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BVi Consulting Engineers
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Established in 1967, BVi is a multidisciplinary engineering, design and construction management company that has grown its footprint in South Africa to 14 offices throughout the country, with its head office in Tshwane.
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The company has a unique management structure for an engineering company. It is based on a broad shareholding by the owner-managers, which is key to its success.
The goal of this broad owner-managed structure is to ensure the full commitment of managers and senior personnel to the vision of Bvi – more specifically to the goals of personal attention on a project level, as well as superior quality and service to clients. Its decision-making authority is strongly decentralised, enabling managers to make operational decisions and execute projects without red tape. BVi provides professional services in identifying and implementing engineering projects for medium to large corporations, in South Africa and internationally, in all the below mentioned fields: - structural engineering - civil engineering - electrical engineering - mechanical engineering - roads and rail - project and construction management - social housing and residential developments - commercial and administration buildings - mining infrastructure and EPCM - quality control and technical audits - turnkey projects - town planning - agriculture and agri-processing. BVi supports the principles of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment and exudes a passion for creating sustainable opportunities for underprivileged South Africans through its corporate social investment policies. The company sets high
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standards in transformation and remains a Level 1 BBBEE Contributor, with 55% black shareholding. This is a significant milestone for the BVi Group and a step forward in the engineering industry.
Mentorship/learnership programmes aim to fast-track youth career paths through the BVi BEE Employee Trust, and to advance the careers of young, qualified black engineers and technicians into management. The newly launched BVi Academy will focus on the existing Learnership and Mentorship Programme (all employees), Graduate Internship Programme (which has commenced this year), BVi Trust and the Youth Professional Chapter.
