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SOCIAL ENGINEERS
Eskom engineer walks off with Rising Star Award
Leon van Wyk (left) was presented with the Standard Bank Rising Star Award in the Energy and
Environment sector, by Rose Nkosi (Sasol Limited). Leon is the Air Quality Manager (Group
Technology) at Eskom Holdings SoC Ltd. He holds an MSc in Chemical Engineering and is a
registered engineering professional. He joined Eskom in 2011 and is currently responsible for
overseeing all major Electrostatic Precipitator Plant, Fabric Filter Plant and Desulphurisation
Plant projects in Eskom. (Read story on page 43).
Enquiries:Visit
Royal HaskoningDHV excels at SAICE KZN Regional Awards
Royal HaskoningDHV was victorious at the recent South African Institution of Civil Engineers (SAICE) KwaZulu-Natal Regional Awards in
Pietermaritzburg having won Awards for Technical Excellence; Branch Award for Excellence in Civil Engineering; and the Company Champion
Allan Rowe trophy. (Read story on page 30).
Siemens invests in future engineers
Three top-performing South African matrics have become the first students
in Sub-Saharan Africa to secure placement in the prestigious Siemens Ap-
prenticeship Scheme in Germany. Kelly Moorosi (19), Joseph Shandlale
(22) and Hendri Meintjies (22) finished top of a list of more than 1 000 ap-
plicants for the all-expenses-paid 3.5-year theoretical and practical training
in electrical and mechanical engineering in Berlin. (Read story on page 30).
Enquiries: Keshin Govender. Enquiries: Keshin Govender. Tel. +27 (0) 11 652
2000 or email
From left: Craig Cavanagh
(Director, Icon Construction),
Craig Longworth (Contracts
Manager, Icon Construction),
Kollin Pillay (Foreman, Icon
Construction), Jonathan
Bernon (Site agent, Icon
Construction), Henk De Wet
(Icon Construction). Sephelele
Mtshali (Project Manager KZN
Department of Transport),
Mervyn Bosworth Smith
(Contracts Engineer, Royal
HaskoningDHV), Graham
Croucamp (Icon Construction),
Darryl Klaasen (Bridge Engineer,
Royal HaskoningDHV),
Kevin Reeves (Director, Icon
Construction).
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