The consulting engineering industry came together last night for another celebration of innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship and professionalism in the engineering industry.
The 2017 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards proved to be better than ever, with over 47 submissions received.
The awards provide CESA with the opportunity to showcase the extent to which local built-environment professionals provide the best in engineering expertise.
Outstanding performance across a wide range of categories was celebrated. These include large and small, as well as local and international projects. It even acknowledges visionary clients as well as future leaders in our industry through the Young Engineer of the Year award.
The importance of young engineers, mentorship and transformation was put in focus at the awards. Speaking at this year’s award, CESA President Lynne Pretorius noted that, in addition to creating innovative infrastructure solutions for the people of South Africa and Africa, consulting engineers play an important part of the country’s transformation agenda.
The 2017 winners are:
Projects with a value in excess of R250 million
Winner: Aurecon, Mall of Africa
Commendation: AECOM, Witwatersrand Goldfields Acid Mine Drainage Project, Eastern Basin
Commendation: Royal HaskoningDHV, Provincial Main Road 577 & BRT Corridor C3
Projects with a value between R50 million and R250 million
Winner: Neil Lyners & Associates, L’Ormarins Hydro Power Project
Commendation: Aurecon, Stortemelk Hydropower Plant
Commendation: Bosch Projects, Special Maintenance of N2 Section 11 between Bramlin and Soutwerke
Projects with a value of less than R50 million
Winner: Fellows Consulting, Malapa Fossil Site Cover and Visitors’ Centre
Commendation: Bigen Africa, Water reclamation plant at the Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine
Commendation: AECOM, Plankenbrug Main Outfall Sewer & Associated Works – Phase 1
Best International Project
Winner: Aurecon, Mizingani Sea Wall
Young Engineer of the Year
Winner: Jabulile Msiza, Jones & Wagener
Commendation: Catherine Blersch, Aurecon
Commendation: Dr Pieter Crous, SMEC
Business Excellence
Winner: Nyeleti Consulting
Commendation: Knight Piésold
Mentor of the Year
Winner: Corrie van der Wath, Matleng Energy Solutions
Mentoring company of the year
Winner: Bigen Africa
Young Company of the Year
Winner: Matleng Energy Solutions
Publisher of the Year
Winner Trade Publications: 3S Media
Winner Daily Newspapers: Independent Newspapers
CESA Branch of the Year
Winner: Port Elizabeth
Visionary client of the Year
Winner: Tongaat Hulett
Job Shadow & Poster Initiative
Winner: UWP Consulting
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2017 Aon Engineering Excellence Awards.
