Chris Behrens Consulting Engineers
Engineering Services in Plettenberg Bay

Consulting Structural & Civil EngineersSpecialists in residential structures.

We offer an obligation-free service to potential buyers of local, undeveloped property, with the goal of providing highly relevant information, which goes beyond the obvious, skin-deep features of a site. Knowledge is power, and armed with the best information available, the potential investor is informed at the outset, and is equipped to make sound investment decisions when selecting a property. We pride ourselves in extensive local knowledge with unrivalled experience in Plettenberg Bay and surrounds (since 1983). Chris Behrens Consulting Engineers CC is a consulting engineering business, born in Plettenberg Bay, the jewel of the Garden Route. Plettenberg Bay is a town of contrasts, where the captains of industry from around South Africa and further afield, rub shoulders with the cross section of people of Plett including those from our impoverished communities, many of whom constitute the workforce of this magnificent town. We consider ourselves privileged to play a role in the responsible development of Plettenberg Bay, and are not insensitive to the need to contribute towards our community. To this end we embrace worthy pro bono work and are actively involved in upliftment, through the input of our skills and experience into the community. From a free consultation to offer friendly, professional advice to charitable organizations, to the complete structural design for a multi-purpose hall on school grounds, to offers to assist the local authority in obvious areas of need, we continue to provide our services to the community. Browse through a brief selection of current projects and see what we are busy with right now. We invite you to browse through a small selection of the many successful projects we have completed. Our software is state of the art and affords the numerous advantages of three dimensional modelling. See a few of the completed Pro bono projects in which we have been involved. Our core values embrace environmental responsibility, excellence in design, and integrity. A professional approach guides our clients safely from the concept development stages through to the realization of their goals. We have built a portfolio of projects broadly comprising civils, upmarket residential and other structures, and are currently active across the range of activities mentioned. We have been involved in structures for polo estates, upmarket houses in Franschoek, more recently in Camps Bay, Hermanus and locally along the Garden Route, with the majority of our projects being in Plettenberg Bay. We pride ourselves in applying extensive, sound design and site experience in achieving robust structures, providing the essential platform for high quality finishes which demand structural integrity. The ability to quickly and accurately extract quantities for estimate and measurement purposes, generate 3D images of the entire structure or any complex part to effectively convey the design intent, and to generate precise sections anywhere in the structure, are just some of the benefits to our clients. Local knowledge in the Plettenberg Bay area since 1983 with an impressive client base, broad experience in the varying founding conditions in our area, and a passion for environmentally sound solutions, places us in a unique position in the market as your preferred specialist in the full range of residential structures. This provides vital information for potential buyers of homes/private clients, to make informed decisions based on the best information available, when considering purchasing a property. We are expanding this service to include Cape Town and surrounding areas, as well as other areas based on demand. Our activities in civils projects, range from the design of basic services for small private developments, to the complete provision of civil services to larger developments such as polo estates on the Garden Route, mainly in the Plettenberg Bay area. We strive to provide opportunities for our clients to benefit from the application of sound environmental practice in their projects, whilst maintaining cost-effectiveness and quality. Effective solutions to challenging founding conditions including earthworks, piling and others, form an integral part of our civils work.