The merger between the two engineering and design consultancies, WSP Group PLC and GENIVAR Inc., was finalised today, creating a world-class professional services firm with combined revenues of £1.1 billion (C$1.8 billion) and approximately 14,500 employees, working in over 300 offices on every continent. The combination of WSP’s international spread and GENIVAR’s extensive business in [...]
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Old Green Point Athletics Common revamp keeping true to the heritage and significance of the Common
Green Point Athletics stadium, formerly known as Green Point Common is in the process of getting a face-lift, forming an integral part of the new Green Point Urban Parks initiative to upgrade facilities in Green Point, Cape Town. WSP was commissioned to design the stadium’s PA system, fire detection, CCTV, 10 lane track timing system [...]
22 on Bree – Redefining Cape Town city’s skyline
22 on Bree situated in Cape Town’s CBD, is set to be one of the latest developments to grace Cape Town’s rapidly growing skyline within the city centre. WSP was commissioned by the buildings developers, Abland to create a new building design. The project commenced in January 2012 where the demolition of the then existing [...]
Packer Avenue Warehouse installs innovative electrical energy efficiency technology
With very few warehouse developments known to have utilised energy efficiency techniques in their development, the Packer Avenue warehouse could arguably be the highlight for warehouse developments using energy efficiency approach, particularly with the electrical proportion of the works. The brief entailed developing a new high volume packaging and distribution warehouse 330m² floor [...]
Nedbank Menlyn Maine Falcon Building receives 4 star Green Star rating
The Nedbank Menlyn Maine Falcon Building will be the new regional head office for Nedbank and has recently been awarded a 4 star Green Star rating .The Menlyn Maine precinct is a mixed use development and stands out as a green node in South Africa. Mathieu du Plooy, MD of WSP Africa: “We are proud [...]
WSP celebrates the life of Wangari Maathai
Wangari Muta Maathai was born in Nyeri, Kenya on 1 April 1940. She was the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree, and the first woman to earn many accolades over her active years. Professor Maathai was active in the National Council of Women of Kenya and subsequently established the [...]
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