“Fluor has set the highest standard of performance commensurate with their world-class position.” – Balisi Bonyongo, Managing Director, Debswana, August 2012.
Debswana Diamond Company, a joint venture between De Beers Diamond Company and the Government of Botswana, is the largest non-government employer in the country. The country’s economy, once based on agriculture, now has one of the highest growth rates in the world.
When Jwaneng Mine’s Cut 8 expansion project started, Fluor’s scope of work began with a feasibility study and grew to the responsibility for identifying and rebuilding of the mine infrastructure and plant affected by the pit expansion. Fluor provided project management, procurement and construction management on the complete project scope of work.
As part of the project, Fluor, Debswana and its contractors addressed a number of sustainability initiatives that have directly benefitted the town of Jwaneng and its surrounding communities.
During construction, Botswana citizens staffed the Cut 8 project with support from 90 Fluor personnel from Johannesburg.
The Fluor Cut 8 team was commended for advancing strategic ideas for employee safety. In collaboration with Debswana Diamond Company, Fluor completed the project in Botswana, achieving significant performance milestones with minimum impact on operations and posting more than 5 million continuous safe work hours without a lost time incident.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor is a global engineering and construction company that designs and builds some of the world’s most complex projects. The company creates and delivers innovative solutions for its clients in engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, maintenance and project management on a global basis. For more than a century, Fluor has served clients in the energy, chemicals, government, industrial, infrastructure, mining and power market sectors. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 109 on the FORTUNE 500 list.
Fluor has 40,000 employees worldwide, and has been present in Africa for 55 years.
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