Electricity + Control November 2016

ENERGY + ENVIROFICIENCY

ROUND UP

Triumphant at 2016 SAICE & SAFCEC National Awards

Pumped Storage Scheme was also the winner in theWater Engineer- ing Division category. The Hlambanyathi Development Project for the Department of Transport received a Commendation in the Com- munity based projects category. The SAICE & SAFCEC Awards are held annually to honour individuals, projects, community-oriented initiatives as well as various institutional departments of SAICE and SAFCEC. The annual awards function gives these companies, individuals and departments a unique opportunity to showcase their deserving projects and work to the Civil Engineering industry. Enquiries: Kizito Lundu. Email Kizito.Lundu@rhdhv.com

Projects of Royal HaskoningDHV came out triumphant once again at the SouthAfrican Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) & South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC) An- nual National Awards held at Emperor’s Palace on the 13th October, winning 4 awards in theTechnical Excellence,Water Engineering and Community based Projects categories. In the category for Technical Excellence the Ashley Drive Break Pressure Tank project for eThekwini Department of Water & Sanita- tion received a commendation while the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme for Eskomwas announced as the overall winner. The Ingula

Reinvent... to beat economic pressures

where we could work smarter and improve efficiencies and where we could save time and money so that we could offer our custom- ers the best value for their money. We continue to deal with every uphill head on and while some challenges have been tough, we have embraced them and implemented them carefully and intel- ligently making sure that it is to the advantage of the company to ensure a future for all our employees. When we see opportunities

To maintain its position and competitive edge as one of South Af- rica’s leading players in sheet metal manufacture, the management team of World Power Products recently completed an inspiring three-year journey of transformation. Director Jan Görtzen explains: “To effectively meet tough economic pressures and industry chal- lenges we reinvented ourselves by analysing every aspect of the business and identifying what processes could be streamlined,

we seize them.” Employee training and up- skilling are high on the company’s priority list and Görtzen confirms that empowering employees to work smarter and safer has a direct and positive impact on the company’s productivity. “A confident worker is a safe worker and produces high quality work.”

Enquiries: Samantha Hedley. Email shedley@wpp.co.za

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