To facilitate the company’s growth opportunities, SVA embarked on the search for an appropriate investment partner. This resulted in a majority shareholding investment by GIBB, a leading South African multi-disciplinary engineering company, and the formation of SVA International (Pty) Ltd. SVA International remains a fully independent architectural practice, enhanced with majority black ownership and a qualified B-BBEE rating.
Our long-standing alliances and relationships with clients and colleagues continue, while a more comprehensive service and permanent presences in major African centres are offered. This strengthens the position of the practice as a leader in providing multi-disciplinary architectural services to both private and public sector development throughout the continent.