... read more

YOU will find one of the most beautiful sites in the Cedar Creek estate situated within the greater Cedar Lakes environment. This breathtaking area with elevations of up to 60 metres has amazing views that stretch as far as the eye can see. To Edwin van Rensburg from Lidwala Consulting Engineers this site would be any resident's dream ... read more

AFTER a sixteen year track record in the field of Municipal Engineering, Martiens Victor is still going stronger than ever.. read more

AS Engineer Paolo Odorico describes the setting for the new Taghazout Beach development, it is clear that this initiative will be far more than just another 'golden mile' coastal resort. Taghazout, just north of Agadir, forms part of King Mohammed VI's 'Plan Azur', which includes the development of six Moroccan coastal resorts ... read more

THREE wise men joined forces ten years ago to start SMV Consulting Engineers amidst the political change and transformation in South Africa. Today, the joint directors AA Sebego, HM Maloka and Deon Viljoen are proud shareholders of a company that has excelled in exceptional service delivery and undisputable quality.... read more

WITH a background in Consumer Science specialising in interior design, textile fashion and psychology, Ursula du Preez is a surprising newcomer to the civil engineering field. In fact, her limited formal experience in civil did not stop her from achieving an A+ in AllyCAD and Civil Designer courses... read more

The transformation of the Skyways building could easily be classified as one of the great wonders of the world. Dion Oosthuizen from Sonnekus & Toerien was one of the lucky Civil Technicians that helped to contribute to the building's completion ... read more

Frederik Mülder has a dream. It's been with him since he was a little boy. Now, many youngsters want to be pilots; some want to fly fighter jets, others aspire only to helicopters, and some daredevils fantasize about being acrobats, tumbling crazily amongst the clouds. Frederick simply wants to fly... read more

"You are, at this moment, standing right in the middle of your own ''acres of diamonds,'' said Earl Nightingale to his audience. He was talking about finding and taking the opportunities around us. The new Kimberley prison that will house some 3000 inmates is a big project by any standards... read more

Don't worry be happy! The title of a hit song that was on everybody's lips a decade or so ago sums up Dirk Potgieter's approach to life and work. "We don't have problems," he says repeatedly. Nothing seems to faze him. "We work in a wide circle around Kimberley, roughly 200km in any direction," he says ... read more

“On average, I travel about 10 000km per month to assess the existing and potential sports facilities in deep rural areas. Believe me, that is a lot of travelling!” says Dees Naidoo owner of Durban based D.G. Naidoo & Associates. Dees is largely involved in the infrastructural development of underprivileged communities... read more

To many, Lake Michelle is probably regarded as one of the most beautiful places in the world. Set amidst Noordhoek’s tranquil wetlands, this new lakefront development has inspired numerous investors to create breathtakingly magnificent homes. “The R200 million residential development has been ongoing for... read more

Paul Silayi radiates enthusiasm as he bounces down the passage, his face beaming with a confident smile. He is passionate about engineering and enjoys using engineering software, Civil Designer and AllyCAD. "At the last company I worked for, we received a job with a very tight deadline... read more

Randall Dirks arrived in Umtata on a Monday 10 years ago, having taken the weekend off after finishing his final university exam on the preceding Friday. Like most people, he thought he would do a year or two and then head rightfully back to the big city lights... read more

"We were busy moving this river just outside Witbank. The project was on an opencast mine and we had to divert the river around the 2km area to be mined. Someone then strolled in and announced that there would be a 'controlled flood' in five days. They said it was a regular occurrence... read more

After spending only a short time in the offices of Engineering Advice & Services, it is obvious that here things are handled very differently. At this company, it's all about the people and the flat management structure ensures that no hierarchy exists in the work place... read more

Surveyors are the first people into the green fields to prepare the landscape for future development. People tend to take the hidden parts of infrastructure for granted. Turn on the tap and water just comes out... read more

“THE Addo Elephant National Park project is perhaps one of the most challenging yet rewarding ventures that I have had the privilege to work on,” says Africon PE engineering representative, Graham Webster. The project was recently completed with funding received from the Department of Environmental Affairs... read more

The amalgamation of Tifflin Purchase & Associates and Eyethu Consulting Engineers gave rise to the birth of Masuku Dube Tifflin (MDT) in the Eastern Cape. This was a proud day for Linda Nama from MDT as he explains the company’s... read more

The Harrismith office is bustling with activity as the Phuthaditjhaba and Qwa Qwa areas are placed in the spotlight for development projects. The design and implementation of the venture was re-quested by the Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality in the beginning of 2003 and Ninham Shand Consulting Engineers... read more

Port Elizabeth is certainly the place to be with the development of a new deep-water port and the related Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) at Coega – not to mention the possibility of a mammoth statue in celebration of the life of Nelson Mandela... read more

Liebenberg & Stander was commissioned by the City of Cape Town (Tygerburg Administration) to handle the design, construction monitoring and contract administration of the Mfuleni Bulk Earthworks contract. Marthinus Retief, a Candidate Engineer who worked closely on the project, describes his involvement ... read more

A clever software package is playing a key design role in one of the biggest civil engineering and infrastructural development programmes ever under-taken in South Africa – the Coega harbour project in Eastern Province. The software’s facility for speeding and simplifying the design of complicated earthworks ... read more

It's said to be the fastest-developing area in South Africa - a broad stretch of gently undulating land running more than 20kms across, from the foothills of Gauteng's West Rand to Midrand in the east. Its appearance changes almost daily as it is transformed into a sprawling urban grid of residential... read more

"Analysing the financial feasibility of toll projects can be quite intricate. To make it easier for all concerned, we developed a financial model for private investors based on the BOT principle; Build Operate Transfer," says Pieter Goosen, Director of the Toll Infrastructure Development Business Unit at Tolplan Consulting... read more

“You can only succeed on a project of this size and complexity when the team makes it work.” The project is one of fastest growing residential townships in Africa – Parklands - situated just north of Tableview outside of Cape Town. The words belong to engineer Sampie Laubscher of NHL who started on the project at ... read more

Have you ever wondered what happens to the rubbish in the plastic bag once it is collected from your pavement? The challenges posed by the Visserhok Solid Waste Landfill Site got a young engineer at Arcus Gibb is Cape Town thinking about something most of us take for granted... read more

Malcolm Biggar limps past a painter perched on scaffolding and into his new 'being renovated' office in Sydenham, Durban. He waves a dismissive bandaged hand, “some guy in a car didn't watch the marshals in my cycle race in Pretoria over the weekend,” he explains. “It could've been much worse,”... read more

"The challenge was always to get as close as possible to ground level at all times, draw a line down the centre, and then drop no more than 2% either side of the line. Following this maxim saved the Department of Public Works... read more

"Climbing mountains is an incredible catalyst for teamwork - up there, someone else is always holding your rope," Mike Aldous nods his head slowly as he affirms the importance and benefits of teamwork. The pinnacle of mountaineering achievement is to climb the highest mountain in each of the seven continents... read more

Taxis using a "detour" through a disused quarry in Cato Ridge to avoid police roadblocks hit a dead-end when Martin Koekemoer of Moore Spence Jones (Pty) Ltd was tasked with rehabilitating the site. "We solved a number of problems with a single solution," says Martin ... read more

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