COMPANY PROFILE
Historical Background
Cornet and Kinsbergen was established in Belgium in 1990 as Cornet & Kinsbergen NV, and
grew to become one of the leading surveying companies in liability management. In 2003,
Cornet & Kinsbergen Special Surveys was established and focused on developing
instruments to improve process control. The company partially took over the activities of
Cornet & Kinsbergen NV and specialized in Pipeline Asset Management.
Cornet & Kinsbergen Special Services entered the South African market in 2004. In 2005
Cornet & Kinsbergen entered into a strategic alliance with Rand Water Services (Pty) Ltd.
with the aim of complementing each others’ skills and expertise in the fields of Pipeline
Integrity Management and generally, Infrastructure and Water Asset Management. Rand
Water Services (Pty) Ltd is a subsidiary of Rand Water, Africa’s leading water utility.
Infrastructure Asset Management
Infrastructure Asset Management, by implication, requires the ability to manage your assets
with the highest amount of pragmatism, efficiency and quality while remaining economically
viable. Generally, research shows that the levels of expertise in data management at the
Water Utilities are very low or non-existent.
Aging infrastructure and the increased demand for water, has put a lot of pressure on the
Water Authorities & other Authorities/Entities which have assets to be maintained and
managed. Solutions are required to identify weak spots in the infrastructure.
Cornet and Kinsbergen has put together existing technologies and ground breaking new
technologies into a package which aims to address these requirements. This makes it
possible to bring our clients back on track with the latest management standards.
Cornet & Kinsbergen utilizes highly sophisticated instrumentation and equipment to identify
leaks, wire breaks, pitting and corrosion and to repair all types of water pipelines. Its
interventions have resulted in low cost and highly reliable solutions. In addition, Cornet &
Kinsbergen forms collaborative partnerships with customers to develop unique and userfriendly software packages.
Our pipeline integrity management services are focused mainly on Water Utilities and Water
Authorities on the African continent. The current technology is applicable to pipelines that
range from 600mm in diameter up to 4000mm in diameter. The technology for smaller
diameter pipelines is currently under development and should be available during the year
2006.
Technologies
Cornet & Kinsbergen Special Services has access to the latest technology in the fields of:
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Remote Thermal Imaging;
Remote Field Eddy Current (RFEC) Scanning for Prestressed Concrete Pipes;
Remote Field Eddy Current (RFEC) Scanning for Steel Pipes;
Acoustics;
Carbon Fibre Repair;
Leak Detection;
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Joints and Seals;
Sliplining and Grouting;
Intelligent Tagging of Assets;
GIS Solutions,
Web-based portal systems,
Operations and Maintenance of pipelines and
Security of pipelines.
Together with its German technology partner, Kontroll Technik GmbH, Cornet & Kinsbergen
prides itself on staying in touch with the latest technological advances in order to ensure
that its clients receive the best possible service.
Research & Development
Cornet and Kinsbergen dedicates a high percentage of its turnover on researching and
developing new technologies and improving and adapting existing technologies. In this way,
we ensure that our clients get the latest and most relevant technologies for their particular
challenges.
There are currently several new and exciting technologies in development.