General description

DIWI specialises in planning, design and construction supervision of roads, bridges, buildings, airports, harbours, rural and urban development, sewage treatment and water supply projects. Active in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe, DIWI provides technical assistance and project management for major construction projects. Specialists located in the Essen Head Office provide management and backstopping facilities supported by modern computer systems. The firm is registered with most major national and international financing agencies and government authorities, including the KfW, GTZ, IDA, Afr DB, ADB, CDB, Islamic DB, KFAED, AFESD and EU financing programmes.

Key personnel

• Mr W V H Foyle, CEng MICE, Managing Director (Chairman)
• Mr P Winkler, Managing Director
• Mr R J Crouch, BSc MICE, Director International Operations
• Mr W Ruys, Masters Degree, Director Francophone and Caribbean Operations
• Mr V Palmer, BSc, MICE, Director Southern African Region
• Mr B Constantine, MSc MICE FIHT, Regional Manager - Caribbean
• Mr T Pavlov, Regional Manager - Balkan
• Mr A Henkes, Dipl-Ing, Head of Water Supply and Sanitation Division
• Mr E Assmann, Chief Accountant
• Mr U Kauer, Dipl Business Admin, Manager Contract Administration and Control

Resources

Total 227: - ENGINEERS: Building Services 6, Civil 37, Electrical 3, Geotechnical 5, Mechanical 3, Structural 5, Traffic 2, Transportation 5, OTHER SPECIALISTS: Architects 3, Information technology specialists 8, Construction managers 8, Economists 4, Environmental specialists 3, Estimators 5, Geologists 3, Hydrogeologists 4, Inspectors 18, Land surveyors 9, Materials specialists 7, Modellers 2, Operations and Management 10, Planners 1, Project finance specialists 2, Quantity surveyors 7, Specification writers 18, SUPPORT: Administrative and support 33, Assistant engineers 16

International experience

Abu Dhabi; Afghanistan; Albania; Antigua & Barbuda; Bangladesh; Belize; Botswana; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Rep; Chad; China, PDR; Congo, Dem Rep; Estonia; Ethiopia; Germany; Ghana; Grenada; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Haiti; Indonesia; Jamaica; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kosovo; Lesotho; Macedonia, FYR; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mozambique; Niger; Palestine; Romania; Rwanda; Samoa; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia & Monte; Sierra Leone; Slovak Republic; South Africa; St Lucia; Tanzania; UAE; UK; Uganda; Venezuela, RB; Yemen, Republic; Zambia

International offices

AlbaniaTirana
DIWI Consult Intern.-Albania shpkSky Tower, Rr Deshmoret e 4 Shkurtit No. 5, 11th Floor, Tirana, Albania
Contact: Mr. B. Kane
Tel: +355 4 221 666 - 200
Fax: +355 4 221 666 159
Email: diwitirana@albmail.com

BotswanaGaborone
DIWI Botswana (Pty) Ltd.P.O. Box 1721, Gaborone, Botswana
Contact: Mr. V. Palmer
Tel: +267 353 360
Fax: +267 353 360
Email: gabs@diwi.co.za

BulgariaSofia
DIWI c/o Data House Ltd.75, Al. Pushkin Str., Vitosha District, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1616
Contact: Mr. V. Penev
Tel: +359 2 955 6064
Fax: +359 2 955 4056
Email: ddd@ldc-bg.com

GrenadaSt. George's
DIWI Consult International GmbHP.O. Box 1589, Grand Anse, St. George's, Grenada
Contact: Mr. B. Constantine
Tel: +1 473 440 9373
Fax: +1 473 440 9377
Email: diwiwi@caribsurf.com

Macedonia, FYRSkopje
DIWI Consult International GmbHOrce Nikolov 115, Skopje, Macedonia, FYR, 1000
Contact: Mr. T. Pavlov
Tel: +389 2 139 104
Fax: +389 2 139 105
Email: diwi-macedonia@diwi-macedonia.com.mk

RomaniaBucharest
DIWI Consult Intern.-Romania S.R.L.Bdul. Eroii Sanitari No. 21, Bucharest, Romania, Sector 5
Contact: Mrs. C. Gressier
Tel: +40 31 8056 367
Fax: +40 31 8056 366
Email: diwi-romania@diwi.eu

Slovak RepublicKosice
DIWI Consult Intern.-Slovakia c/o Cassovia BIC s.r.o.Florianska 19, Kosice, Slovak Republic, 04001
Contact: Mr. M. Smorada
Tel: +421 55 7279 101
Fax: +421 55 7279 131
Email: smorada@bicke.sk

South AfricaPetervale
DIWI Consult International GmbHP.O. Box 876, Petervale, South Africa, 2151
Contact: Mr. V. Palmer
Tel: +2711 234 4828
Fax: +2711 803 7163
Email: vaughan@diwi.co.za

St LuciaCastries
DIWI Consult Internatinal GmbHP.O. Box RB2440, Rodney Bay, Castries, St Lucia
Contact: Mr. D. Farr
Tel: +1758 4 580 710
Fax: +1758 4 580 683
Email: diwi_sl@candw.lc

UAEAbu Dhabi
DIWI - Consult (Emirates)P.O. Box 4514, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Contact: Mr. S. Ahmed
Tel: +971 2 631 8870
Fax: +971 2 631 8890
Email: diwi@diwiconsult-emirates.com

UKBolton, Lancs. BL1 4BY
DIWI Consult (UK) Ltd.62 Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancs. BL1 4BY, UK
Contact: Mr. V. Palmer
Tel: +44 1 942 829 644
Email: diwi-uk@diwi.eu

ZambiaLusaka
DIWI Consult (Zambia) Ltd.P.O. Box 30154, Lusaka, Zambia
Contact: Mr. V. Palmer
Tel: +260 1 226 793
Fax: +260 1 239 8114

Services

PRE-PROJECT PLANNING - Project identification. Pre-investment studies. Feasibility studies/assessments. Project appraisal
PROJECT SUPPORT - Information technology services. Civil Engineering. Cost planning. Environmental impact studies. Financial impact studies. Market surveys. Photogrammetry. Regional/urban/rural planning. Remote sensing/GIS. Resource studies. Site evaluation. Structural engineering. Technical surveys. Topography
PROJECT PREPARATION - Pre-designs. Funding/procurement advice. Technical appraisals. Detailed designs. Tender documents/bid evaluation
FINANCIAL SERVICES - Accounting and auditing
CONSTRUCTION - Construction management. Field engineering. Inspection. Material testing. Procurement services. Product certification. Project management. Quality assurance. Site supervision
POST-CONSTRUCTION - Commissioning. Operations and maintenance. Training
LEGAL SUPPORT - Contracts. Damage evaluation
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - Technology transfer

Typical Projects

AFGHANISTAN - Construction of primary and secondary schools
ALBANIA - Project management for Elbasan-Librazhd urban highway, Durres port and Tirana airport
ANTIGUA - VC BIRD International Airport
BANGLADESH - 110 multipurpose schools/ cyclone shelters
BULGARIA - Access road Podkova-Makaza to new Bulgaria/ Greece border crossing
Maritza River Basin Wastewater Treatment, Gorna Oriahoviza
BOTSWANA - Tshabong-Middlepits road
BURKINA FASO - TA for Routes en Terre
ESTONIA - Tallinn Waste Management ETHIOPIA - Addis Ababa-Jima road rehabilitation
GRENADA - Point Salines International Airport. Coastal erosion, sea defences and road rehabilitation
JAMAICA - Road rehabilitation project
MACEDONIA - Border Crossing Facilities Tabanovce, Deve Bair and Kafasan
MALAWI - Road maintenance and bridge rehabilitation programme, access roads to Northern Game Parks
MALI - Construction Supervision of KATI-KITA Project
MAURETANIA - Supervision and Construction of Rosso-Lexeiba Road
MOZAMBIQUE - EN1 Marracuene-Manhica Road periodic maintenance,
NIGER - Lot Rural Roads
SIERRA LEONE - Masiaka-Makeni Highway
SLOVAKIA - SW Zemplin Drinking Water and Sewerage Project
ST LUCIA - Road Development Tertiary Roads Rehabilitation Project 108 km - Phase I
UAE - Maintenance and rehabilitation of works, roads and bridges
ZAMBIA - Mongu - Kalabo Road 70 km