Gianni Porta, operations directorfor Sub-Saharan Africa at civil engineering construction firm Impregilo S.p.a., talks to Jane Bordenave about the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme.

Steve Timms, managing director of HGS Ghana Ltd, talks to Jayne Alverca about what it means to protect and enhance mining and industrial assets.

2010 was South Africa’s year of pride: it was never going to be easy to get back to business as usual following the World Cup but building world class infrastructure is still a work in progress for Goba, the country’s leading consulting engineering firm.

The Gladstone area of Central Queensland has a long history as an industrial area—but with so much activity, by the mid-1980s there was a shortfall of appropriate labour skills. Kerry Whitaker, CEO of Gladstone Area Group Apprentices Ltd, explains to Andrew Pelis how her organisation has helped to fill that gap.

Maintaining growth at a manageable rate is hard enough, without the added complications of red tape when that growth is cross-border. Wayne Hartmann gives Andrew Pelis an insight into the strategy behind an ambitious international expansion programme.

Construction work across the Middle East has created a wealth of opportunity for consultancy firms that can deliver diversity in engineering. Ashraf Khalil, vice president and head of the Business Development Division at ECG Engineering Consultants Group, tells Andrew Pelis how the company has grown across a changing landscape for the past 41 years.

Continuous improvement is not just a manufacturing issue. Moroccan sugar company Cosumar is making improvements across the company, from agricultural practice through to customer service. Ben Sansom reports.

City Power Johannesburg (Pty) Ltd is realising its vision to become a world class electricity distributor. Jayne Alverca reports.

City Power Johannesburg (Pty) Ltd is a municipal-owned enterprise which was created in 2000 as the best way to meet the city’s current and projected electricity needs. In keeping with Johannesburg’s intention to become a world class African city, the vision of City Power is to perform as a world class electricity distributor.

The Bujagali Hydropower Project in Uganda will not just provide a reliable source of clean energy for the Uganda grid, but will also spur employment opportunities in the future.

BAT Nigeria continues to work with government to clamp down on illegal trade and benefit local communities. Bassem Bekdache talks to Gay Sutton about spreading the benefits nationwide.