Knight Piésold, recently achieved Level 1 BBBEE accreditation through the training and development of local staff and shareholders as well as enterprise development and participation in meaningful CSI initiatives, the 97-year old firm is a proudly South African company that invests its profits locally. The company achieved Level 1 BBBEE and 57% black shareholding through organic change and meaningful, sustainable transformation. All its shareholders are full-time employees, having grown and developed into leadership positions in the firm.

In 2018, Knight Piésold won fourteen awards from industry associations including Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA); the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), the Institute of Municipal Engineers (IMESA) and the Construction World. This is the highest number of awards won by a firm this year and is recognition of the company’s excellence in engineering, business and mentorship.