AboutBusiness relationships:
The company has formal business relationships with leading seat and component suppliers in order to offer the best seating solutions in the country.
| 2.1. |
Gibicar (Italy) and Vogel (Germany) - Bus and coach seats. |
| 2.2. |
KAB Seating (U.K.) - Driver and Operator seats. |
| 2.3. |
John Holdsworth (U.K.) - Trim fabrics. |
| 2.4. |
COMPIN (France) - Train seating and vandal resistant technology. |
| 2.5. |
PRIMA and RUSPA (Italy) - Interior accessories. |
In-house manufacturing capabilities include:
- CNC tube bending
- Argon / CO2 mix welding
- Zinc-phosphate metal treatment
- Powder coating
- Polyurethane foam mouldings
- Cutting
- Sewing
- Trimming
- Mechanical assembly
Management Profile:
Directors:
Financial / Administration - C.H. Olivier B Comp (Hons) CA(SA) MBL
Technical / Manufacturing - C.E. Brittz Bsc Eng. (Indust) MBL
Non Executive - P Nodada
Operations Management:
| Contracts / Technical |
C E Brittz |
| Factory/Production |
R van Rooyen |
| Purchasing |
F van Staden |
| Deliveries |
D Mulaudzi |
| Administration/Finance/HR |
A Viktor |
| Reception |
Z Wesaba |
Head Count
Hourly Staff 80
Facilities:
| 5.1 |
Manufacturing |
4800 m2 |
| 5.2 |
Offices |
400 m2 |
| 5.3 |
Location |
Midway between Johannesburg and Pretoria in the Midrand Industrial area. |
Optimally positioned for :
- Logistics - road, rail, air
- Labour - Kempton Park / Tembisa / Pretoria residential areas.
- Market - all the major bus / coach / train body builders are within a 200 km radius.
Ownership:
The business was established in 1986.
The present company was established in1991, following a management buy-out .
A majority BBBEE shareholding agreement was concluded in 2009.
Shareholders :
| C.H. Olivier |
22.0 % |
| C.E. Brittz |
22.0 % |
| Gibicar srl (Italy) |
5.0 % |
| Matsheloni Seat Consortium (Pty) Ltd. |
43.5 % |
| Ulrich Seats Staff Trust (Pty) Ltd |
7.5 % |
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