Chris was born in England, and began his working career in the Merchant Navy serving an apprenticeship as a Marine Engineer. He was later promoted to Second Engineer Officer on supertankers. He resigned from the Merchant Navy in order to attend the University of Wales, where he attained a Bachelor of Science Degree... 

Ivor Evans graduated from Wits. University with a B.Sc. Eng (Civil) degree in 1956 and an MBA in 1986. His career began as a Junior Engineer with the South African Railways, followed by a period with contractors on infrastructure construction before a spell working overseas... 

Franz Jachs has recently joined the BCA team after a very successful career within the Construction Industry. Franz has extensive experience and knowledge of the Built Environment which includes...... 

Giovanna Fenster has a BA, LLB degree from Wits and an LLM (cum laude) from RAU. She also has a second LLM in advanced contract law from Wits and an MA from the Victoria University, Wellington. She has completed the Association of Arbitrators' specialisation in construction law and the Higher Diploma... 

Binnington Copeland are very pleased to welcome Tom McDonald as a trainer. In possession of both an engineering and a legal degree, and his wide variety of experience in matters technical and in matters of law, renders him a practical trainer who brings his experience to the classroom... 

Hugh Lane (59) has recently joined Binnington Copeland and Associates' training team after retiring from a full time business environment. He practised as an attorney in Durban and Johannesburg, and then acted as in-house legal adviser to several listed companies... 

David Jamieson is a professional civil engineer with 33 years experience in the construction industry. His early career was with a national firm of Consulting Engineers and Project Managers. He was a Director of the company, responsible for two branch offices in the Cape Province and a geotechnical laboratory. He was in charge of the Environmental discipline in the practice, and manager of a property development subsidiary..... 

Jim was born and grew up in England, completing his schooling at Trent College, Derbyshire and then studying Quantity Surveying at Sheffield College of Technology and The College of Estate Management. He became an Associate (later a Fellow) of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and also a Fellow of the ... 

From a gold mine in Mali to planning and overseeing the construction of Angola’s only Fina refinery, Neville Gurry has been at the forefront of building a legacy of world-class infrastructure across Africa for over 40 years... 

Shoba is an attorney at Chiba Attorneys. Her area of expertise focuses on construction and engineering law Shoba completed her Bachelor of Arts degree (majoring in law and sociology) at the University of the Witwatersrand and thereafter graduated cum laude from the WITS School of Law... 

Sue has a Social Sciences Honours degree from Wits and a Post Graduate Teaching Diploma from UNISA. She has extensive planning and organizational experience, and has worked for Binnington Copeland for over 23 years and has been instrumental in setting up the BCA Training Division. She has an intimate knowledge... 

Norah is a South African who has grown up in Venda, Limpopo Province and matriculated from Robert Mmbulungeni Secondary School. She went on to complete her BA degree (Majoring in Communications and Industrial Psychology ) at the University of South Africa. She also has a one day certificate in Art of Reception... 

Ndisha Lidzhegu joined the BCA team in October 1997 and has been with the company ever since. He matriculated in 1994 at Vhulaudzi Senior Secondary School. He obtained his Finance and Accounting diploma through Birnam Business College as well as an Information Technology qualification through the...