About Us
Founded in 2018, OMI Solutions is an award-winning environmental and agricultural engineering consultancy headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa. With projects delivered in over 27 countries, we provide expert services—predominantly in the mining sector—while advancing research, nursery solutions, and apiary farms across Africa. Our facilities include a dedicated research centre and an apiary & wings sanctuary, reflecting our commitment to both innovation and biodiversity.
As a 94% women-owned and 30% employee-owned company, OMI is redefining transformation in the environmental sector. Under the leadership of Founder and CEO Robyn Sally Mellett, we combine technical expertise with mentorship and community engagement to grow sector capacity across South Africa and the SADC region, embedding inclusivity, skills development, and long-term impact into everything we do.
Vision & Mission
OMI focusses on powerful, fit for purpose solutions with gentle delivery. Our vision is to tailor creative and effective solutions for the rehabilitation of impacted areas and to implement them in a sustainable manner, reducing environmental liability and risk.
Our mission is simple yet powerful: to make a difference. We actively support conservation and community initiatives through donations, education projects, and partnerships with NGOs/NPOs across Africa, South Africa, and the Middle East. From fostering orphan elephants, producing children’s conservation books to supporting Afrika Tikkun and other local organisations, our efforts extend well beyond consultancy. In 2020, we launched our Wings Sanctuary and first apiary, which has since expanded into multiple farms across South Africa, providing not only ecological benefits but also empowerment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Transformation is embedded in OMI’s DNA. Since 2018, we’ve invested strategically in people, skills, and communities—training 43 interns, awarding bursaries and scholarships, funding disability stipends, and supporting staff through specialised training and even driver’s licence programmes. With over 1,000 projects completed, junior staff gain hands-on learning while sector capacity grows. By combining conservation, education, and empowerment, OMI is building long-term impact for both people and the environment.
Our Services
ESG Services
- ESG strategy development
- ESG conformance audits and verification
- ESG performance measurement and benchmarking
- ESG due diligence and risk assessment
- ESG reporting and disclosure
- ESG training and education
Environmental/Sustainability Regulatory Compliance
- Environmental and social due diligence
- Auditing
- Regulatory and risk assessment
Environmental Monitoring
- Water monitoring
- Dust fall-out monitoring
- Biomonitoring (SASS5)
- Mini-SASS5 voluntary work
- Geo-tagging
Financial Provisioning & Closure
- Assisting with strategic closure planning
- Identification of:
- Life of mine strategies
- Cost saving initiatives
- Compilation of:
- Financial provisioning assessments/reports and more.
Research, Development & Remediation
- Establishment and management of Wings Sanctuaries for bees, butterflies and dragonflies
- Apiary (bee) farming establishment
- Undertaking bee swarm rescue and relocation
Environmental Licensing
- Environmental screening and feasibility studies
- Applications for:
- Mining rights
- Mining permits
- Exploration and prospecting rights
- Environmental regulatory applications
Values
In October 2018 the odds were against us. All we could do was look up and let God be our “wings”, and with his plan we started this journey. The goal is to give back and make a positive impact.
Our name, OMI Solutions, embodies our journey: "O" honours a friend who provided crucial support in our inaugural year and aligns with the colour orange, which itself symbolises creativity. Orange also pays homage to AQPSA, the mining company where Robyn Mellett, the founder of OMI, cherished her early career experiences and people in it, as that was its colour too. The letter "M" originally represented her surname, "Mellett," but now reflects our commitment to "Meliorism," the belief in positive change through love, creativity, compassion, and kindness. "I" signifies our dedication to Integrity and Innovation. Preserving our brand’s integrity is vitally important, just as we need to ensure that we have sustainable and ethical progress, this all encapsulated in our motto, "Powerful Solutions, Gentle Delivery."
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