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PROJECTS

Some of the projects that MWK Engineering have been involved with include:

1 Discovery Place

Discovery’s new R3 billion 112,000m2 global head office in Sandton is described as the largest single-phase commercial office development in Africa and the largest single-tenant building in the southern hemisphere.  It is furthermore the largest new-built project to receive a 5-star Green Star rating by the Green Building Council South Africa. The building comprises three linked office towers which consist of a ground floor, 8 office floors, a roof level (which holds Discovery’s sports facilities) and 9 basements with over 5,000 parking bays. The precinct also includes a Tier III+ data centre.
MWKE was appointed as the client consultant and representative responsible for overseeing the entire electrical and electronic services designs and installations, which included medium voltage, generators, UPS systems, electrical, lighting, electronic services, voice/data services and BMS.
 

Discovery Sable Park Office

The new R460 million development comprises 16,300m² of premium grade offices and includes 8,300m2 new regional offices for Discovery at Century City, Cape Town. MWKE was appointed as the client consultant and representative responsible for overseeing the entire electrical and electronic services designs and installations, which included medium voltage, generators, UPS systems, electrical, lighting, electronic services, voice/data services and BMS.
 

Discovery Executive Wellness Centre

The Discovery Executive Wellness Centre in Sandton is a personalised experience which provides support for executives in all areas of mental and physical well-being through a team of experts with access to the latest health and wellness technology. MWKE was appointed as the electrical engineers, responsible for the electrical and lighting designs and overseeing the installations.
 

Discovery Healthy Food Studio

The Discovery Healthy Food Studio in Sandton is a new teaching and dining state-of-the art kitchen, offering fun and interactive cooking classes to help ignite a life-long love of healthy, appetising cooking. MWKE was appointed as the electrical engineers, responsible for the electrical and lighting designs and overseeing the installations.
 

Discovery Centennial Place & Knowledge Park Offices

Centennial Place & Knowledge Park is home to Discovery in Cape Town. MWKE was appointed as the electrical engineers for the office refurbishment projects and was responsible for designing the generator, UPS, electrical and lighting systems as well as overseeing the installations.
 

Discovery Pharmacy

Discovery’s business unit for the distribution of pharmaceutical and healthcare products moved to a new location in Linbro Park. The facility was configured to suit their specific needs as a pharmacy. MWKE was appointed as the electrical engineers, responsible for the council power upgrade, generator, UPS, electrical and lighting designs and overseeing the installations.
 

Discovery Projects

Discovery occupies several buildings, comprising of offices, data centres and other facilities in Sandton, forming part of the greater Sandton Campus, as well as other regional facilities. MWKE was appointed as the electrical engineers on several projects and office refurbishments, including Sandton, Centurion, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.
 

MTN Randburg Transformer & Generator Upgrades

Design and supply turn-key projects undertaken by MWKE. Appointed as the Principal Agent on the projects, MWKE was responsible for appointing and managing all sub-consultants and sub-contractors. The MTN facility in Randburg required additional power to cater for the ever-increasing electrical demand due to the service provider’s expanding network. The project comprised of an upgrade of the transformer, medium voltage switchgear and cabling, generators, complete fuel system, main low voltage panel, smoke detection, fire suppression, BMS and related building works. This mission critical project was completed with utmost care and planning, in record time, whilst minimising risk to the live data centre and network. 
 

MTN Rosebank Decommissioning

MWKE was appointed as the consultants to oversee the decommissioning of the entire facility, which included the removal and relocation of equipment including generators, UPSs, data cabinets, HVAC equipment, the electrical infrastructure, security, fire suppression and BMS equipment. The project also comprised of the reinstatement of services and related building works. 
 

MTN DC Upgrades

MWKE was appointed as the electrical engineers to design, manage and oversee the upgrade of several MTN sites across the country, including Gauteng (14th Avenue, Doornfontein, Newlands, Randburg, Germiston, Centurion), Limpopo (Polokwane), KwaZulu-Natal (New Germany, Berea), Eastern Cape (Port Elizabeth) and Western Cape (Worcester). Works included new DC plants and batteries, new HOD & LOD RDCs, upgrades on electrical installations, lighting, electronic services, fire and data services as well as BMS.
 

MTN Projects

MWKE was involved with several MTN projects including:
  • Medium voltage grading studies and protection settings
  • UPS power distribution unit installations
  • Electrical upgrades
  • Earthing upgrade
  • HVAC upgrades
 

Bank of Namibia

Namibia’s central bank, The Bank of Namibia, constructed a new facility including a new data centre in Windhoek, Namibia. MWKE was appointed as the electrical engineers on the data centre portion of the project, responsible for the UPSs, electrical reticulation, infrastructure for electrical and data services designs and overseeing the installations.
 

Galaxy Group

The Galaxy Bingo venues offer upmarket gaming, great entertainment and restaurants across the country. MWKE was appointed as the electrical engineers responsible for the generator, UPS, electrical and lighting designs and overseeing the installations for the gaming, entertainment and restaurant facilities at South Coast Mall, Lephalale, Nelspruit and Lydenburg.
 

Procter & Gamble

The Procter & Gamble production facility in Spartan, Johannesburg, required a power upgrade and new substation with the introduction of a new production line and warehouse. MWKE was appointed as the client consultant and representative, responsible for overseeing the electrical and mechanical designs and installations, which included medium voltage, UPS, electrical, lighting and HVAC installations.
 

Tiger Brands

To ensure power reliability and availability at the Tiger Brands production facilities in Boksburg, Johannesburg and Hennenman, Free State, new dedicated substations were constructed, complete with synchronised diesel generators, step-up transformers and medium voltage switchgear to supply back-up power to the entire facility. MWKE was appointed as the professional electrical engineering consultants for services related to the medium voltage and generator designs and installations.
 
Department of Trade & Industry

MWKE was appointed as part of a panel of specialists to conduct science and engineering due diligence on projects considered for funding by the department under the pre-production incentive programmes, including:
  • Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP)
  • Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (SPII)
 
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Miscellaneous
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Some other projects that MWKE has been involved in:
  • Central Basin Acid Mine Treatment Plant – electrical audits & medium voltage protection settings
  • Carleon Properties – metering and electricity accounts audits
  • Copperleaf Estate – earthing audits
  • Delta Property Fund – electrical audits
  • Department of Trade & Industry – electrical specialist to conduct science and engineering
  • Eskom Khanyisa House – electrical audits
  • E-Z-GO – study of battery monitoring and position tracking units installed on golf carts
  • General Electric – power installation cable selection & earthing designs; substation panel design and installation review
  • International Telecoms Provider – data centre audits, Ghana
  • JMPD – electrical audits
  • Momentum – data centre single point of failure electrical audits
  • Orion Group – lift power audit
  • Sabi Hospital – generator and electrical designs
  • Tshwane University of Technology – master electrical infrastructure & building planning
  • Tzaneen Hospitals – UPS and electrical audits



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