MOORE SPENCE JONES (PTY) LTD
Engineering in Westville

A combination of professional geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists within the practice provides a special blend of skills, matched with practical application and dedication. The firm takes pride in its expertise and knowledge of African geological and geotechnical conditions. Development of appropriate geotechnical solution is paramount. The firm’s experience extends to geotechnics for dams, quarries, tunnels, pipe-jacking, roads, pipelines and related infrastructure, railway lines, landfills, tailings, cemeteries, powerlines & related substation/gas, coal mining, solar and wind power generation plants, hydro-electric schemes, port and harbour works, design services (foundations, piles, lateral support, basal reinforcement, ground improvement and earthworks), stability of slopes (soil and rock), and retaining structures. MSJ has considerable experience of working in countries outside of RSA, which include Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Angola, DRC, Guinea, Republic of Congo, Liberia, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana. Several large mining, commercial and industrial projects have been undertaken by personnel from MSJ in these areas in recent years. Offshore experience has been gained on larger projects in India, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Ireland and Afghanistan. Our company philosophy is one of providing an exclusive, specialist geotechnical service to clients. After many years in the geotechnical service industry the employees and directors of MSJ understand the need for delivery and service excellence with both project and client confidentiality assured through focussed specialization. As a smaller company consisting of highly experienced individuals MSJ is in a position to provide relatively economical, but at the same time, a high level of geotechnical consulting services. Impact of costs is a reality in every project and here MSJ offers appropriate solutions, via close client interaction, in seeking the most effective and cost-efficient scenarios.