The company first opened its doors in Nairobi, Kenya in August 2013, as part of Bosch Holdings’ vision to expand its multidisciplinary expertise in Africa. The Nairobi team has delivered excellent results over the past decade, leading projects within and outside Kenya, offering professional services, such as mechanical and electrical engineering, building services, project and…

Bosch East Africa provided consulting engineering services, for the new mini units commercial warehouses at the Nairobi Gate Industrial Park (NGIP) in Kiambu, Kenya. The EPCM contract for the mechanical, electrical, plumbing and drainage installations which was awarded formed part of a two-year project, which was completed at the end of 2021. Following the construction…

We would like to congratulate John Kithinji who has recently been appointed as Managing Director for Bosch East Africa. John is a BSc. Graduate of the University of Nairobi and is a registered consulting and professional engineer with the Engineers Board of Kenya.  He joined Bosch East Africa in April 2018 and his experience covers…

The Bosch East Africa team were appointed as the MEP consultants for the Chiromo Lane Medical Centre.  This is a greenfield mental health and rehabilitation facility located in the Lavington suburb of Nairobi city. The project consisted of complete design and construction supervision for the mechanical and electrical works. The facility is a six story…

Bosch East Africa Consulting Engineers (Kenya) has extended its mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) services to include civil and structural engineering services to further extend its footprint in Africa. The company’s civil engineering consultancy services now also include the design and construction supervision of bulk earthworks, roads, stormwater structures, dams, water and wastewater treatment plants,…

Over the last 4 years, Bosch East Africa’s Nairobi office has shown substantial growth in the Building Services sector based on its ability to deliver all the MEP services in-house.  Projects include, Cedar Mall, Mugumo Gardens Office Block, RMA Office Block, the refurbishment and expansion of Nairobi Serena Hotel and numerous other office and apartment…

One of Bosch Holdings audacious goals aimed at achieving the Vision of being “A world class Engineering and Operations group that provides innovative solutions globally” is to grow the business’s turnover and source at least 50% of this increased turnover offshore. To-date Bosch has undertaken projects in over 4S countries globally, of which 20 are…

Bosch East Africa, under the leadership of MD Gary Barlow is rapidly “gathering steam” in more ways than one! With a “first” Kenyan Biofuel to Energy Project entering the design phase and the Regional office’s human resource and client base expanding rapidly to meet workload demands, Bosch Holdings’ strategic decision to open offices in Kenya…

A progress gallery of the Bronkhorstspruit Biogas Power Plant Project. Read more about the project here. Progress Videos January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014   August 2014   July 2014

Extract from the article in the Engineering News: After several years of navigating project-threatening red tape and currency fluctuations, the 4.4 MW Bronkhorstspruit biogas power plant, which will supply clean energy to a leading automotive manufacturer in Gauteng, is expected to enter production before June. Continue reading…  

Bosch Ulwazi hosted the first Enterprise Development Breakfast on 27th November 2014. The event is envisaged to become an annual event and to be aligned with Global Entrepreneurship week. The aim of the event was to honour Corporate and SMME companies that participated in the Enterprise Development Programme for 2014, and also to expose corporate…

Annual Engineer-In-Training Conference: 2014 The Annual EIT Conference was held on the 18th November 2014 at Kingfisher Conference Centre. The conference provides an opportunity for the Engineers-In-Training to showcase the practical knowledge and experience they have gained over the past year to their peers, colleagues, mentors and the company’s management and clients. These presentations are assessed by a…

As a company who support women empowerment, Bosch were delighted to sponsor the 1st and only all-girls’ team to enter the 2014 F1 in Schools Technology Challenge in KwaZulu-Natal. The 5 member team, College Ignition, from Durban Girls College were tasked with the following: to design, analyse, manufacture, test and race a Formula1 car of…

Transnet Port Terminals sponsored two emerging enterprises with vehicles as part of their Singakwenza Kwenzeke Initiative. This initiative focussed on the development of black women in the engineering sector/industry and is managed and facilitated by Bosch Ulwazi (Pty) Ltd. Zanele Dlamini, MD of ZD Project Management, focuses on providing project management services in the engineering field…

“A Day in the life of a Consulting Engineer” A work experience day, aligned with the CESA National Job Shadow Initiative, was organised on 24 July 2014 at Bosch Holdings Head Office in Durban. Bosch Stemele, Bosch Projects, Bosch Ulwazi and Bosch Munitech hosted the event which informed scholars about the multi‑disciplinary Consulting Engineering industry. An…

The annual Bosch Golf day was successfully held at Mt. Edgecombe Country Club, on the 1st of August 2014. It was a great day for golf, with the greens, as always, in great condition. We would like to thank those who attended, and made it a successful event.

Bosch Ulwazi hosted a conference in July for 11 ED companies who are based in KwaZulu-Natal and that are sponsored by Transnet Port Terminals and Bosch Projects. The owners completed the 10 Week Business Growth programme which culminated in them delivering a presentation on how the course has added value to their businesses. One entrepreneur…

Over the last 3 years, Neil du Plessis from Bosch Projects Sugar Equipment (who is currently on site with Raizen), has spent a total of 10 months in Jatai helping improve and optimise their extraction equipment. They are now exceeding their production expectations and, on the 13th of June 2014, reported a new daily crush…

The Bosch East Africa office started operating from Nairobi in September 2013. Since opening its doors the office has built up a solid Client base, ensuring that Bosch East Africa is making a name for itself in the marketplace. Skyline Properties appointed Bosch East Africa as the MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) Services Consultants on…

John Botha joined Bosch Holdings in May 2013 in the position of Group Financial Controller, as a direct report to Allen Liversage – Group Financial Director. His current role is to provide top level financial support to the operations of the business, whilst also supporting local and international growth initiatives across the group. John completed…

In July 2013 Bosch Engenharia sold its first Continuous Vacuum Pan (CVP) to the largest and most prestigious sugar factory in Brazil. This new CVP is vital to this company’s plan to process 10 million tons of cane through the factory in 2014, up from 9 million tons in 2013. This is equivalent to half…

Bosch Stemele has appointed Raj Ramchuran to the position of Regional Director – KwaZulu Natal. In this role, Raj is responsible for managing Bosch Stemele’s operations in the province, including managing the Regional Office in Umhlanga, and Branch Offices in Mtubatuba (North Coast) and Shelley Beach (South Coast). Raj brings many years of experience to…

January 2014 saw the establishment of Bosch Capital. This comes as part of Bosch Holdings’ innovative growth strategy to provide Clients with a more holistic solution. Bosch Capital addresses a tangible demand from Clients to assist in all funding aspects of projects, products and new initiatives and will guide project developers and public sector Clients…

Bosch Holdings recently appointed Jarred Roberts as Managing Director of the new operating subsidiary, Bosch  Capital. With experience in the business and finance world, Jarred is ready to spearhead the Bosch Capital team. He brings a  strong network in the financial services and private equity industries, along with experience in financial modelling, transaction structuring, new…

The Bosch Holdings Young Engineer of the Year Award for 2014 goes to Meethan Gokool of Bosch Projects. Meethan joined Bosch Projects in 2006 after graduating cum laude from the University of KwaZulu-Natal with a degree in mechanical engineering. Since then he has worked on numerous multi-disciplinary projects, exposing him to the various engineering sectors….