About

About

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Mr. Morrissey is a professional engineer with a B Sc degree in Civil Engineering awarded in 1984 by the University of Natal, RSA, and with MBA degree from the University of Cape Town in 1994. Upon graduating he has specialised in the field of civil and structural engineering – design, project administration, and site supervision.

 

34 years experience, design of structural steel and reinforced concrete for new commercial, residential and industrial buildings. Specialist skills in the design of alloy structures, restoration of historical buildings, piled foundations and retaining walls, Green building design in structural materials.

KEY SKILLS

Our company has completed the following projects in the last 13 years:

New Press filter house at SAPPI SAICOR Umkomaas- Design and preparation of structural steel drawings


AVI Warehouse in North Coast Road Durban North - Design, preparation of structural steel details and site supervision for extension of existing warehouse. (Floor area: 2,500m2)


Smiths manufacturing factory extension in New Germany - Design, preparation of structural details and site supervision for removal of existing roof and design of new raised roof for new 25 ton crane rail to include piled foundations, reinforced concrete columns, steel rail girder beam trusses between columns and steel portal framed roof structure. (Floor area: 1,200m2)


SAB Miller Prospecton - Structural steelwork platform for new beer can filling production line


Snackworks Westmead - New sugar storage silo RC foundation base, structural steelwork platforms for fillers and structural amendments to Rc floor slabs for new openings to accommodate fillers etc.


Tandem factory extension in Riverhorse Valley Durban - Design, preparation of structural details and site supervision for extension of existing factory to include piled foundations and reinforced concrete ground beams and steel portal framed roof and side walls. (Floor area: 500m2)


Maccaferri Factory in Tongaat, KZN – Design, preparation of structural details and site supervision for new canopy over existing loading platform (Area: 180m2)

SARS Bloemfontein – Design of structural details for new regional head office for South African Receiver of Revenue Service. The Rc frame included two levels of offices using post tensioned floor slabs and structural steel roof. The adjacent parking block consisted of two spiral post-tensioned concrete floor plates. The parking block was designed for an additional 8 floors to be constructed at a later stage.


Aspen Holdings New Head Office, La Lucia Ridge Office Park – Design, preparation of structural details and site supervision for refurbishment of existing office block with amendments to main entrance roof steel structure, RC edge beam removal, assessment of existing RC floors capacity for changes to imposed loadings.


Mayfair-on-the-lake, Umhlanga Rocks New Town Centre - Design, preparation of structural and stormwater details and site supervision for four storey office block with retail ground floor and two basement parking in reinforced concrete slabs, foundations, columns and liftshaft walls with structural steel roof. Basement retaining walls are contiguous piled walls. (Floor areas: Offices 5000m2 and parking 5500m2)


6 The Terrace, Westway, Westville - Design, preparation of structural and stormwater details and site supervision for three storey office block with five split level basement parking levels below in post tensioned concrete floor slabs, piled foundations, reinforced concrete columns/liftshaft and post tensioned roof slab with structural steel roof over atrium. (Floor areas: Offices 4300m2 and parking 5700m2)


9 Wedge Road, Westville - Design, preparation of civil and structural details and site supervision for conversion of residential house into double storey offices with load bearing brickwork walls on concrete strip footings, reinforced concrete floor slab, steel staircase and timber roof. Civil design included drystack and masonry retaining walls, stormwater attenuation tanks and parking layerworks. (Floor areas: Offices 500m2)


John Williams Bloemfontein – sub-consultant to WSP Bloemfontein for the design of new car dealership with RC pad foundations and steel side walls and roof structure.

Hammarsdale Shopping Centre – Reinforced concrete foundations, columns and ring beams with steel roof structures for single storey buildings and bulk store mezzanine floor (Retail area=10,000m2)


PRASA Isipingo station shopping centre - New shopping centre built over operational railway lines and station – Consists of two levels over railway lines with a retail level (11,000m2) and parking level above (11,000m2). The structural frame is precast columns, beams and slabs to reduce construction time over tracks. Parking level connected with two Rc ramps. Contract value R400million


Audi/VW dealership Bloemfontein – Design of structural concrete mezzanine floor and steel roof and side walls for new dealership


Link Hills Shopping Centre parking extension, Waterfall – Design, preparation of civil and structural details and site supervision for additional mezzanine parking slab in existing parking basement using post tensioned concrete slab with reinforced concrete columns and ramps, widening of basement entrance ramp to include contiguous piled retaining walls. Civil design included stormwater attenuation tanks and parking/access road paving and layerworks. (Floor areas: mezzanine parking slab: 2,600m2)


CTM Pietermaritzburg – Design, preparation of civil and structural details and site supervision for additional storage warehouse with reinforced concrete columns on piled foundations and ground beams with structural steel roof trusses. Civil design included storm water attenuation tanks and parking/access road paving and layer works. (Floor areas: warehouse 1,000m2)


Gingindlovu Shopping Centre - Design, preparation of civil and structural details for tender stage with reinforced concrete columns on piled foundations and ground beams with structural steel roof trusses. Civil design included stormwater attenuation and parking/access road paving and layer works. (Floor areas: Retail 3,500m2)


KFC Food outlet – Design and preparation of structural details for reinforced concrete frame and steel roof and signage support.

King Edward VIII Hospital extension – Design of piled foundations, RC concrete frames, structural steelwork details for amendments and extension to existing hospital (Contract value- R260 million)

Victoria Hospital – Design of piles foundations RC frame for three new operation theatres

GJ Crookes Hospital – Audit design checking of structural steel roof.

Premier Hotel Stanville Bloemfontein – Design of piled foundations, RC concrete frames, structural steelwork roof for new six floor hotel (Contract value- R100 million).

University of Free State Bloemfontein and Qwaqwa campuses- New modular lecture and assessment halls - Reinforcement concrete foundations and columns with steel roof structures


Ethekwini Primary School Kwamashu – New class rooms for existing primary school. – RC raft foundations and load bearing brickwork walls. (value R19 million)


Grey College Cricket Academy- New indoor facilities consisting of RC frame for mezzanine floor and structural steel frame for side walls and roof. (value R10 million)


Imbali Library Edendale Pietermaritzburg – Design of RC foundations RC frame and structural steelwork roof for new library for client Department of Arts and Culture. (Value R60million)


Manor Gardens Primary School upgrades and additions - Design, preparation of structural details and site supervision for extension to existing class rooms, new media centre and aftercare centre with load bearing brickwork walls on concrete strip footings, piled foundations, reinforced concrete roof slabs, steel and timber roofs. (Floor areas: 1,900m2)


Prince Buthelezi Museum, Ulundi - Design, preparation of civil and structural details and site supervision for new museum in reinforced concrete foundations, columns, walls and main roof gutter beam/slab, and steel roof rafter wings either side. Civil design included stormwater and parking/access road paving and layerworks. (Floor areas: museum 1,000m2)

House Adams Garlington Estate Hilton - Design, preparation of civil and structural details and site supervision for new residential double storey house with piled foundations on reinforced concrete ground beams, load bearing brickwork walls reinforced concrete floor slab, concrete staircase and timber roof. Civil design included access driveway and paving layerworks. (Floor areas: 350m2)

House Holmes, Simbithi Eco Estate, Simbithi, KZN- Design, preparation of civil and structural details and site supervision for new residential double storey house with piled foundations on reinforced concrete ground beams, load bearing brickwork walls reinforced concrete floor slab, concrete staircase and timber roof. Civil design included drystack and masonry retaining walls for access driveway, stormwater attenuation and paving layerworks. (Floor areas: 400m2)

House Lewis Morningside Durban - Design of boundary walls, RC retaining walls and RC roof for new double garage and workshop

House Trotter, Kloof, KZN- extensions to existing house including timber flooring and rafters for thatch roofing.
Investigation into fire damage at four shopping centres in Ndwedwe, Nkhandla, Nongoma and Jozini KZN province from riot damage in July 2021.

Investigation into severe wall cracking and settlement of House Gates at Inyoni Mews, Hillcrest

Investigation into wall cracking and settlement of House Rowles at Inanda Road, Waterfall

Investigation into failed taxi rank canopy structure at KwaMsane in KwaZulu-Natal.

Investigation into fire damage at Pep stores Nongoma in KwaZulu-Natal.

Mayfair-on-the-lake (as built 4 Star rating with GBCSA) – structural material design.