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SVP Richards Bay is driven by the commitment to empower deserving South Africans and the desire to pass on the blessings they have received to communities in need.

"True wealth is not measured by what people have, but by what they give," SVP Richards Bay CEO Johan Richards says.

The quantity surveying and project management company has its foundations cemented in principles regarding ethics, integrity and honesty.  In living out that commitment, the company is currently building houses at its own cost in the Valley of a Thousand Hills - around the western Durban suburbs of Botha's Hill and Hillcrest - that replace the shacks in which the residences currently live.

"This is only the beginning of our dream for helping to relieve the desperate need that exists in families of all races and religions," Richards says.

KrispTrade 24 (Pty) Ltd trading as, SVP Richards Bay has been actively involved in KwaZulu-Natal since 1993, with general quantity surveying services including specializing in electrical and mechanical bill production, construction law and arbitration.  Management has a high regard for relationships, approaching every project with the expectation of establishing a long-term commitment. 

Nationally, SVP has a 25-year history that changed its name from Strauss Verwayen and Partners six years ago, but retained the integrity on which the brand has been built.

Management's determination to maintain the highest possible standards of competence in client service, effectiveness, integrity and confidentiality, quality and professionalism has been the backbone behind the company securing projects ranging from R100 000 to R300 million.

As development is changing the urban landscape, SVP has been behind industrial parks, office developments, shopping centers, hospitals and schools that are making a difference in the communities they serve.

The Richards Bay operation has grown from humble beginnings with two people to a company of three directors, six full-time employees in the head office, branch offices in Mkuze and Hillcrest and a host of part time associates.

The past three years has seen SVP Richards Bay involved in programme management for the Department of Works - North coast Regions, gaining experience in governmental structures, procedures and legislation relating to national and local government structures.

Company philosophy embodies ensuring clients receive optimum advantages in terms of time and capital spent.  Direct personal commitment amongst the partners remains a priority.

"SVP has benefited from rapid but steady growth over the years through a policy of motivated and genuine concern for clients needs," Richards says.

The empowerment side of the equation has seen SVP embrace a strict affirmative action policy across the board from technical personnel to qualified quantity surveyors.  The company has also embraced the national skills development initiative by assisting and training small builders on contractual and sub-contractual issues.

In building low-cost housing projects, SVP has been the facility through which developing builders can obtain credit facilities, buy materials and control wages.

Richards says in being accredited to the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors and the Chartered Institute of Building - Africa, clients can be assured that management remains on the pulse of legislation and developments with the building industry.

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