WEC Projects has grown steadily over the past few years, quietly gaining market share and influence by producing brilliant and original project-based solutions in Gauteng. New managing director Wayne Taljaard explains what’s next for WEC.

How have your past experiences in the water and wastewater industries shaped your management philosophies as you take over the helm at WEC?

WT  My earliest professional experience was in water treatment for the steel industry, where I was working at the treatment coalface as it were. Thereafter, I was an account manager for a water firm in the United Kingdom. I then furthered my studies and returned to South Africa where I worked for a major multinational water and wastewater treatment company. A key learning curve for me was witnessing the pros and cons of working at a large, highly formal, systems-driven company.

WEC has traditionally been a smaller, more intimate entity, but we’re now poised for considerable growth and I want to bring in the best parts of large-company structure without losing the ability to really get to know and serve our clients well, particularly in the areas of design, human resources, construction and client service.

I think also that WEC has made its mark on the local water sector because our team approaches problems creatively and often comes up with solutions better equipped to meet the needs posed by local conditions than our competitors.

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