establishment and development of services

GCS (Pty) Ltd was established in 1987 as an independent consultancy, to provide expertise in groundwater related studies. Since then the company’s profile has evolved to include earth, geotechnical, environmental, engineering, GIS, water use licensing and environmental legal services.

professional staff compliment

GCS values the professional skills of its employees - continuously striving to provide a stimulating and challenging work environment for its highly trained team by actively encouraging their professional growth and development. GCS' scientists have extensive experience in a variety of fields such as hydrogeology, hydrology, pedology, engineering and environmental science.

professional affiliations

GCS recognises the value of academic development and the regulation of professional associations.

GCS (Pty) Ltd is a member to the following associations:
 

• Association of Groundwater Scientists and Engineers
• Institute of Waste Management
• Borehole Water Association of South Africa
• International Mine Water Association
• International Association of Impact Assessors

GCS staff are members of the following associations:
 

• International Association of Hydrogeologists - Hydrogeological Association of Africa
• Groundwater Division of the Geological Society of South Africa
• Registered Natural Scientists - South Africa
• South African Institute of Engineering Geologists
• Engineering Council of South Africa
• Registered Professional Geo-Informatics Practitioner with the South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors (Plato)
• Member of the GIS Society of South Africa (GISSA)

regular clients

GCS is committed to providing its clients with quality service and products by communicating and striving for excellence in everything it does. This is evident by the fact that the majority of clients are regulars through their continued support - indicating their satisfaction with our products and pricing. (As confirmed through GCS’ client satisfaction surveys)

the mining industry - our niche market

GCS has always applied its ever-increasing wealth of knowledge and expertise to service the mining industry. Services to mining operations accounts for 70% of the company’s revenue with the balance coming from non-governmental organisations (NGO’s), industrial and private clients.