IRTE South Africa
Welcome to the website of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers!
Founded 1944 - Approximately 16500 members
The IRTE is a professional sector of the Society of Operational Engineers. The SOE was formed on 1 September 2000 by the merger of two well-known professional bodies, The Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE) and The Institute of Plant Engineers (IPlantE).
The IRTE has, over the years, developed strong links with many companies in the road transport and motor vehicle industries. These links have been forged through events such as the involvement of the IRTE at truck shows, conferences and seminars, the employment of IRTE members in senior engineering positions, training, joint technical investigations, advertising in Transport Engineer, the IRTE's own journal, giving lectures at IRTE centres, and social events such as Dinner-Dances, Golf Days and other centre activities.
During 2000 the South African centres established the Committee of Centre Chairman to consolidate the activities of the three centres in order to create a single national body. It is the intention to improve the credibility and effectiveness of the IRTE in Southern Africa through its involvement in automotive technical issues, liaison with Local, Provincial and National government on road traffic, and the education and training of technologically competent personnel for the road transport industry.
The purpose of the IRTE is to promote safe, environmentally friendly sustainable operations engineering to the benefit of society.
The vision of is to be the preferred professional body for those engaged in the life-cycle management of systems, facilities, vehicles and equipment, and to be the recognized authority on these matters.
Invitation to attend IRTE Meetings
The committee of the IRTE Johannesburg centre cordially invites members, their guests and other interested parties to any of their general meetings. The meetings are held at 18h00 on the third Thursday of every month, except December.
The venue is:
Mandeville Sports Club
Corner 10th Street & 7th Street
Bezuidenhout Valley
Johannesburg
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