Merger creates new brand entity

1st August 2014

By: David Oliveira

Creamer Media Staff Writer

  

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Consultancy Vhaselwa Engineering & Management (VEM) Consulting formed Akhani Group following the purchase of 100% of the shares of remote site services company Mine Procurement Solutions (MPS), MPS announced in May.

MPS comprises MPS South Africa, MPS Tanzania and MPS Mozambique.

The merger of the two service providers for mining, oil and gas, and energy management corporations, creates a comprehensive offering of workforce effectiveness and productivity, and operational performance for the broader energy and resources industries. Akhani serves the public, government and private-sector markets.

Both MPS and VEM Consulting are established South African businesses with a customer service approach and successful records in infrastructure design and supply, workforce and operational camping site management and maintenance, energy consulting, energy conservation and energy management as well as transformation and change management.

“We look forward to the difference that we can make as a unified team to the African economies in which we work,” says Akhani Group CEO Fulu Mphuthi. Her executive team includes COO Deon Fuhri and CIO Ntaoleng Kunene.

While serving existing customer needs, Akhani will focus on entering new markets. With existing operations in South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania, the company will enter Zimbabwe and Kenya in the next year with a long-term strategy to increase its African and international footprint. The combined service offering creates opportunities for new business development and local job creation.

The strength of Akhani lies in its approach to customer service. The company provides a one-stop-shop service and cost-effective customised solutions. Akhani’s most valuable asset is its talented workforce, which includes more than 400 infrastructure design and supply, operational efficiency, energy management, transformation and change management professionals.

“Our specialists focus on enhancing productivity for our customers while bringing down operational costs without shedding jobs unnecessarily,” Mputhi adds. Existing partnerships in the supply chain, procurement and energy management arenas allow Akhani to offer product solutions at reduced rates.

“The way a company treats its people, particularly those who work on remote sites should not be an oversight. Akhani fills this critical gap in organisational performance. Today’s labour environment in particular holds significant opportunities for the growth of a business such as ours.

“Akhani means ‘building the future together’. This is a ‘directive’ that we take personally as we pursue value creation through improved business performance and enhanced quality of life for employees. Our merger will benefit the industries we serve, while putting us in a position to make a difference for the better where it matters most,” Mphuthi concludes.

Akhani Group is a broad-based black economic- empowerment Level 3 company.

About MPS
MPS provides accommodation supply, catering, camp management and a complete range of associated services. The team of mining procurement specialists supports customers from conception to operation and maintenance, including community development needs. The focus of the division is on quality and service delivery, safety at all times and project outcomes that are within budget and on time.

About VEM Consulting
VEM Consulting provides business transformation solutions that help customers effectively manage their enterprise more efficiently, safely and sustainably. VEM Consulting renders its consulting services to customers in South Africa with the intent of expanding its service offering globally. The division identifies business needs, determining solutions for business problems. Solutions entail the alignment of business strategy, business systems, business process optimisation, organisational change as well as policy and procedure development, directly benefiting customers’ operational business performance.

Edited by Megan van Wyngaardt
Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online

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