Construction of a 93m diameter dome, enclosing a circular-stacker-bridge reclaimer - the first such installation in Southern Africa. Special consideration was given to the method of erection to maintain stability, prior to the onset of the membrane action that provides the final stability of the self-supporting dome.

Feed conveyors crushing plant
and de-dusting scrubber in the foreground.

60m high stair tower with bucket elevators, bulk cement storage silo and cement truck-loading station.

Electrostatic precipitator being erected

Conveyors and de-watering bin, new silo and tripper-car gantry.

Site management and supervision that results in installation that is on schedule, cost-effective, of optimum quality and safe is at the core of any successful project. Bateman's supervision and maintenance services ensure that both greenfield and brownfield projects achieve these objectives and meet client expectations.
Bateman provides :

  • Supervision of erection, refurbishment and maintenance of equipment supplied to projects
    • Infrastructure including steel structures, piping, ducting and vessels.
    • Air Environmental - including electrostatic precipitators, cyclones, bagfilters, baghouses and scrubbers
    • Materials-handling systems including silos, chutes, apron feeders, Redler en-masse conveyors, overland conveyors, BATEMAN Pneumo-Drier conveyors and dryers, bucket elevators and Aumund pan conveyors.
    • Stockyard systems including stackers and reclaimers and spreaders
    • Comminution and processing systems including crushers, mills, roller mills, mixers and flotation plants.
  • Project supervision and site management

Services are comprehensive ranging from setting up the site through to erection, quality control, safety management, hot and cold commissioning and hand-over. Specific attention is given to :-

    • preparation/review of installation schedules
    • structured progress reporting including client/project team site meetings and regular construction progress reviews
    • co-ordination of technical inspections
    • on-site safety and environmental protection management, including compilation of HAZOP's (hazard and operability studies) and HIRAs (health and risk assessments).
    • On-site quality control, including drawing up of check lists and associated quality plans.
  • Shutdown and maintenance planning

Services include :

  • maintenance contracts
  • maintenance project supervision and new equipment maintenance plans
  • plant inspections and reporting

Bateman's site services are staffed by a permanent crew with many years experience on natural resources projects.  The services have the support of Bateman's total multi-disciplinary, engineering expertise and drawing office facilities.

Bateman's site services' crew includes :

  • construction and site managers and supervisors
  • safety officers

Expertise and Facilities
Bateman's long-standing relationships with contracting crews ensure that they have an innate understanding of the specific requirements of natural resources projects.

Established links with a wide network of suppliers guarantee a timeous availability of quality materials and components at very competitive cost structures.