Moving with the times - Going green - IMIESA , April 2009
It must be asked: in times of such rapidly changing global conditions firms can still afford to adopt a business-as-usual approach? Certainly a new attitude to the impact of commercial and industrial operations on the environment is an area that should be assessed.
Read MoreJeffares & Green Goes Green - Progress , April 2009
It must be asked: in times of such rapidly changing global conditions firms can still afford to adopt a business-as-usual approach? Certainly a new attitude to the impact of commercial and industrial operations on the environment is an area that should be assessed.
Read MoreJeffares & Green Goes Green - South African Property Review , April 2009
It must be asked whether in times of such rapidly changing global conditions firms can still afford to adopt a business-as-usual approach? Certainly a new attitude to the impact of commercial and industrial operations on the environment is an area that should be assessed.
Read MoreFirst Integrated Waste Management Facility - ReSource , February 2009
The City of Cape Town is developing the first integrated waste management facility in South Africa.
The facility will comprise a refuse transfer station, a compaction hall, container-handling operations, garden refuse-chipping facilities, materials-recovery facility, workshop, wash bay, diesel storage, domestic recycling centre and a public drop-off, security building, entrance building and weighbridges with provision for a future ‘resource park’ and accommodation for future alternative technologies.
Kzn Pedestrian Bridge – A First In Africa - Civil Engineering , November/December 20
The Mkomaas River Pedestrian Bridge is the only prestressed concrete ribbon bridge in Africa. Its main span of 150m equals the world record for this type of bridge. The bridge was constructed from concrete elements suspended from cables tensioned between abutments, which were then stressed along the length of the bridge by tensioning a second set of cables placed in ducts through the elements. Compression stresses induced in this way compensate for tensile stresses resulting from live loads on the structure. The project earned a commendation in the category Technical
Read MoreConcrete Retaining Blocks - Architect & Builder , October/November 200
This retaining wall project began when two engineering firms, Jeffares & Green and Mike van Wieringen and Associates were requested to investigate a cut slope failure at Suikerbossie Nek, situated above Victoria Road between Camps Bay and Hout Bay.
Read MoreFifth trophy for Terraforce - Metrobuild , 01/11/2008
International precast concrete licensor Terraforce has secured its fifth trophy at the Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) gala dinner held in October 2008. The company has won this award in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2006.
Read MoreFirst of its kind in Cape Town - The Civil Engineering Contractor , 01/10/2008
The City of Cape Town is developing the first integrated waste-management facility in South Africa; comprising a refuse transfer station, a compaction hall, container-handling operations, garden refuse-chipping facilities, materials recovery facility, workshop, wash bay, diesel storage, domestic recycling centre and a public drop-off, security building, entrance building and weighbridges, among others, with provision for a future “resource park" and accommodation for future "alternative technologies" .
Read MoreFuture Engineers on Site - The Civil Engineering Contractor , October 2008
The South African Association of Consulting Engineers, now known as Consulting Engineers South Africa, recently encouraged all engineering firms to get involved in Job Shadow Day, which aims to expose learners not only to the engineering environment but to consulting-engineering experience in particular.
Read MoreSA UTFC certified - The Civil Engineering Contractor , October 2008
A contractor has received the first stamp of approval for a brand of ultra-thin frictional course. This could change the status quo, writes David Poggiolini
Novachip has received the Agrément South Africa Certificate of Technical Approval. This is the first ultra-thin frictional course (UTFC) in South Africa to be certified as requested by major client bodies, such as the South African National Roads Authority Limited (SANRAL), in line with concerns about some of the mixes they encountered on their road networks.
Budding engineers go on site - Maritzburg SUN , 2008/08/22
Pupils with above average skills in maths and science were recently shown over the Mgeni viaduct project in KwaMashu by a Pietermaritzburg firm of consulting engineers.
Read MoreLife-saving bridge is tops - The Witness
A life-saving, eco-friendly bridge constructed in the Umkomaas Valley near Richmond has won its designer, local engineer Corrie Meintjes, three engineering awards.
Read MoreProvincial Integrated Waste Management Plans - Environmental Management , May/June 2008
Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd was appointed by the Department of Tourism, Environment and Conservation (DTEC) of the Northern Cape Provincial Government to develop a Provincial Integrated Waste Management Plan (P-IWMP). This project marks the first P-IWMP to be undertaken by Jeffares & Green, although the company has developed many local and district municipal IWMP’s, including those for the City of Cape Town and the Namakwa District Municipality. The Northern Cape Province is one of the first provinces to develop an Integrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP); another is the North W
Read MoreTerratest: Corporate Social Investment - Highway Mail , 2008/04/17
Horizon Farm Trust, a facility that cares for people with mental disabilities in the Shongweni Valley, recently received a much-needed boost when Terratest, a geotechnical, environmental and earth science consultancy, assisted the Trust with their water supply problems by developing a borehole system.
Read MoreCorporate Social Investment - The Witness , 2008/04/16
Horizon Farm Trust, a facility that cares for people with mental disabilities in the Shongweni Valley, recently received a much-needed boost when Terratest, a geotechnical, environmental and earth science consultancy, assisted the Trust with their water supply problems by developing a borehole system.
Read MoreSanibonani Maqhawe esezwe (Good day to thee, the greatest of achievers) - IMIESA , January 2008
The book is not the history of Jeffares & Green (J&G), but rather a celebration of civil engineering in southern Africa and makes for fascinating reading for anyone who has an interest in wildlife, history or the veld. Although Messrs Jeffares and Green are no longer with us, it would, in accordance with African tradition, be singularly appropriate to greet them with the words, "Sanibonani Maqhawe esizwe", which has an all-encompassing meaning of "Good day to thee, the greatest of achievers".
Read MoreTwo awards won - IMIESA , August 2007
Jeffares & Green consulting engineers was the recipient of two prestigious Fulton awards at a gala event held recently by the Concrete Society of Southern Africa. The biennial Fulton awards recognise excellence in the use of concrete in engineering.
Read MorePedestrian bridge is Aesthetic Winner - Tygerburger , 2007/07/11
The Bosmansdam pedestrian bridge in Summer Greens not only assists pedestrians to cross the busy Bosmansdam Road safely, its design and appeal to the eye have now been recognised when it received a Fulton Award in June this year.
Read MoreHonour for great builders - The Star , 2007/07/03
Two innovative South African pedestrian bridges are among the impressive projects and concepts that have won 2007 Fulton Awards for excellence in the use of concrete.
Read MoreConcrete ribbon bridges the divide , 2007/06/26
Engineering consultancy firm Jeffares & Green (J&G) has just completed supervising construction of a pedestrian bridge situated in a local community of the Mkomaas Valley in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The company was appointed by the KZN Department of Transport to design and supervise the construction of a pre-stressed concrete ribbon bridge that has never been attempted before.
Read MoreMoyeni / Zwelisha Water Treatment Works , 2006/02/24
For decades, the people of Moyeni and Zwelisha, in the uThukela District of KwaZulu-Natal, lived next to the Tugela-Vaal water transfer scheme without ever having access to improved water services. However this changed recently when a water supply scheme with an initial capacity of 2Ml per day was officially opened by the Mayor of uThukela District Municipality, Mr Sipho Mvelase.
Read MorePipeline to relieve water shortages , January 2006
Plans are in place for a pipeline in the area along the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. The pipeline will provide for reliable water provisions to places such as Scottburgh, uMthwalume and Park Ryne.
Read MoreEngineering firm shifts focus to local projects - Engineering News , 2005/08/11
The Jeffares & Green Group, multidisciplinary consulting engineering company operating in Africa and other areas of the world, has a renewed focus on projects in South Africa, MD Chris Robinson tells Engineering News.
Read MoreMoving mountains of waste in the desert , 2005/04/29
Jeffares & Green, the SA consulting engineering firm, has been appointed to undertake the technical design for the landfill site at the new international airport serving the capital city of Doha in the Arabian Gulf.
Read MoreFemale engineer heads up geoscience consultancy , 2005/03/30
Terratest, the geotechnical and environmental consulting firm established in 1990, has undergone significant changes in 2005.
Mrs Jan Norris, who joined the company in 1996 as a geotechnical engineer and became a director in 2004, has now been appointed managing director and Prof. Deneys Schreiner, formerly Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, took over as Head of geotechnical engineering as from 1st March 2005.
KZN’s most successful borehole? , 2004/12/12
Parts of the Zululand District Municipality (ZDM) have been experiencing severe water shortages. This shortage has especially been felt in the town of Nongoma where the local Vuna dam has silted up and water supply has been fraught with problems. It is hoped that groundwater will help alleviate these problems. The ZDM, through ZAI Consulting Engineers, recently commissioned a borehole to supply a small community just outside Nongoma.
Read MoreJ&G broadens its transformation initiative , 2004/12/10
Eighteen months after long established consulting engineering group Jeffares & Green (J&G) acquired a 25% share in Makhetha Development Consultants, a highly regarded firm of consulting engineers specializing in sanitation projects, the association has been considerably expanded. At that time, husband and wife owners Seetella and Martha Makhetha were appointed directors of J&G (Pty) Ltd, in which they also became shareholders.
Read MoreAbout Jeffares & Green - The Witness , 2004/11/30
In South Africa, a quarter of our population do not have access to potable water. At Jeffares and Green we are proud to have been part of the AquAmanzi Consortium that implemented the KwaZulu-Natal BoTT contract to supply water to rural communities, and through which nearly a million people gained access to clean water.
Read MoreIntegrated Waste Management Plan for Cape Town , 2004/10/30
Jeffares & Green, a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm, in joint venture with Ingerop Africa, were appointed by November 2003 to develop an Integrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP) for the City of Cape Town. The project, funded by USAID, and administered by Mega Tech Inc., is nearing completion (due date end of October 2004).
Read MoreCity business awarded for novel project - The Witness , 2004/08/17
A Pietermaritzburg based engineering company has garnered a prestigious accolade at the annual South African Association of Consulting Engineers (SAACE) Excellence Awards. The awards are sponsored by Glenrand MIB and recognise the outstanding achievements of its 425 member companies. They were announced at a glittering gala banquet in Sandton last week.
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