Bill was able to reminisce with
Michael about the role we played
in introducing diffusion into South
Africa in the 1970’s. The recent
installation of our new diffuser
technology into UCL Company
Limited and now in Brazil (via
Bosch Projects do Brasil), is just
one illustration of why Bosch
P ro j e c t s i s i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y
recognised as one of the leading
Sugar Engineering Consultancies.
Chairman’s
report
The most pressing
issue on everyone’s
mind these days
appears to be the
uncertain and
volatile world markets and in
particular, what impact this will have
on the South African economy.
ecent political statements would,
h o w e v e r, i n d i c a t e a c o n t i n u i n g
Government commitment to infrastructure
spend. This should have a positive impact on
both consultants and contractors, together
with their sub-contractors and suppliers further
down the supply chain. The spin-off from this
should create ongoing and potentially
increasing employment, which in turn will form
a catalyst for other businesses and improved
economic stability, something that we clearly
all need.
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Bill Bosch, (our Group founder), with his son Roger (Head of Mechanical Engineering
in Bosch Projects) and Michael Gibbon (MD of Bosch Projects).
A commendation for SBA’s
Port Elizabeth office
SBA’s Port Elizabeth office received a commendation at the recent prestigious
CESA/Glenrand MIB 2008 Engineering Excellence Awards for the erosion
protection of the Churchill Pipelines project.
As a Group we continue to diversify, not only
to reduce business risk, but also to supply
new career opportunities so critical in a
continuing scarce skills market and to meet
Clients’ changing needs.
SBA continues its regional growth and all
offices have contributed to this.
Bosch Projects, on the back of its recognised
technical expertise, has expanded its R&D
programme in patented technology and has
also established an office in Brazil.
Munitech now provides innovative packaged
solutions for mobile treatment plants.
Within the above, we still believe that our
services will be differentiated by delivery, quality,
innovation and value.
In addition, we are also able to make available
the full range of Group company services and
products through any individual company or
regional office.
I am pleased to confirm, as indicated in our
last Enginuity edition, that we have been
formally BEE rated by EmpowerDex with a
minimum Level 4 (100% recognition) across
the Group. It is hoped that the public sector
will standardise on the legislated BEE Codes
to bring consistency to the tendering market
and move away from the plethora of evaluation
processes that are currently applied.
It has certainly been a challenging year for
the construction industry and the B&A Group
in particular. We are however, confident that
we can continue to exceed our Clients’
expectation in service delivery into the future.
We wish you all well over the
festive season.
Clive Swaisland
From left: Greg Cummings, Barry Martin, Ali Said, Gary Hughes, Shannon Barkes
and Lauré Pieterse.
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his project, which was entered in the category for projects with a value of less than
R5 million, represents an innovative and appropriate engineer