CPS Projects was established in 1999 to provide engineering service to Transnet and other agencies involved in port related activities in South Africa. It's initial forty percent black shareholding has increased over the years to become a majority shareholding exceeding 51%, and group employees now effectively hold over seventy percent of the total shareholding.

This has resulted in a company underpinned by motivated management, that continues to build on its people strengths, as well as its strong relationships with market leaders such as Bromma and Liebherr. In the crane upgrade field it also has well-established relationships with component suppliers, including Siemens, which has qualified CPS Projects as a Siemens System Integrator.

In addition to serving the South African port industry, the company also provides equipment and after-sales service to Namibia and Mozambique, and when required supports its shareholder Portquip Africa with technical personnel to work on projects in the rest of sub-Saharan Africa.