mts detailed company profile

Detailed Company Profile

MATERIAL TESTING SERVICES (PTY) LTD

P. O. BOX 2069, GABORONE, BOTSWANA

(T):- +267 3913285, (F):- +267 3957577, (C):- +267 72727274

Email:- [email protected]



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Introduction:-

Material Testing Services (Pty) Ltd (MTS) is a 100% Motswana owned and run company.

MTS specializes in commercial field and laboratory services within construction and Civil

Engineering fields.

MTS offer a comprehensive range of services that include the following field and laboratory

services:-

� Detailed Geotechnical Investigations

� Standard Quality control Testing

� On-site Laboratory Services & Secondments

� Detailed Technical Audits

MTS has been in operation in Botswana since 1974. During this period, the company has

established branch laboratories and in the following Cities, Towns & Villages across Botswana

� Gaborone – Head Office Laboratory

� Francistown – Branch Laboratory

� Selebi Phikwe – Branch Laboratory

� Maun – Branch Laboratory

� Kasane – Branch Laboratory

Over and above the branch laboratories, MTS are also currently operating on-site testing facilities

on a number of large contracts within the following areas:-

� Gaborone – Numerous Large Developments

� Jwaneng Mine – Blue & Green Areas

� Toteng – Various Existing & Developing Copper Mines

� Palapye & Mahalapye Districts – Numerous Large Developments

� Lobatse – Quarry Site Development

Illustrated on the following map are the areas that we are currently operating in throughout

Botswana.



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Head Office & Branch Laboratories

Mobile Site Laboratories / Secondment Contracts



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Detailed Field & Laboratory Services:-

MTS owns a substantial amount of field and laboratory testing equipment. Listed below is a

summary of laboratory equipment that is immediately available throughout the country:-

� (8No) Electronic Foote Test Concrete Cube Presses

� (2No) Hand Operated Mechanic Plan Concrete Cube Presses

� (8No) Electronic CBR / UCS / ITT Presses

� (34No) Troxler Nuclear Density Gauges

� (2No) Humbolt Nuclear Density Gauges

� (2No) Block Presses

� (3No) Vibrating Tables

� (1No) Laboratory Crusher

� (8No) Sieve Shakers

� (36No) Electronic Scales

� (2No) Platform Scales

� (2No) Laboratory Mixers

� (8No) Drop-weight Cone Penetrometers

� (10No) Complete Sieve Analysis Sets (200mm Ø)

� (2No) Complete Sieve Analysis Sets (300mm Ø) � (1No) Complete Sieve Analysis Set (450mm Ø)

� Abundant laboratory consumables and sample preparation equipment

� Sand Replacement field Density Testing Equipment

� Field Percolation Testing Equipment

In addition to the above fairly standard laboratory testing equipment, MTS also has the

following more specialised field and laboratory equipment:-

� (2No) Diamond Drilling Machines (capable of drilling to 100m in depth)

� (2No) In-hole Packer Testing Equipment

� (5No) Dynamic Probe Super Heavy Machines (capable of probing to 12m in depth)

� (2No) Odometer Machines (Consolidation, Collapse, Swell Potential & Odometer Tests)

� (8No) Complete Independent Concrete Coring Teams.

� (1No) Concrete Core Trimming & Capping Apparatus.

� (1No) Mechanical Diamond Cutting Floor Saw

� (1No) Point Load Tester

� (2No) Concrete Beam Press Machines

� (2No) Plate Load Testing Apparatus

� (18No) Hydrometer Analysis Testing Apparatus

� (1No) Complete, Mobile, Asphalt Testing Laboratory

� (2No) In-Hole Cross Jacking Equipment

� Quarry Trail Blasting Services

� Indirect Tensile Testing Services



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Mobile Laboratories Vehicle Fleet

Below are selected photographs depicting field and laboratory equipment and testing:-

Safe Secure Concrete Transportation Concrete Cube Crushing Facilities

Concrete Cube Curing Facilities



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California Bearing Ratio Testing Troxler Nuclear Density Testing

Indirect Tensile Testing Point Load Testing



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On-Site Plate Load Testing

On-Site Drop-weight Cone Penetrometer On-Site Concrete Coring



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Comparative Check Testing / Verification Testing – Detailed Road Audits



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Quarry Site Trial Blast



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Staff & Personnel Compliment:-

MTS is a privately owned and run company that currently boasts the following management

and personnel structure:-

� (1No) Managing Director

� (1No) Financial Director

� (1No) Commercial / Operations Director

� (1No) Accountant

� (1No) Senior Materials Engineer

� (1No) Commodities Manager

� (1No) Human Resources Manager

� (1No) Plan Printing Manager

� (4No) Contracts Managers

� (1No) Geologist

� (4No) Laboratory Managers

� (8No) Senior Materials Technicians

� (16No) Field & Laboratory Technicians

� (20No) Field / Laboratory Assistants

� (2No) Accounts Assistants

� (10No) Reception / Administration Staff

� (2No) Sales Reps

� (3No) Store men

� (48No) Approved Certified Specialised Contracting Applicators

� (3No) Diamond Drilling Operators

� (6No) Concrete Core Drill Operators

� (20No) Labour Based Support Staff

The above personnel are permanently employed by the MTS group of Companies



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Registered Distributors & Approved Applicators:-

Through our extensive experience within the construction industry, MTS have been appointed

the sole distributors of the following products throughout Botswana:-

FLY ASH PRODUCTS

Chryso SA is a chemical company that specialises in the manufacturing, distributing and dosing

of a wide variety of concrete admixtures.

ABE Construction Chemicals is a manufacturing company that specialises in waterproofing

compounds, membranes and systems, manufactures repair grouts and mortars as well as

epoxy flooring systems and joint sealants.

Chryso SA purchased ABE Construction Chemicals resulting in MTS being appointed as the sole

distributors and applicators of these quality products throughout Botswana.

Ash Resources, a division of Lafarge Cement, specialises in the manufacturing of Fly Ash

Products. Again, based on our experience within the local market, MTS was appointed the sole

distributor and preferred transporter of Ash Resources range of products.

Should you require any further information with regards to the above products and services,

please do not hesitate to contact us.



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Associated Companies:-

Due to the diversity of the current markets and the distribution and application of the above

products, the following companies are heavily associated to MTS.

� Core Lab (Pty) Ltd

� Hiremore Civils (Pty) Ltd

� Hiremore Equipment & Plant Hire (Pty) Ltd

As a group, the association is able to offer an extremely wide range of services within the

construction industry.

Corelab (Pty) Ltd:-

Corelab is a 100% Motswana owned commercial testing laboratory. As well as general

laboratory testing services, Corelab typically provide a platform for the group to approach

smaller local and foreign contractor’s that would not typically associate directly with MTS.

Corelab does have its own clientele however, when required, Corelab personnel and

equipment are utilised on MTS contracts and visa versa.

Hiremore Civils (Pty) Ltd:-

Hiremore Civils is a specialised contracting company that offers the following services:-

� Waterproofing Specifying & Application

� Epoxy Flooring & Coating systems

� Specialised Concrete Repair Works

� Jointing & Joint Sealing

� General on-site Maintenance and Repairs

Hiremore Civils only applies products that are distributed by MTS.

Hiremore Equipment & Plant Hire (Pty) Ltd:-

Equipment & Plant Hire offer the following sercives:-

� Bulk Transportation of Chemicals, Additives & Ash Products.

� Diamond Drilling Equipment Utilised for Deep Ground Investigations

� Demolition equipment

� Contract Fencing

As a group, all four companies compliment one another.



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Most Recent Contracts:-

Tabulated below is a list of the latest, most prominent developments / projects that we as a

group of companies, have been extensively involved with:-

Item

No:

Project Name:- Geotechnical

Investigation:-

On-Site

Quality

Control

Testing:-

Additive

Supply &

Batch Plant

Calibration:-

Specialised

Contracting Services

(Waterproofing,

Epoxy Flooring, Joint

Sealing or Concrete

Repair):-

Supply

of

Ash:-

1 Fairscapes Precinct √ √ √ √ √

2 I-Towers Phase I √ √ √ √ √

3 I-Towers Phase II √ √ √ √ √

4 SSKIA International Airport √ √ √ X X

5 Maun International Airport √ √ √ √ X

6 Kasane International Airport X √ √ X X

7 Lotsane Dam Pipeline X √ X X X

8 Masa Centre CBD, Gaborone √ √ √ √ X

9 SADC Head Office, Gaborone √ √ √ X X

10 UB Academic Hospital √ √ √ √ X

11 UB Student Recreation Centre √ √ √ √ X

12 UB Hospital Staff Housing √ √ √ √ X

13 Gaborone – Tlokweng Road Project √ √ X X X

14 Zambezi Towers, CBD, Gaborone √ √ X X X

15 Sekoma – Kokotsa Road Project √ √ X X X

16 Middlepits – Bokspits Road Project √ √ X X X

17 Letlhakeng – Dutlwe – Kang Road Project √ √ X X X

18 Smart Partnership, CBD, Gaborone √ √ X X X

19 Department of Taxes Head Office √ √ √ √ X

20 Ministry of Health Head Office √ √ √ √ X

21 BDVC – Airport Road √ √ √ √ X

22 BURS Head Office √ X X X X

23 Water Utilities Head Office √ X X X X

24 Botswana Innovation Hub √ X X X X



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General Photographs:-

Below are some random photographs identifying the projects that we have most recently

been involved with as well as a few general photos showing more services that we offer:-

First Place, New CBD, Gaborone I-Towers, Phase I & II New CBD, Gaborone

Fairscapes Precinct, Fairgrounds, Gaborone Zambezi Towers, New CBD, Gaborone



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Geotechnical Diamond Drilling Services



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Concrete / Structural Demolition



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Specialised Concrete Repair – Concrete Dowel Replacement



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Waterproofing Services – Basement Tanking & Protection Details



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Waterproofing Services – Flat Roof Stone Ballast Protection Details



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Waterproofing Services – Flat Roof Silvakote Protection Details



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