Modern Mining August 2019

COVER STORY

NIMBLE ELB ENGINEERING moves into new markets

M eijers makes the point that one of the distinguishing features of ELB Engineering, which traces its origins back to the establishment of Edward L Bateman in 1919, is an ability to re-model itself in response to changing market conditions. As he says, “You don’t stay in busi- ness for 100 years by being traditional and inflexible. We accept that markets change and we’ve always been willing to adapt to ensure that we not only survive but also prosper whatever the business conditions.” ELB Engineering is probably best known for executing large capital projects in the mining and power sectors with one of its most recent achieve- ments being the delivery of the processing plant and infrastructure required With the mining industry, one of its biggest markets, currently becalmed, ELB Engineering Services (ELB Engineering), part of the JSE-listed ELB Group, has launched a range of initiatives to ensure the company’s continuing growth. Modern Mining’s Arthur Tassell recently sat down with Chief Executive Dr Stephen Meijers and his colleague, Johan van den Heever, to learn more about the company’s strategy and, in particular, its ‘incubation’ of a range of new businesses which are taking its service offering into new areas.

ELB Engineering’s Chief Executive Dr Stephen Meijers (left) and colleague Johan van den Heever.

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