SA’s Best Professionals and Firms Recognised

SA’s Best Professionals and Firms Recognised

Professionals from various organisations gathered at a gala dinner in Montecasino Ball Room on the evening of 1 February 2018 to honour the best amongst them. The South African Professional Services Awards sponsored by Sanlam were being hosted for the third time after a rigorous process of determining winners through strict criteria.

Sally Hutton of Webber Wentzel was crowned SA’s Best Professional while Paragon Architects took home the Best Professional Services Firm Award. There were winners in different fields drawn from two main categories namely the built environment and commerce law and management.

“These awards are important as they give visibility to disciplines that are desperately needed in this country. They also reward entities for performing well in important areas such as transformation, customer service, contribution to the community and commitment to ethical best practice,” said Gert Bezuidenhout, Regional General Manager – Sanlam Gauteng Region at Sanlam who sponsored the event.

KC Rottok, founder and project manager of the Awards, confirmed that there had been greater participation at this year’s events with a significant increase in individual entrants.

“Since hosting the competition the past two times, a greater number of individuals were nominated for professional of the year. They were judged based on a host of attributes including demonstration of leadership skills, changing of paradigms and innovation within the bounds of available resources. We also conferred a number of Lifetime Achievement Awards to deserving recipients who had served their professions faithfully for many years,” said Rottok.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Engineering firm of the year – Bigen

Construction sector firm of the year – PD Consulting

Architecture firm of the year – Paragon

Engineering professional of the year – Welekazi Cele (Hatch)

Construction sector professional of the year – Anthony Afordofe (Akweni)

Architecture professional of the year – Henning Rasmuss (Paragon)

Built environment young professional of the year – Gabrielle Wojtowitz (Aurecon)

Law firm of the year – Bowmans

Big 4 firm of the year – EY

Accounting firm of the year – Sekela Xabiso

Consulting firm of the year – Africa Business Group

Consulting professional of the year – Tapiwa Njikizana (W Consulting)

Law professional of the year – Sally Hutton (Webber Wentzel)

Big 4 professional of the year – Shirley Machaba (PWC)

Accounting professional of the year – Ndumi Medupe (Nexia SAB&T)

Woman professional of the year – Shirley Machaba (PWC)

Commerce, Law and Management young professional of the year – Ayanda Kanana (City of Joburg)

Lifetime Achievement Awards  

Prof. Edward Kieswetter (Alexander Forbes/Da Vinci Institute), Philip Kieswetter (EY/Investec), Dr. Azar Jammine (Econometrix), Mzi Nkonki (Nkonki Inc.), Dr Peter Day (Jones & Wagener), Dr. Pine Pienaar (Nyeleti), Dr. Snowy Khoza (Bigen), Pierre Lombart (GLH Architects) and Nico Van Der Meulen (Nico Van Der Meulen Architects)

Special commendations

SNA Civil and Structural Engineers, Mathieu Du Plooy (WSP), Nonku Ntshona (NNAQS), Lynne Pretorius (ITS Engineers), Louis De Waal (Bosch), Elene’ Olwagen (Boogertman + Partners), Tommy Strydom (Inyatsi), Paul Badrick (Grant Thornton), Nexia SAB&T, Luyanda Mngadi (PWC), Riza Moosa (Norton Rose Fulbright) and Peter Goss (SNG).

Ghana Awards SA 2017

Ghana Awards SA 2017

Akweni Group wins large company of the year at annual Ghana Awards

Akweni attended the annual Ghana Awards SA at Asanka Restaurant in Rivonia, Johannesburg on 26 August 2017.

The Event, powered by GASA, strives to celebrate the achievement of Ghanaians in a first class, red carpet event whilst encouraging ground-breaking work that benefits Ghana and South Africa.

It was a glamorous event attended by business leaders and influential political leaders such as the Ghana High Commissioner, His Excellency Mr George Ayisi Boating, members of the diplomatic corps and Ellen Tshabalala, the SABC former Chairperson.

With thousands of votes from the public we were honoured to walk away with the Large Company of the Year award, and are very proud of our CEO Anthony Afordofe for receiving the award for Ghanaian making an impact in the community.

 

Special commendation for Akweni at South African Professional Services Awards

Special commendation for Akweni at South African Professional Services Awards

Akweni is pleased to announce its special commendation at the 2016 South African Professional Services Awards in recognition of its growth over the past 10 years and its contribution to the project management profession. The commendation is cited as follows:

“Special commendation in the area of project management goes to Akweni Project Management who have grown in 10 years from a company of two individuals to a force within Southern and Western Africa. The contribution to the profession includes extensive participation in the SACPCMP.”

 The South African Professional Services Awards, sponsored by Sanlam, were held on the evening of 3 November 2016.

There were winners in different fields drawn from the built environment, commerce, law and management.

“These awards are important as they give visibility to disciplines that are desperately needed in this country. They also reward entities for performing well in important areas such as transformation, customer service, contribution to the community and commitment to ethical best practice,” said Phomolo Dube, Chief Executive of Sanlam’s Closed Book business who was also one of the judges.

KC Rottok, founder and project manager of the Awards, confirmed that there had been greater participation at this year’s event with a significant increase in individual entrants.

“Since hosting the competition the last time, a greater number of individuals were nominated for professional of the year. They were judged based on a host of attributes including demonstration of leadership skills, changing of paradigms and innovation within the bounds of available resources. We also conferred a number of Lifetime Achievement Awards to deserving recipients who had served their professions faithfully for many years,” said Rottok.

The full list of winners is available on the SAPSA website: http://saproawards.co.za/winners-and-video-from-2016-ceremony/

Akweni 10 Year Re-branding

Akweni 10 Year Re-branding

We are proud to announce the launch of the new Akweni company logo as part of our 10th year anniversary celebration and rebranding.

Our business has grown and evolved over the last 10 years, and we felt it was time for a change. A change that reflects who we are today, the services we now offer and what we aspire to be in the future. This was not a decision we made lightly. We are proud of our rich history, that is why our new logo retains the core elements of the old logo, which are our colours – red and blue and the letter “A”.

Old logo (2006-2016)

New logo (2016)

The new tagline “Passion.Precision.Vision” resonates with our commitment to deliver our clients’ vision with passion and unparalleled precision.

In the upcoming months, we will be updating all our collaterals, marketing literature, email signatures, documentation, stationery, etc. with the new logo. We are aware that changing a logo and rebranding is a process that involves many steps and takes some time, so we will finalise it gradually. One of the major things we have successfully completed is the revamping of our website which has been given a new look and feel. Please visit it at www.akweni.co.za