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About Nexis PS

Africa's specialist process safety consultants - based in Centurion, Gauteng, delivering excellence continent-wide.

Our Foundation

Mission, Vision & Purpose

The principles that define who we are and drive everything we do.

Our Mission

To embed a culture of process safety excellence across African industry by delivering technically rigorous, compliance-driven consulting services that protect people, preserve assets and ensure business continuity.

Our Vision

To be Africa's most trusted partner in process safety consulting - synonymous with technical excellence, practical delivery and genuine commitment to protecting life.

Our Purpose

No worker should be harmed by a preventable industrial incident. We exist to close the gap between knowing what safe looks like and actually achieving it - every day, in every facility we serve.

Our Story

Founded With Purpose

Nexis Process Safety (Pty) Ltd was founded in 2026 in Centurion, Gauteng, by specialists who identified a critical gap in the South African and broader African market: the need for a dedicated process safety firm combining deep technical expertise with a practical, Africa-first approach.

Too many African businesses were receiving formulaic, compliance-checkbox consulting - or relying on international firms without contextual understanding of local regulatory environments, operational realities and cultural dynamics. Industries were being put at risk not by ignorance, but by insufficient specialist support.

Nexis PS was built to be different: technically uncompromising, practically grounded, and genuinely passionate about protecting people who work in hazardous industries across the continent. Every study we deliver, every management system we implement, every audit we conduct - is driven by that founding purpose.

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What We Stand For

Our Core Values

Five principles that guide every engagement, every deliverable, every decision.

Life Above All

The protection of human life is our absolute, non-negotiable priority. Safety is not a commercial compromise - it is the very reason we exist.

Technical Excellence

We hold ourselves to the highest technical standards. In process safety, precision is not perfectionism - it is professional responsibility.

Practical Integrity

We provide honest, implementable advice - never theoretical padding. If it cannot be acted upon, it has no place in our deliverables.

African Context

We understand Africa - its regulatory landscape, business culture, operational constraints and opportunities. Solutions are designed for African realities.

Partnership

We work alongside your teams - transferring knowledge, building competence and leaving every organisation permanently stronger than we found it.

How We Work

Our Operating Principles

"In process safety, every decimal point matters. Precision is not perfectionism - it is professional responsibility."

"We do not consult to tick boxes. We consult to save lives - and we hold ourselves to that standard on every project, every day."

"A process safety culture is not built in an audit - it is built in every decision, every day, by every person on the floor."

Our Journey

Company Milestones

2026 Q1

Company Founded

Nexis Process Safety (Pty) Ltd incorporated in Centurion, Gauteng. Business registration and branding completed.

2026 Q2

First Engagements

First process safety engineering studies and ISO management system projects initiated for manufacturing clients.

2026 Q3

Services Expansion

Full suite of process safety services established including HAZOP, LOPA, SIL, hazardous area classification and PSM programmes.

2026 Q4

Knowledge Hub

Launch of the Nexis PS online knowledge hub - providing free process safety resources to SHEQ professionals across Africa.

Why Choose Us

Six Reasons to Partner With Nexis PS

Specialist Focus

Process safety is all we do. Our entire intellectual capital is focused on keeping your people safe - every project, every deliverable, without exception.

Africa-Focused

We understand African regulatory frameworks, operational environments and business cultures - and we deliver solutions that work in that specific context.

Practical Solutions

We produce actionable safety improvements you can act on immediately. Every recommendation is implementable and proportionate to your actual risk.

Lifecycle Approach

From initial design through to operational maturity - assessment, design, implementation, auditing and continual improvement as a single end-to-end journey.

Safety Culture

We build lasting safety culture and competence alongside your teams. The value long outlasts our formal engagement.

Passion for Life

Every engagement is motivated by the conviction that no one should be harmed by a preventable industrial incident. Process safety is deeply personal to us.

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Standards Bodies

Our work is aligned to the globally recognised process safety authorities and professional bodies.

CCPS Centre for Chemical Process Safety

Our PSM frameworks and risk-based approaches are aligned to CCPS Guidelines and best practices.

AIChE American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Our consultants draw on AIChE knowledge resources and chemical engineering fundamentals.

IChemE Institution of Chemical Engineers

Our process safety studies follow IChemE guidance documents and training methodologies.

SAIOSH SA Institute of Occupational Safety & Health

Aligned to South African SHEQ professional standards and local regulatory requirements.

SANAS South African National Accreditation System

Understanding of accreditation requirements and labouratory/testing quality management systems.

ECSA Engineering Council of South Africa

Committed to professional engineering standards and the ECSA code of conduct in all engagements.