Posts Tagged ‘multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm’
Okahandja Roads and Stormwater
Lithon completed a detailed topographical survey and geotechnical investigation of current roads. Followed by detailed design, maintenance and construction of new roads and stormwater structures in Okahandja. Concrete drifts, stormwater culverts, and speed humps. Maintenance works included crack sealing, pothole repairs and crack sealing. Site Supervision of construction works is currently in progress. DESCRIPTION…
Read MoreOranjemund Landfill Phase 2
The Oranjemund Town Council aims to play its part in reducing the Carbon footprint by meeting Environmental standards of Solid waste managements with this. Iit is therefore constructing a Landfill second of its kind in Namibia to the Kuppferberg landfill in Windhoek. The above Landfill consists of waste collection cells, Leachate dam and a Material…
Read MoreOranjemund Airport Crew Facility
Lithon was hired to offer their expertise in the design of the building’s Structural elements and Supervision thereof. The building has a massive reinforced concrete slab covering over 1000m2. The structural elements, bases, columns, surfacebeds, beams, and slabs all together carry over 20 tons of steel reinforcements. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES Structural Design and Supervision…
Read MoreNAMPORT Conditions Survey
The Namibian Ports Authority (NAMPORT) has launched a 5-year project to record all their infrastructure on a system assisting with port maintenance and planning. Lithon Project Consultants was appointed to lead the project. A selected team of inspectors and assistants are traveling to all NAMPORT infrastructure to gather inventory and deterioration data to input into…
Read MoreAuas Road
Lithon was appointed to provide services for the rehabilitation and widening of Auas Road transforming it to a two-lane, dual carriageway. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT Widening of existing Auas Road to two-lane dual carriageway capacity A portion from Hosea Kutako Drive up to Blackwood Street would need three lanes per direction as per the latest…
Read MoreNAMFISA Head Office
In mid-2024 the construction of a new multi-story building started. This was 10 year’s dream/vision from the NAMFISA team. The new 10-story structure will be an addition to the Windhoek skyline and the structure will take its place amongst the towering heights of Windhoek city center. As with any high rise, the construction of the…
Read MoreKapps Hotel Luderitz Project
The project involved the upgrade of the heritage Kapps Hotel from an old single storey building into a modern multiple storey building with additional rooms, offices, a swimming pool, a restaurant and a sky bar. The structural elements include mostly reinforced concrete consisting of over 100 columns, more than 100 beams, 9 slabs at different…
Read MoreStudies: fundamental to project success
At Lithon, extensive research and feasibility studies are an integral part of our project advisory and consulting engineering offerings. These scientific analyses determine the viability of a proposed project by considering risk factors and how likely the project is to succeed. “Without these studies, the potential success of a project is unknown, and it may…
Read MoreMeet Dalene Vries, Incorporated Engineer in Training
Dalene Vries has a family she loves, a career she’s passionate about, and she’s about to start work on her dream project. But it took plenty of dedication and hard work for her to get to this point, including studying civil engineering part-time, while being a mom of two with a full-time job! We caught…
Read MoreTowards a renewable future
Harnessing the power of renewable resources like wind, sunlight and rain may not be a new concept, but it is one that’s becoming increasingly critical to the survival of our planet. As a key enabler of sustainable development, renewable energy is highlighted in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 7, which aims to “ensure access to…
Read MoreA favourite project: the Husab Mine Access Road
When our Husab Mine Access Road project was completed in June 2014, it boasted the longest bridge to be constructed since Namibia’s independence and was recognised for how it handled an environmentally sensitive area. But this infrastructure project is notable at Lithon Namibia for another reason – and is an all-time favourite of CEO Gert…
Read MoreEngineering for good: sustainable development projects changing lives
In her foreword for the Engineering a Better World conference programme, Dame Ann Dowling, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, outlines the critical role that engineering must play as civilization moves ahead. After calling attention to the breakthrough achievements of the engineering industry in the 20th century, she notes that, “we are far from…
Read MoreNamcor Retail Fuel Station in Otavi
Planning, design and construction supervision of the new fuel station, which included all forecourt components and a convenience store/shop. The engineering disciplines included Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical. New building services required were sewer, stormwater, fire protection, domestic water supply, bulk and domestic electrical supplies, stand-by generator, air-conditioning & ventilation, refrigeration, LPG, kitchen equipment, access…
Read MoreNamcor Retail Fuel Station in Mariental
Planning, design and construction supervision of all engineering disciplines, i.e Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical for the pump and tank installation. The forecourt works included the steel canopy, underground fuel tanks, product lines, electrical and communication, dispensers, spill containment areas, oil separator, stormwater and 3 pump islands. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES Client liaison. Principle Agent. Coordination…
Read MoreNamcor Retail Fuel Station in Karasburg
Planning, design and construction supervision of the new fuel station, which included all forecourt components and a convenience store/shop. The engineering disciplines included Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical. New building services required were sewer, stormwater, fire protection, domestic water supply, bulk and domestic electrical supplies, stand-by generator, air-conditioning & ventilation, refrigeration, LPG, kitchen equipment, access…
Read MoreNamPower Rural Electrification Project – Shamukweni Locality
Lithon Project Consultants was appointed as engineers for NamPower’s Rural Electrification of Oshamukweni Locality in the Okongo area of Ohangwena Region. This project includes a 14km Medium Voltage line, four 33/0.4kV transformers and about 4 km Low Voltage electrical networks that supplies power to the required facilities. This project was executed at a total cost…
Read MoreVEN Pre/Post Installation Inspection
As part of a larger effort to increase their energy efficiency, Vivo Energy Namibia has installed solar photo-voltaic (PV) power systems at a select group of Shell fuel stations. Following the initial success of solar power installation at these stations, and the continued drive to harness clean energy at all their fuel stations, the company…
Read MoreMeet Lynn Stephansen
Lynn has spent most of her career in the consulting engineering industry. It’s here, she says, that she learned the value of teamwork – and came to realise that even small and seemingly insignificant components can make or break a project. After taking a career detour and spending four years as a professional event manager,…
Read MoreThe Oshakati Open Market
Oshakati is the capital city of Namibia’s Oshana region and is home to about 37,000 inhabitants. In 2008, Lithon Project Consultants (LPC) was appointed by the Town Council to work on the development of a new Oshakati Open Market to replace the existing market. According to Namibia’s NBC News, the project formed part of the…
Read More