Construction Magazine October 2015 | Page 47

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South Africa and on the continent , as well as its innovation , quality , outstanding workmanship and professionalism in the consulting engineering sector , the group recently won three of the seven categories at the annual awards event of Consulting Engineers South Africa ( CESA ). The categories were Business Excellence , Mentoring Company of the Year and Best International Project , with the latter being awarded for Bigen Africa ’ s work on the 360km North-South Carrier ( NSC-2 ) regional water transfer system in Botswana .
Bigen Africa ’ s entries in four other categories also qualified for the final round of judging – Mentor of the Year , Young Engineer of the Year , the massive Steyn City residential project in Gauteng , South Africa ( project value R50 million to R250 million ) and the innovative , “ green ” Wallacedene taxi rank in Cape Town ( project value under R50 million ).
CESA is an organisation committed to furthering engineering excellence and the annual awards are the top highlight on the industry ’ s calendar .
“ Bigen Africa is extremely blessed to have received these awards ,” says Dr Khoza . “ The group is dedicated to ensuring excellence in its operations , changing the lives of millions of Africans and practising its creed of “ doing good while doing business ” on a daily basis . Receiving accolades such as these is therefore very gratifying and we as a company give all the glory and honour to God Almighty .”

“ Building on its extensive experience and carefully sourced expertise , and with the support of well-chosen industry partners , Bigen Africa offers a solutions driven approach to our clients ’ infrastructure development needs ”

– Snowy Khoza , CEO
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