02
Words from the Chairman’s desk
Without taking away from the South African
projects and achievements featured in this
edition of Enginuity, I would like to highlight
some of our international developments.
Mike Gibbon
CEO Bosch Holdings
Bosch Engenharia (Brazil) was established
in 2008 and Fabio Bellam is the MD. The
Bosch Engenharia team has been operating
in extremely tough economic conditions for
the past few years, but despite this, they have
displayed tenacity and innovation in order to
produce exceptional results. They operate an
ethanol plant, have supplied major equipment
into the sugar industry and are currently
exporting second hand sugar equipment to
South and Central America.
Bosch East Africa (Kenya) was established
in 2013 and Gary Barlow is the MD. Although
Bosch East Africa is a fairly new company, they
have grown quickly and have established a
formidable reputation in the buildings sector in
Kenya. They are currently establishing a civils
/ structural division and an industrial / sugar
division as part of their strategic growth plans.
There is a highly competent and energised
team that is being built in Nairobi.
The acquisition of Booker Tate (featured on
the front cover) is a significant milestone in our
growing global footprint. Booker Tate’s track
record and engineering skills add significant
value to Bosch Holdings.
I hope that you enjoy our selection of projects
included in this edition of Enginuity and please
refer to our website for further information
(www.boschholdings.co.za).
Delivery through Transformation
Engineers-in-training (EITs) at the Conference hosted by Bosch Ulwazi
Going from strength to strength, Bosch Ulwazi is fast
becoming a major role player in the Education, Training and
Development space.
Bosch Ulwazi comes out of a successful 2016 – 2017 financial
year with dynamic growth and having successfully performed
projects in the motor industry, overseen professional
registrations and Enterprise and Supplier Development.
The 2017 – 2018 year is looking exciting and promising. Our
Graduate Development Programmes, which run nationally,
have increased the graduate intake and their opportunities;
our Roads Construction and Supervision of Construction
Processes’ Programmes are being implemented in two regions
(KwaZulu-Natal and East Cape) and have huge potential; and
our Emerging Contractor Development Programme is rapidly
gaining traction and momentum; all of which makes the year
ahead for Bosch Ulwazi look favourable.
We have once again achieved our BEE Level 1 rating. As part
of our ongoing commitment to the BBBEE Codes of Good
Practice, we are continually striving to achieve our targets with
regards to Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment and are
therefore proud that Bosch Ulwazi is now majority black owned.
We look forward to another stellar year ahead.
Balan Govender - [email protected]
The awards handed to the top 3 EITs