Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) hosted the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2025 last week at Vodacom World, in Midrand. This is part two of a two-part series.

CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2025.

CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2025. Supplied by CESA

…continued from part one.

Mega projects with a value greater than R1-billion

  • Winner: WSP for the delivery of battery energy storage systems for phase 1 for ESKOM
  • Commendation: Zutari for the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone Phase 1 & 1a Platforms, Roads and Bulk Services for the COEGA Development Corporation

 

Projects with a value between R250-million and R1-billion

  • Winner: Bosch Projects for the Vlakfontein Reservoir and associated infrastructure for Rand Water
  • Commendation: Zutari for the N2 Slope Stabilisation Project for SANRAL

 

Projects with a value between R50–R250-million

  • Winner: Zutari for the N1 Sinkhole Repair Project for SANRAL
  • Commendation: Jones & Wagener for the Rehabilitation of the Sinkholes on National Road R21 Section 2 Northbound for SANRAL
  • Commendation: Nyeleti Consulting for the Rehabilitation and Strengthening of National Road R504 Section 4 for SANRAL

 

Projects with a value less than R50-million

  • Winner: Maninga Engineering for the Wits – Roy Mcalpine Adult Burns Unit
  • Commendation: Knight Piésold for the Cooling Tower Structural Assessment and Repair Methodologies Project for Palabora Mining Company
  • Commendation: Naidu Consulting for the Canelands Pipe and Pedestrian Bridge for the eThekwini Municipality
  • Commendation: Pienaar & Erwee Engineers for the Radley Landgoed Microgrid and Hybrid PV Installation

 

Engineering Technology and Innovation: Water Sanitation and Hygiene Design Excellence

  • Commendation: Ingerop for the Raising of Hazelmere Dam, for the Department of Water and Sanitation

 

Business Excellence of the Year

  • Winner: BIGEN
  • Commendation: BVi Consulting Engineers

 

Mentoring Company of the Year

  • Winner: BIGEN
  • Commendation: Makhaotse, Narasimulu and Associates – MNA

 

Mentor of the Year

  • Winner: Tumisang Gabriel from SMEC South Africa
  • Commendation: Dieter Storbeck from BIGEN

 

Young Engineer of the Year

  • Winner: Tinashe Mukalela from AvenirHoldings
  • Commendation: Gisella Mulder from Hatch
  • Commendation: Pierre Vivier from MSW Consulting
  • Commendation: Imraan Akhalwaya from WSP Africa

 

Job Shadow Initiative and Poster Competition

  • Winner: Mariswe
  • First runner-up: Knight Piésold
  • Second runner-up: Zutari
  • Third runner-up: Merchelles Collective

 

Publisher of the Year

  • Winner – Publisher, Daily News Category: Independent Media – IOL
  • Winner – Publisher, Trade Category – Creamer Media’s Engineering News

Source: CESA