Umvoto is a locally and internationally recognised earth science consultancy, having received a number of nominations and awards for our work. Not only have we received awards as a company, but a number of our staff, both present and past, have been recipients of various awards. This includes our founder and CEO Rowena Hay and our Managing Director, Kornelius Riemann as well heads of departments, scientists, junior scientists, and interns.
Umvoto is pleased to announce that we are Winners of The Dewatering Institute Awards 2021 in the category of Well/s Drilling Project of the Year and finalists for our submission in the Sustainability Excellence Company of the Year category.
company awards
Staff awards
Rowena Hay
Founder
2015
Winner of Water Research Commission Knowledge Tree Award
2014
Invited to present the tenth annual Pat Reid Memorial Lecture on disaster risk reduction
2009
Cape Entrepreneur Winner in the Business Women’s Association Regional Business Achievers Award
Runner-Up in the Department of Science and Technology L’Oreal-UNESCO Achiever Award
Kornelius Riemann
Managing Director
2013
Award for Best Paper submitted by a non-member at the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa conference
Dylan Blake
Director
2013
Award for Best Paper submitted by a non-member at the Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa conference
Former Staff awards
Michael Hartnady
Former Intern and Contract Geologist
2015
Winner of the GSSA John Handley Award
Winner of the GSSA Corstorphine Medal Award
2014
Winner of the GSSA Haughton Award
Andiswa Mlisa
Former Programme Director
2012
Runner-Up in the Department of Trade and Industry’s Technology for Women in Business Award
Matt Webb
Former Assistant Hydrogeologist
2009
Winner of Entec prize for Best Performance Overall and Cecil Barber Prize
Lechelle Goslin
Former Junior Gelogist
2020
Winner of the Geological Society of South Africa’s (GSSA) John Handley Award
Winner of the GSSA Corstorphine Medal
