Mbb at ambermacs macadamia expo 2022
The Ambermacs Macadamia Expo took place at the Ambermacs Factory, located between Nelspruit and White River in Mpumalanga on the 4th and 5th of February 2022. MBB joined many other role-players in the local Macadamia industry as an exhibitor, with Org van Rensburg also being invited as a guest speaker, talking on Dam Building and […]
MBB Contributing to the Water Graduate Employment Programme
MBB Consulting Services welcomes Luthando Shezi, a recent civil engineering graduate from the Durban University of Technology to the MBB team. Luthando has been placed with MBB as part of the Water Graduate Employment Programme (GEP) and will spend the next six months with us gaining exposure to the engineering industry and developing his engineering […]
Densa Turbine Refurbishment
As part of MBB’s O&M portfolio, MBB is contracted for the operation and maintenance of four hydropower stations in Mpumalanga. Two of which date back to the 1950s. With high demand seasons a thing of the past, and very little water available for power generation, MBB undertook the challenge to refurbish the Densda turbine in […]
Macadamia curing room upgrade for Macs in Moz
MBB’s relationship with Macs in Moz, who are based in Sussundenga, Mozambique, spans five years, with MBB having assisted in many of their projects, ranging from their bulk water supply, the design of balancing dams, and various other water-associated projects. Our most recent project involved the upgrading of their Macadamia Curing Room, where the curing […]
Pranesh Moodley
Pranesh Moodley knew he wanted to be engineer, it was just a question of what kind. Should he be a civil or mechanical engineer, he wondered? But it all changed when the head of the agricultural engineering department at the University of KwaZulu-Natal guided him to explore agricultural engineering. Realising how much a career in […]
Women’s Month: Robyn
In Women’s Month, we feature Robyn, an agricultural engineer in our Pietermaritzburg office. Robyn graduated as an Agricultural Engineer (Cum Laude) in 2013. She continued studying, obtaining an MScEng in the fields of hydrology and soil conservation. Robyn joined MBB Consulting Engineers (PMB) full-time in March 2016, having established a close relationship through many years […]
Working Remote During Lockdown
We, like many people around the globe, are experiencing the effects of COVID-19. MBB are taking the necessary steps to keep safe whilst remaining open to business. Our physical offices will close at 16:00 on Thursday, 26 March 2020 for the lock-down period. During this period, MBB will continue to provide a service to our […]