A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COMPANY
B.B.C. Surveying is a Botswana registered company. B.B.C.Surveying was established in Botswana in August 1990, born out of the doyen of international survey companies of B.B.C. Associates of London (formerly Geodetic and Engineering Surveying (Int.) and of Central African Surveys of Lusaka (formerly M.C. Surveys).
The group has been in existence since 1966. It has completed projects in over 15 countries worldwide.
SERVICES ON OFFER
The firm is committed to modern and state of the art solutions that are available in both analogue and digital media and formats. In this regard the practice is geared towards total solutions and has expertise in the following disciplines:
Cadastral (Land Surveying)
Providing consultancy in and surveying of land for the registration of real rights in accordance with the requirements of the Land Survey Act. These include land tenure consultancy, investigation and reports, subdivision and consolidation of land, relocation and replacement of beacons, delineation and demarcation of property for sectional title, leases and servitudes.
Sectional Title (Land Surveying)
Providing consultancy in and surveying of sectional title for the registration of real rights in accordance with the requirements of the Land Survey Act. These include land tenure consultancy, investigation and reports, subdivision and consolidation of land, relocation and replacement of beacons, delineation and demarcation of property for sectional title, leases and servitudes.
Topographical
Gathering topographical detail, physical features and state of the terrain to produce maps showing natural and man made features on an area of interest for planning, designing and implementation purposes.
Mining
Provision of control networks, setting out drilling sites and mine work sites including customised calculations of areas, volumes and quantities.
Engineering
Provision of control networks for infrastructure (roads, dams, canals, and pipelines), setting out of engineering works such as roads, railways, powerlines, pipelines, and dams.
Aerial Surveying
To carry out ground control surveys as support for aerial survey companies. In addition we can make use of a drone to take aerial photos for purposes of topographical surveys.
Location of Underground Services
Location of underground services such as pipes and electrical cables is becoming more and more important for the purposes of planning and design and we can assist you in locating these.
Hydrographic Surveying
To carry out inshore hydrographic surveys of dams and waterways where the ground surface below the water's surface requires to be mapped..
Data Formats
Data is presented to client in soft formats such as DXF, ASCII, and DTM, most major CAD formats like AutoCAD R14, R2000, DWG and hard copies on paper of stable film.
Plotting Studio
Using computer aided designing (CAD) software calculations and drawings are available in both soft and hard copy offering full colour infill A0 plotting services.
GIS Projects
Data capture for the creation of specific themes for Geographical Information Systems for use in decision-making.
AVAILABLE STAFF
The current staff compliment is as follows:
Boniface Hungwe - Managing Director and Registered Land Surveyor. Mr. Hungwe has more than 20 years of surveying in various disciplines of the profession. He was managing director of Eastern Land Surveyors in Zimbabwe for 5 years. Licensed to practise in Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Peter Whitfield - Director, Consultant Surveyor and Registered Land Surveyor. Mr. Whitfield has over 40 years experience in the survey profession. He was M.D. of P.B. Whitfield Land Surveyors and then a partner of Eastern Land Surveyors in Zimbabwe before moving to Botswana in 1998. Licensed to practise in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Masimba Misheck Mutongoreya - Graduate Land Surveyor (2016). Land Surveyor –in-Training.
Attended University of Zimbabwe. Well versed in AutoCAD, SURPAC, CivilDesigner, Trimble Geomatics Office (TGO) and ArcMap
Field Assistants - Three full time field assistants and an additional 3 part-time assistants with combined experience of over30 years
OFFICES
BBC Surveying (Pty) Ltd has offices at Plot 6290 Nketshane Close, Extension 19, Gaborone. There is a map of the area shown in the "Location" tab elsewhere on this web page.
AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT
The company has endeavoured to keep in tune with the technological advances of the past decade and has invested heavily in the latest surveying equipment, motor vehicles, as well as the computer software and hardware.
SUPPORT SERVICES CONSULTANTS
Company Secretaries:
Grant Thornton
P.O Box 1157
Acumen Park, Plot 50370
Fairgrounds, Gaborone
Tel: + 267 3952313
Fax: +267 3972357