Passion to model Society

The challenge to shape the future of the engineering environment within emerging economies is accompanied by many challenges that request a bearing for responsibility and dedication.

BER's projects are undertaken with a passion to model societies that cultivate a legacy for succeeding generations. Assisting the current generations in developing the societal building blocks of tomorrow, BER fosters the heritage of a better future. In collaboration with its associates and through its unique ownership structure, BER is able to provide a broad range of services that models a better future through sustainable built environment projects. Through large scale- and ongoing infrastructure projects that continue to impact the lives of 50,000 beneficiaries, BER is doing the best possible job for current- and future generations.  With sustainability at the heart of its creations, BER associates carry the passion to model society.

BER’s independent ownership structure and its target to assist emerging economies all around the world create a unique decision-making environment. Through the complexity of global socio-economic integration, the company understands the challenges that many developing nations face today. The outcome is a clear-sighted, thoughtful decision making partner that supports business as a member of global society. 

BER influences a broad range of environments from energy through infrastructure to social engineering. Modeling a better future and securing the global integration of developing nations will be one of the greatest challenges in the 21^st century. BER is dedicated to the challenge: investing in research, innovating and creating better solutions for its clients and the global world.

Thinking ahead

In 2003 BER limited founded by Robert Mutsaers and Evert Lodder. In the years that followed and in collaboration with its not-for-profit arm, the company has attracted partners and associates, researchers and students alike to further its mission on societal modeling. Through its impact in Eastern Africa, the company has generated an international recognition of its work.

BER associates are experts within the engineering sector and built environment and share the passion for a sustainable global society. The company understands the responsibility of its role to offer innovative solutions for further development of the agricultural-, energy-, infrastructure- and socio-cultural sectors and bringing these to the international agenda of governments, foundations and academic institutions. Together with governments, public-, investment- and private sectors, the company works across the engineering environment, developing sustainable solutions for casting just these societal building blocks that secure a better global future. 

Since inception of its commercial entity, BER has attracted talented engineers, architects and lawyers and established exceptionally productive collaborations within a sustainable- and avant-garde working environment. The company is rapidly expanding its fulsome reputation for devising advanced and economical- solutions for socio- economic sectors and the built environment.

Today’s portfolio of the company is broad and covers the complete value chain of the built environment. With more than twenty ongoing projects in Eastern Africa, BER is growing its reputation as the molder of tomorrow’s society. 

Values

BER is gaining its reputation for pioneering innovations that secure further development of the agricultural-, energy- and infrastructure sectors. The company approach is attracting talented- and experienced engineers from all over the world that aspire to cultivate that creative spark and intellectual independence. These shared values are, like the company’s name Global power, key to success in creating these opportunities to model society. 

BER people maintain a passion to discover new ways to turn ideas into tangible reality. This drive is identified in the company’s ground breaking work on the generation of public assets for a farmer conglomerates in Eastern Africa. The company’s relentless pursuit of technical excellence and willingness to invest in research and innovation will change the landscape of opportunities in developing nations for many people.

BER’s ownership structure is held in trust and on behalf of its employees. Through its intellectual independence, BER is able to invest in these projects that cover its broad scope of expertise and the passion to model society. BER’s operating principles and commitment to sustainability are paramount.  By maintaining this culture of values, BER is able to attract the most talented- and experienced engineers from all over the globe.

BER seeks to mold a better future for developing nations through the best possible team of engineers that share the company’s values.

Global Future

Every BER project is customized to the regional- and local challenges of its environment and ultimately designed with the future in mind.  BER designers develop projects under trends that determine the sustainability of the projects. Challenges such as political-, and economic instability, ethnic conflicts and climate change, as well as governance- and maintenance complexities fall within the scope of services when BER partners with a client into a venture. 

BER secures its future reputation through its chosen projects and actively pursuits equity partnership arrangements with clients. Every closing year, BER reinvests a share of its profits in research as part of the company’s pursuit of technical excellence. Through our excellent partnerships with a variety of academic institutions, BER offers research services and is able to deliver on the sustainability of its projects.

Investing in BER’s own people is a key part of the company’s approach to undertake business. The emphasis on training and technical excellence means that BER continues to attract many of the world’s passionate engineers and designers.