Lithon Project Consultants : Engineering a Positive Future
We speak to Gert Maritz, CEO of Lithon Project Consultants Namibia, about the firm’s presence in the country, its current projects and future plans in the engineering space.
Lithon Project Consultants
Bringing Hope to People and CommunitiesWriter: Matthew StaffProject Manager: James Mitchell Lithon Project Consultants has spent much of the past 12 months strengthening its reputation from a geographical perspective as it looked to expand its renowned service provision across both Namibia and South Africa, and is now turning its attentions towards the next five years of growth in line with the philosophies that helped incept the business to begin with.The proudly Namibian Company has long been one of the major industry players across project management, multi-disciplinary engineering, and mining services across both SADC nations, and much of late-2015 was spent further honing this offering via extensive recruitment drives and sector expansions.Lithon’s Managing Director (MD), Frikkie Holtzhausen recalls: “One of the more important success stories is that we have managed to recruit well-qualified and experienced staff in specific divisions, which up to now has been a great challenge due to the scarcity of such people locally in Namibia.“This allowed us to formalise and expand our transportation division through appointing some of the critical staff needed for that sector.”Immediate fruits of the Company’s labours were seen in the attainment of major transportation contracts across both road and railway domains, leading into what is shaping up to be a pivotal year of transformation.“We commenced 2016 with a strategic planning session; re-confirming our focus for the next five years, the core of our business and commitment by us as shareholders towards Lithon, and towards each other as owners,” Holtzhausen says. “This was very constructive and a necessary step as we need to be…
Lithon Project Consultants
One-Stop Shop on the MoveWriter:Matthew StaffProject Manager:James MitchellLithon Project Consultants is strengthening its reputation on a continental scale as the early stages of international expansion pick up pace in South Africa.The proudly Namibian company has long been one of the major industry players spanning the project management, multi-disciplinary engineering and mining services offered to its vast array of clients over the years. And now, with an extensive portfolio of projects having been completed in the country, and a comprehensive selection of suppliers and business partners to rely on, Lithon is eager to replicate its success in South Africa.“What we’ve done is opened up an office in South Africa, in which we have invested quite a lot, with the purpose of fully establishing a multi-discipline presence in the country as well,” explains the Company’s Managing Director (MD), Frikkie Holtzhausen. The aim of this natural expansion is not only to duplicate the business model and project success that Lithon has enjoyed in Namibia over the years, but to combine the regional advantages of both for the good of the business as a whole.While South Africa boasts a healthier complement of skills, Namibia’s general consulting sector across the relevant industries suggests a far more positive forecast for the coming years.“What we would like to see in our South African office over the next 12 months is a fully established presence in the country and our multi-disciplinary office up and running.“We want this operation to be independent from Namibia, but also supportive of our Namibian operations, so that both can act…
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Namibia's one stop shop for project consultancy In an industry that demands perfection, Lithon Project Consultants is striving to become the preferred company of choice in this ever-competitive field Writer Matt Bone Project manager James Mitchell Lithon Project Consultants are an established and highly sought after engineering firm that provide project management, multi-disciplinary consulting engineering and mining services to their clients. they have a highly skilled and qualified professional team of more than 65 people that serve clients from 4 offices in Namibia and 2 offices in South Africa. Directors Jan Fourie and Frikkie Holtzhausen, describe the company as a "one stop shop" for engineering and mining projects: "We offer a fully multi-disciplinary project management service that enables us to have all our clients' bases covered. The client can then be assured that everything to do with their project is dealt with by the same team and that team can be reached at any time." Lithon aim to provide their clients and the communities with whom they work across Africa with excellent professional engineering service. Lithon are not just focusing on one type of engineering but they work on all types of projects, from the concept planning stages through to completion, with a highly skilled professional team supported by state of the art office equipment and software. Substantial Growth The majority of companies see their profit year on year as a good indicator of business growth and sustainability. Fourie explains how the growth of Lithon has been such that they no longer look at profit as…
