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Knight Piésold Consulting
Knight Piésold South Africa’s head office is located in Sandton with regional offices in Cape Town, Durban, Phalaborwa, and Pretoria. Our reputation has been built on our commitment to our valued clients, industry partners, and employees. We provide comprehensive solutions by providing our clients with integrated specialist services from across the globe. Knight Piésold South Africa has been successful in providing solutions to clients and communities in the mining, power, water resources, and infrastructure industries with value-added services in geotechnical engineering and environmental services.
As a key industry partner, Knight Piésold South Africa has been involved in major projects that have placed the firm as an award-winning company.
All our South African offices are ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certified—our principle objective being to tailor quality solutions and services to our various clients. The health and safety of our staff and other people associated with all our project activities are important to us; therefore, health and safety hazards are identified and thoroughly assessed to reduce any risks to individuals and the environment we work in.
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Zutari
Zutari is a market leader in the ground engineering discipline. We provide complete solutions for foundations and ground related infrastructure, ranging from ground investigations through laboratory testing, design of underground infrastructure and provision of specialist construction supervision.
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Ethekwini Municipality
eThekwini is located on the east coast of South Africa in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The Municipality spans an area of approximately 2297km2 and is home to some 3.5 million people. It consists of a diverse society which faces various social, economic, environmental and governance challenges. As a result it strives to address these challenges which mean meeting the needs of an ever increasing population.
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LR Geotech
Lindi Richer is an engineering geologist that provides geotechnical services, specialising in geotechnical investigations, foundation investigations, centreline surveys, material investigations, soil nominations for powerlines and dolomite stability investigations.
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SRK Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Africa’s leader in sustainable natural resource and development solutions.
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Bear GeoConsultants (Pty) Ltd
Geotechnical consultants to the civil and mining industries. The services we provide range from NHBRC Phase 1 Investigations to Dolomite Stability Investigations.
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Council for Geoscience
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) is one of the National Science Councils of South Africa and is the legal successor of the Geological Survey of South Africa, which was formed in 1912 by the amalgamation of 3 former Surveys, the oldest of which – the Geological Commission of the Cape of Good Hope – was founded in 1895. The Geoscience Act, Act 100 of 1993, established the CGS in its present form. The Act was later amended in 2010 to establish the Geoscience Amendment Act (Act No. 16 of 2010).
As a scientific research council, the CGS is mandated to provide for the promotion of research and the extension of knowledge in the field of geoscience as well as the provision of specialised geoscientific services. The Council has a national footprint in the country, with the Head Office located in Silverton, Pretoria and various other Regional Offices located in Polokwane (Limpopo), Cape Town (Western Cape), Pietermaritzburg & Durban (Kwazulu Natal), Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape) and Upington (Northern Cape). Today, the Council is a modern institution, boasting excellent facilities and expertise, ranking among the best in Africa.
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Banzi Geotechnics cc
BANZI GEOTECHNICS cc (BANZI) is an integrated geotechnical consulting firm specialising in engineering, exploration, and environmental geology. It was established in 1982 as Barker and Associates. BANZI aims to provide clients with a comprehensive service which embraces a wide range of experience in the relevant earth sciences. Project capabilities and experience are extensive.
Services are available for all stages of project development. These include:
- the planning and direction of exploration operations (geotechnical, exploration and environmental);
- the execution of reconnaissance and detailed engineering geological (geotechnical) and exploration investigations (including appropriate remote geophysical or aerial surveys; laboratory and ground based field-testing work), the preparation of relevant reports, recommendations and designs;
- evaluation of mineral deposits, and target generation (Coal Bed Methane, some base metal and precious metals);
- impact assessments and management of environmental issues and preparation of relevant data and reports;
- geo-legal investigations, including mineral rights evaluations, valuations and investigations.