MANUFACTURING GLOBAL
been dealing with for the last 10-15 years which have grown with us . To successfully trade in South Africa you must get your BEE score and we concentrate our procurement operations on building up a competitive rating . If you don ’ t have the right BEE score , you will not pick up business .”
The director also has his own team of 75 staff to draw upon , all of which put through various training programmes on equipment , maintenance and new technologies , with the sales team being trained in-house .
Through continuing to supply , train and carry out work at important infrastructure and industry projects across South Africa and beyond , Water Africa looks set to grow off of its manufacturing asset base and into other territories and industries like mining . Such growth potential excites Grace , who believes there are many positive directions the company can take in the coming years .
He said : “ Both mine and Ronnie ’ s sons are in the business and still in their twenties , and we want them to come into management roles by the time I step aside in about ten years .”
The pair have a succession plan in place for sons Ryan and Jermaine to take control of operations , and the future looks bright for when the transition is complete .
Grace concluded : “ There are many people looking at investing in this type of industry which opens up possibilities of bringing in partners , listing on the stock exchange and securing extra funding . This is where building up assets has been vital .”
Company Information
INDUSTRY
Manufacturing
HEADQUARTERS
Johannesburg
FOUNDED
2010
EMPLOYEES
75
REVENUE
N / A
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
Hose / Pipe manufacturing
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