Company Profile

Ritchie Midgley Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd is a Professional Engineering practice specializing in the design of all types of structures. The firm was established in August 1999 as a separate business unit resulting from the re-structuring of Leech Price Associates (Pty) Ltd, Consulting Civil and Structural Engineers.

Leech Price Associates, based in Randburg, was established in 1983. The firm has a successful track record in the provision of both civil and structural engineering consulting services and was committed to transformation and the development of historically disadvantaged persons. During 1997, the firm expanded operations with the structural department re-locating to Midrand so that this department, which has substantially different operational requirements to civil engineering services, could function more efficiently.

From 1 September 1999, the civil department merged with Phumelela Africa and the structural department was renamed Ritchie Midgley Consulting Engineers (RMCE), operating as separate business units. Ritchie Midgley is committed to servicing and supporting organizations that provide engineering, procurement and project management services to the commercial, industrial and mining industries. In this regard RMCE has built up core skills internally as well as having established strategic relationships with other specialist consulting engineers who in the main, operate from RMCE premises, namely:

• NSS Structural Solutions - Telecommunications infrastructure and Structural Engineering
• Peens & Associates - Services Reticulation and Hydrology for Civil Engineering Works
• Theo van Niekerk & Associates - Civil and Structural Engineering
  and as a group, possess technical skills in engineering that cover a broad spectrum of the services that would be required for most infrastructural and building developments.

Ritchie Midgley Consulting Engineers has been responsible for the structural design of some of the largest local construction contracts, but they are equally adept at the efficient handling of small projects.

MINING

The firm has undertaken many projects in the diamond, gold, coal mining, metal ore and quarrying industries. The work includes inclined shafts, heavy equipment foundations, process plants, vibration analyses, large diameter silos, thickener tanks and reservoirs, conveyors and conveyor foundations as well as general plant design in concrete and structural steelwork. The firm has recently completed the Mafube mega-coal mine and Gope Diamond Mine Feasibility Study and is currently involved in feasibility study for AK6 Diamond Mine and the design of Letseng Diamond Mine, Tharisa and Stellite Chrome Mine projects, a new gold mining project for Central Rand Gold, south of Johannesburg, as well as several smaller mining ventures.

COMMERCIAL

Completed projects in the field of commercial buildings include Mandela Square and Michelangelo Hotel, Sandton and Volkswagen Piazza, Pretoria. The firm has recently completed the design for the 35 storey Michelangelo Towers building in Sandton, the Alex Junction multi-million rand retail complex and taxi terminal building for the Alexandra Renewal Project and is currently working on the 19 storey Da Vinci Hotel, a new hotel and retail complex in Sandton, as well as a number of unusual and challenging projects, both nationally and internationally.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE

The firm also specializes in the design of lattice towers, guyed masts, monopoles and related infrastructure for the telecommunications industry, including the roll-out of cellular telephone network infrastructure. The design of tall steel towers and the investigation and evaluation of existing steel structures and concrete buildings for rehabilitation or revised loading conditions for telecommunications installations is undertaken throughout Africa and further a-field. The firm has been commissioned by several international organizations, such as Siemens, Alcatel, Vodacom, other structural engineering consultants and turn-key contractors to undertake design reviews and audits on towers and guyed masts and their foundations as well as to undertake on-site inspections of constructed communications infrastructure.

RESIDENTIAL AND RETAIL

In the field of residential and retail development, Ritchie Midgley is currently commissioned by the Gauteng Housing Department for the design of multi-storey residential units and the renovation of existing Hostels into family accommodation at George Goch, Denver, Jeppe, LTA, Murray & Roberts and MBA sites in Johannesburg. The firm is also currently engaged in construction of the Bonaero Park Shopping Mall and Birchwood Hotel and Conference Center. Other developments varying from low cost to luxury residential projects and Game Lodges have been undertaken for a range of private and public clients.

In recognition of our work we are proud to have received a SAACE award for Engineering Excellence on Mandela Square, a SAISC award for Volkswagen Piazza and SAICE award for Technical Excellence on the Vodacom Cellular Network Rollout.

The firm is a member of Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA). The firm is also represented on several national and international committees:

The firm is committed to quality assurance and the firm’s Quality Management Systems is accredited for compliance with ISO 9001: 2000 by SAI Global Certification Services. This accreditation and certification has worldwide recognition and is required for the projects that we undertake nationally and internationally.

*SAI Global Certification Services accredited by JAS – ANZ and ANAB (the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board – the USA based Accreditation Body) and is a member of IQNet (International Certification Network)