ARQ History

ARQ Building

ARQ is an award winning consulting engineering firm specialising in dams & hydro, geotech and advance numerical analysis. Through identifying and developing the best solutions for our clients, we have built a reputation as one of the leading specialist civil engineering consultants in South Africa.

Our teams have worked across most continents and are well versed in international best practice, routinely applying state-of-the-art technology and systems to support a more efficient project process.

Our skills, technical expertise and industry experience are further enhanced by our creativity and innovation, allowing us to constantly improve design solutions and increase project sustainability.


Our Development

ARQ was established at the beginning of 1993 on the platform of the specialist capabilities of its founders in dams & hydro, bridge, geotechnical engineering and advanced numerical analysis. Over the years, the company has consolidated an international reputation for innovation and project cost savings through the provision of the highest standards of engineering services and the application of state of the art engineering.

With several awards received in recognition of the company’s achievements, ARQ’s current staff complement comprises of specialist engineers, engineering geologists and geologists, technologists and technicians. During the past almost 30 years we have worked in over 35 countries on five continents and we continue to expand our international activities through technical excellence in our fields of specialisation and we reaffirm our promise of adding value beyond expectations.