As part of the group’s global 50th anniversary celebrations, SRK Consulting South Africa held a sparkling commemoration event at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg last month – with memories and inspiration from local and overseas dignitaries.
The memorable occasion brought together clients, industry participants, current and former SRK leaders, and members of the media to reflect on the groundbreaking journey of SRK’s last five decades. The evening’s high-profile speakers looked back on the legacy of SRK’s founders and looked ahead to the bright future this heritage promised.
In a heartfelt video message shared by Hendrik Kirsten, he noted how he and the other founders of SRK – Oskar Steffen and Andy Robertson – were, at the time, recently qualified civil engineers, having just obtained their PhDs.
Achievement
“In our early 30s, we took the risk of developing and bringing together our skills and knowledge in rock slopes, rock excavations, tailing storage, building foundations and pipelines, and we started this business. We did so while needing to take care of 17 dependents across three families,” said Hendrik Kirsten.
