MCWHIT HAS ESTABLISHED A DIVISION THAT SOLELY FOCUSES ON
PROVIDING INSTALLATIONS FOR FIBRE OPTIC BACKBONE ROUTES FOR
CLIENTS WITHIN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY.
TODAY, IT HAS DEVELOPED INTO A SPECIAL PROJECTS ORGANISATION
COMMITTED TO MEETING THE PROJECT NEEDS OF CLIENTS, BY
PROVIDING TURNKEY SOLUTIONS, PREDOMINANTLY IN THE
BROADBAND ARENA, ENSURING QUALITY PROJECT DELIVERY AND
SERVICE EXCELLENCE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS
INDUSTRY.
COMPANY OVERVIEW – FIBRE OPTIC INSTALLATIONS
Damien McLintock
Nolene Fuhri
Alan Whitaker
1. Background
Established in 2013 and driven by a mission to find innovative solutions to the construction & civils industry as well as
a diverse base of clients, McWhit has grown to become a versatile industrial solutions provider to all industry sectors
in Southern Africa as well as Africa.
Meeting the immense challenges facing the construction & civils industry requires a unique combination of
experience, innovation and responsiveness. With over 10 years of experience, there is no company more qualified to
respond to these challenges than McWhit.
A planned programme of sustained growth has seen McWhit emerge as a sound and stable organisation. As we
expand throughout Africa, service flexibility and innovation will continue to form the cornerstone of our success.
McWhit operates specialist business divisions which each focus on an area of specialization. Each division has the
necessary expertise and flexibility in their areas of specialization to structure its service offerings to meet the specific
needs of each client. The strength of McWhit, however, is its ability to network and interact across its resources,
divisions and associates to offer our clients a comprehensive and seamless solution to all their industrial & commercial
requirements. We have specifically found a niche and focussed on the following areas:
2. Specific Civils Experience
Due to the increasing demand for services within this industry, we have established a dedicated Civils division. This
division offers a total solution to the diverse and technically challenging area of civils and construction works in South
Africa. This division was established through the realization that our extensive footprint, specialist business divisions
and access to technical skills and years of experience, positioned us perfectly to form strategic alliances with our
clients. Our flexible solution offering addresses the increasing demand for service and support in this industry,
specifically with regards to Fibre Optic installations, allowing our clients to focus on their core business.
The services offered by our Civils division includes the establishment of specialized polling teams for aerial line
construction, UG teams for trenching and laying of ducts (to civil specifications), hauling teams etc. We are also able
to carry out the joining and fibre splicing on behalf of our clients. Our service also extends to the supply of a wide
variety of staff such as Microwave / BTS RF Engineers, Microwave Planners, Transmission Build Engineers /
Transmission Planners, Access Network Planners and the like to our clients. These skills can be offered on an hourly
rate per person or as a total outsourcing solution, where we will act as a sub-contractor to you, being responsible for
a specific task or the entire job.
Our Solutions are highly flexible in that it can be run for short or long-term projects anywhere in the country as well
as in Africa.
Damien McLintock
Nolene Fuhri
Alan Whitaker
McWhit runs various programmes through our Civils division to upskill and make our people more “employable”.
A SUCCESSFUL, PROVEN TRACK RECORD
Any workplace problem you may have, we have already dealt with and successfully overcome. Our staff are well
trained, committed and professional who offer a unique personalised service that is second to none?
OUR KEY FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:
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Site Survey’s including Pilot Holes
Planning
Trenching
Commissioning of works
Backfilling & compacting
Project Management & Supervision of all subcontractors
Restore site to client specifications
Health & Safety Compliance
PROJECT MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES
Our services are carried out as turnkey projects, which involve a number of elements to ensure that we provide our
clients with an integrated service. We offer the highest standard of project management from service-level agreement
Damien McLintock
Nolene Fuhri
Alan Whitaker
phase through to after-sales services and maintenance. Our project management solutions are flexible and tailored to
meet the unique operating requirements of each client.
Our Project Management capabilities provide a “one-stop” shop and a single, more efficient point of contact for
clients, preventing the need to source more than one contractor to undertake essential services. This approach allows
us to manage responsibility for the entire project preventing clients from having to trace responsibility to numerous
service providers.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Our broad installation capabilities can be categorised into two groups: Transmission Services and Civil & Construction
Services, both offered either as a fully comprehensive service, or as a small works service, as per your requirements.
Damien McLintock
Nolene Fuhri
Alan Whitaker
TRANSMISSION SERVICES
•Site Placement and Acquisition: Assessing sites in terms of location and surroundings.
•Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) Testing: Geological tests needed for Micro Cell Operators (MCO) as well as new
site builds.
•Transmission Site Survey Reports (TSSR): Assessments of transmission sites including sourcing all information needed
for design and implementation of the site, displayed by means of a comprehensive report.
•Line of Site Surveys (LOS): Determining Microwave (MW) placements, heights and obstacles for new installations.
•Radio Frequency (RF) Antenna swaps: For 2G/3G upgrades.
•Radios Frequency 7/8 feeder installations
•Base Transceiver Station (BTS) installations: 8700, 8800 and 8900 system fibre link-ups and commissioning for 900
and 1800 and 2100 Remote Radio Units (RRU).
•Microwave Links: Supply, installation and commissioning of point-to-point as well as point to-multipoint services.
•Polyphase and Waterproofing: To ensure longevity.
•Installations and commissioning of: S200/S400/500 and S340 systems for Zone
Telecommunications Engineer (ZTE) Co-operation.
•Splicing and testing of fibre optic cable
•Manufacture and fabrication of brackets and pole mounts to meet site share requirements.
•Relocation of existing microwave systems
•Power installations: AC and DC reticulation
•Planning of transmission equipment
•MW commissioning and panning
•RF sweep test
•Live cutovers of transmission systems
•Fix all snags lists for sites undertaken by previous contractors
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Nolene Fuhri
Alan Whitaker
•De-installations of old obsolete equipment and replace with new
•Above-ground installations and buried installations
CIVIL & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
•Site set-up and clearance (including Bulk earthworks, site fencing and security): Clearing the site of debris, rocks or
rubble and preparing the site for establishment of the communications infrastructure, including site security such as
fencing and surveillance systems.
•Trenching – buried installations and concrete casting
•Hauling (short or long haul)/ blowing of fibre: Cable is installed across a distance through a method of using
compressed air (blowing) or pulling (hauling).
•Re-instatements: Maintenance and repairs to surfaces and structures, including activities such as asphalting,
vegetation concreting and paving.
•Blasting: Chemical and explosive blasting services
•Planning of access fibre systems
•Preparation of wayleaves
•Management of all service interruptions and reporting breakages in power, water etc.
•Manhole construction of underground optical systems
All our services incorporate the following:
Contract Administration: Our admin team manages all administrative work accompanying the project including
project coordination and procurement.
Site Supervision: McWhit's team includes skilled and experienced site managers and supervisors who oversee the
operations of the project on site.
Hand over/ Sign off: On completion, projects are signed-off and approved by clients before hand over.
PARTNERING WITH MCWHIT
We are committed to building lasting partnerships with our clients and working towards successfully achieving mutual
goals. There are a number of advantages that accompany the decision to partner with McWhit:
•McWhit, can offer our clients a supported service that gives way to numerous benefits. The Company is made up of
niche focused business units, from which we are able to draw on vital resources and benefits from certain credentials.
Our infrastructure and footprint means that we can form teams at short notice anywhere in the country.
•McWhit provides support in terms of a comprehensive database of skilled and unskilled labour to structure the
required teams for turnkey projects as and when required.
•Health and Safety policy: McWhit undertakes to provide a working environment for its employees, clients and
affiliates which provides safe methods of work, safe working conditions and a healthy environment, ensuring
compliance in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). In so doing, we have a dedicated occupational
health and safety officer available to conduct risk assessments, evaluate sites in terms of the occupational health and
safety requirements as well as ensure compliance with these requirements. This, together with communication and
reporting on a regular basis, attending required meetings, ensuring compliance with the Compensation for
Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) and trained Safety, Health and Equipment (SHE) representatives,
ensures that we are continually focused on this important element in all projects we undertake.
•Long-standing Relationships: Through our dealings with various suppliers over time, we have built long-standing and
rewarding relationships with many. Those on our preferred supplier database provide us with preferential rates for
materials and equipment, which in turn allow us to offer our clients better rates for the services we offer. In addition,
we also have relationships with municipalities in municipal areas that we have rendered our services to.
Damien McLintock
Nolene Fuhri
Alan Whitaker
CONTACT
For more information about our services and how we can partner with you, contact our Project Director:
Damien McLintock (National Projects Director):
[email protected]
082378 5939
CONCLUSION
It is not difficult to see that with our in-depth understanding of not only our industry, but of each industry we serve
and our flexibility to structure our service solutions to meet the unique requirements of each client, has resulted in
many long-term partnership arrangements being formed. For many companies we have provided them with an
economically viable, flexible solution to the management of their installation requirements, while other clients have
measured increased productivity levels with the added benefit of eliminating staff management problems they
previously encountered.
Damien McLintock
Nolene Fuhri
Alan Whitaker