A trusted leading specialist in cybersecurity
Since its formation in 2016 Obscure Technologies has become firmly established as Africa’s trusted leading specialist in the delivery of world class cybersecurity solutions to the continent. Our mission is to empower businesses with the tools and understanding needed to protect their digital assets in an ever-evolving threat landscape.
Our business IP is rooted in our profound industry knowledge and expertise augmented by a commitment to innovation. Our team of experts work tirelessly to stay ahead of emerging threats, ensuring our clients always have access to the latest and most effective security technologies.
Empowered by a world class network of cybersecurity vendor partnerships
Our partnerships with leading global security vendors enable us to provide robust and scalable best-in-class solutions to all sizes of businesses from small through to enterprise level corporations. We have the expertise, in-depth knowledge of local security technology trends supplemented by the resources necessary to meet customers’ unique security needs.
Additionally, our coalitions with the world’s cyber leaders have enabled us to entrench our position at the forefront of the African security market in the delivery of end-to-end innovative technology to our partner community.
Obscure Technologies delivers a comprehensive range of value-added services designed to provide comprehensive support to clients ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance of security infrastructures.
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5 Reasons why major South African companies partner with Obscure for cybersecurity
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PROVEN SUCCESS WITH OUR CLIENTS
We have established a strong track record of success with our diverse clientele, ranging from small businesses to large enterprises. Our commitment to understanding each client's unique needs and challenges has earned us their trust and long-term partnerships. By consistently delivering effective and reliable security solutions, we ensure that our clients are always one step ahead of potential threats.
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CUSTOMISED SOLUTIONS
We understand that every business has unique security needs. That's why we tailor our solutions to fit your specific requirements, ensuring optimal protection and seamless integration with your existing systems.
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EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT
Our commitment to excellence extends beyond just providing solutions. We offer ongoing support and guidance, ensuring that you have the expertise and assistance you need, whenever you need it.
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STAYING AHEAD OF INDUSTRY TRENDS
The cybersecurity landscape is constantly changing, with new threats emerging every day. At Obscure Technologies, we are dedicated to staying at the forefront of these developments. Our team of experts continuously monitors industry trends, attends leading conferences, and engages with the latest research to ensure that our solutions are not just up-to-date but also future-proof. This proactive approach allows us to provide our clients with cutting-edge protection against even the most sophisticated cyber threats.
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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS
Our strategic partnerships with the world's leading cybersecurity vendors set us apart from the competition. We collaborate with the biggest and best cybersecurity solutions companies globally, ensuring that our clients have access to world-class, best-in-class technologies. These partnerships enable us to offer a comprehensive suite of solutions that are robust, scalable, and tailored to meet the highest standards of security. With Obscure Technologies, you are not just getting a service provider—you are gaining a partner committed to safeguarding your digital future.
CYBERSECURITY CONSULTING
Tailored advice and strategies to enhance security posture.
MANAGED SECURITY SERVICES
Proactive monitoring and management of security infrastructure.
SECURITY TRAINING & AWARENESS
Educating teams to identify and respond to
cyber threats.
Advanced Threat Detection and Response:
Cutting-edge solutions that and
mitigate threats before they impact businesses.
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Leveraging data-driven insights to enhance security strategies.
GLOBAL LOGISTICS
Efficient supply chain management to guarantee timely delivery of critical security components.
SYSTEMS AUTOMATION & CLOUD PLATFORMS
Streamlining of operations through
advanced automation and cloud integration.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Credit, leasing, FX, VAT, and cash collection solutions to support business needs.
CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote)
Simplifying new business acquisitions and
renewals.
PARTNER PREMIUM SUPPORT
Providing dedicated support for Obscure Technologies’ partner network.
MARKETING & DEMAND GENERATION
Driving awareness and demand for security
solutions.
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT
Managing contracts and ensuring compliance in public sector engagements.
PARTNER ENABLEMENT
Equipping partners with the technical and sales expertise needed to succeed.
PRE-SALES LIFT
Offering Unified Threat Detection (UTD), Security Lifecycle Reviews (SLR), and Business Process Automation (BPA) to optimise security solutions.
TRAINING (ATP)
Providing Accredited Training Programmes to enhance clients’ team skills.
PROSERVICES (CPSP)
Delivering professional services that maximise the value of security investments.
THE ONLY VINYL FLOOR MANUFACTURER IN SOUTH AFRICA
We are the proudly South African flooring solutions provider with a difference
Our mission is to turn your vision into reality by offering a comprehensive, one-stop solution for all your everyday and specialised flooring needs.
With over 70 years of experience in the ever-evolving South African flooring industry, we understand what matters most to our clients. We are committed to meeting the highest standards in floor quality, design, colour, range, and service.
We know the pressures professionals face in the building industry, which is why our experienced sales team is dedicated to supporting you every step of the way— from initial concept through to the maintenance phase. Whatever your project requires, we’re here to ensure your flooring needs are met with excellence and care.
What we do
FloorworX distributes a comprehensive range of internationally renowned resilient floor coverings, entrance systems, acoustic and compact flooring, safety, static control, linoleum, sports flooring, flocked flooring, transport flooring, soft flooring, and luxury vinyl planks.
How We Do It
As your project partner, FloorworX already supports you in the concept phase. Together with you, FloorworX develops floor covering solutions which consider the requirements and demands of your projects. In addition, FloorworX offers technical advice and support, as well as cleaning and aftercare assistance.
Local & International
Apart from the fact that FloorworX is proudly and deeply rooted in our beautiful country, and thus has our economy’s welfare at heart, FloorworX also branches out internationally to bring South Africa the latest in flooring technology from abroad
DESIGN
FloorworX facilitates customer floor inlay design and patterning through the use of aquajet technology. Our FloorworX Sales Department is on standby to assist in the fine-tuning of your floor design/inlay concept to provide the most cost-effective, visually pleasing and fit-for-purpose solution for your project.
We offer the latest in technology and design by partnering with key players in the international flooring arena. Our market researchers regularly attend flooring exhibitions, locally and abroad, in order to bring you the latest and the greatest in flooring trends.
We focus on providing cutting-edge products while our processes strictly focus on achieving complete sustainable progression. We have also partnered with industry leaders who passionately believe in creating green products without compromising product quality and performance.
FloorworX is aware of the fact that it has to comply with green processes and is therefore continuously investigating and testing the viability of new manufacturing methods to decrease the impact on the country’s resources.
The company has implemented several Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in its East London manufacturing plant: the factory is certified according to international standards such as ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management).
As the only vinyl flooring manufacturer in South Africa, FloorworX hereby commit to assist our country’s project leaders by supplying ‘green’ floorcoverings, adhesives, accessories and maintenance products which will enable them to design sustainable buildings and thus protect and preserve this place we call home.
Quality Furniture and Homeware
Coricraft supply stylish, comfortable furniture for living rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms.
We’re passionate about selling high-quality, affordable furniture, and our impressive range is available in both modern and classic styles. We’re known for our range of wooden furniture and customisable couches. We design and craft our home furniture with the goal of creating pieces that you’ll love having in your house.
Coricraft have almost 50 furniture stores across Southern Africa. We have stores in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, and you can buy our furniture online.
Couches made for you.
Coricraft manufacture their range of couches to your specifications.
Our customers can have a couch created to their specifications, in the fabric or leather of their choice. Each couch is manufactured in South Africa at our couch factory in Cape Town or Johannesburg. Our experienced furniture manufacturers are skilled at creating high-quality couches that last for years.
100% Genuine Leather
Coricraft are famous for their exceptional quality leather couches. It’s easy to add a stylish statement to your home with our huge range of leather couches in various finishes. Whether you’re furnishing your lounge, dining room, patio, home-office or bedroom, Coricraft can offer the best furniture options for your home.
Sunflex SA was established in 2005 by Charles and Patrick Rostance in partnership with Sunflex, Germany, and are celebrating our 20th year in business this year 2025.
Based in Durban and starting with their superior Sunflex SF25 Frameless Stacking System, Sunflex SA quickly took the local market by storm, facilitating the establishment of approved installers in all major cities in South Africa. In 2009, John Rostance joined Patrick and Charles, and shortly afterward, they opened a Sunflex branch in Cape Town. Patrick and John now head up the Sunflex SA operation, driving the company’s growth and success across the country.
The Sunflex brand is synonymous with exceptional quality and all working components are produced by Sunflex Germany. The aluminium profiles are now extruded locally, with all manufacturing taking place at our head office in Durban, KZN. These systems are then distributed throughout the country through our reliable network. This partnership allows Sunflex SA to provide systems of the highest European standard while offering reduced lead times and highly competitive pricing.”
Your Strategic Solutions Partner
Power Blends is your comprehensive solutions provider and a premier producer of high-quality products for the food and beverage industry. We are a company that believes deeply in our people and the vital importance of driving economic development within Southern Africa.
We prioritize forging long-standing, reliable partnerships with our clients, viewing collaboration as the primary catalyst for shared success. To ensure efficiency, Power Blends has integrated its blending, manufacturing, packing, and warehousing facilities in close proximity to one another. This streamlined setup minimizes delays and ensures the fastest possible route-to-market for our partners.
Strategically located just 10 minutes from the N3 highway—the vital business lifeline between the Port of Durban and South Africa’s economic heartland—and only 20 minutes from central Sandton, we are perfectly positioned for rapid distribution. Our location in the commercial center of Johannesburg allows for the seamless movement of products from our warehouse to various distribution hubs with maximum ease.
Power Blends holds full FSSC accreditation, signifying that our comprehensive management system encompasses the blending, manufacturing, packing, and development of all products according to rigorous international standards.
Our certified scope includes the receiving, blending, crushing, packing, storage, and dispatch of goods, reflecting our unwavering commitment to providing safe, premium-quality products to every customer.
This FSSC accreditation ensures that Power Blends consistently meets global benchmarks for food safety and quality management.
A robust Food Safety System is implemented at every level of our organisation, ensuring that all procedures and processes effectively manage hazards.
Power Blends is dedicated to the continuous growth of our team, providing the necessary training and skills development programs to ensure our employees are competent and precise in their roles.
Additionally, Power Blends is fully compliant with SMETA, confirming our commitment to ethical business practices and responsible supply chain activities.
In this day and age where recycle, reduce and reuse are pivotal to our collective success, we’re proud that our business adds value in a small way by contributing to this.
The story of Cash Converters Southern Africa started in 1994, when Richard Mukheibir (current CEO) and his business partner, Peter Forshaw (current CFO), were among the first people to bring international franchising to the country.
The duo introduced South Africans to several franchises, one of which was Cash Converters – an Australian franchise that focused exclusively on the buying and selling of quality pre-owned goods.
Cash Converters continues to hold the master franchise licence in sub-Saharan Africa; we have stores in both South Africa and Namibia, with plans to expand across the African continent.
Petrosure was born out of the need for a dedicated Underwriting Management Agency with the right credentials in this exciting sector of our economy in line with the Liquid Fuels Charter proclamation. The company consists of dynamic, black economically empowered multidisciplinary individuals drawn from a team of dedicated professionals and entrepreneurs, who want to participate in the unfolding process of economic transformation of South Africa.
Petrosure Underwriting Managers is a niche short term specialist UMA offering unique, innovative & tailor-made risk management driven solutions to the Fuel & Motor Retail industries.
Petrosure Underwriting Managers is a 100% proudly Black-owned Company with over 120 years combined management experience in the insurance industry. A level 1 contributor with a 135% BEE Procurement Recognition in terms of the BBBEE Act. Petrosure is fully compliant with the BBBEE Petroleum and Liquid Fuels Charter and the Automotive BBBEE Sector Charter.
We are one of the leading short-term Insurance underwriting Managers within the Fuel & Motor retail Industries. Founded in 2013 from humble beginnings, the company has grown in leaps and bounds and has overcome a barrage of hurdles and challenges along the way.
Petrosure is a specialist Underwriting Management Agency underwriting on behalf of Old Mutual Insure (a BBBEE level 1 risk carrier). In a world of unpredictability, our cutting-edge risk management solutions will help you navigate the treacherous terrain with a peace of mind.
WE UNDERSTAND YOUR BUSINESS
Through our years of experience working within the fuel Industry, we understand the potential difficulties you are facing on a daily basis. We can successfully assist both Fuel Retailers who operate under a lease and rental agreement, and those who own the land and buildings where the business operates from.
GET PEACE OF MIND
Accidents, crime, floods or fire can happen to anyone, but our experienced brokers and staff will assist you from end to end with top quality advice leaving you to focus on running your business as best you can.
experienced and well-established
We are an experienced and well-established Underwriting Manager, offering reliable and sound risk management driven solutions. You will receive professional advice and guidance from our specialist brokers Our experienced brokers will personally conduct site visits of your business to assist with a risk assessment.
unique one stop shop solution
The Petrosure product offers a unique one stop shop solution for the Fuel Retail & Motor Retail Industries. We have bespoke, market leading enhancements tailormade specifically for this strategic niche sector of our economy.
Trends in today’s markets involve the development and integration of various value added service facilities. This has resulted in the formalisation of commercial trading partnerships and the development of value added supplier networks.
This is as evident in the short term insurance market as it is anywhere else. We understand that this involves differentiated, value added partnerships between insurers, underwriting managers, their chosen distribution channels and a variety of service providers and suppliers.
We focus stringently on providing a quality offering and this is only possible through strategic partnering with organisations that assist us in doing this. This philosophy holds true in the selection of our operational partners, strategic alliances and supplier groups.
Mon – Fri: 8AM — 5PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday & Public Holidays: Closed
Tel: 011 484 0380
Fax: 086 425 9850
Email: info@petrosure.co.za
With our core values of Family, Entrepreneurship and Passion at the heart of everything we do, Build it’s group of 350 retail stores across Southern Africa have been supplying building materials and serving our communities for more than 32 years.
Each of our stores is deeply involved in the communities they serve and we believe that it is our duty and responsibility to give back to the communities that support us. One of the ways we do this is through our ongoing sponsorship of under 13 soccer development in Southern Africa. The youth are the future of our beautiful region and by nurturing a healthy lifestyle through sport, we are building a better future for us all. Our contributions to community projects such as water boreholes and school renovations are also a massive priority for the group.
We believe in making home building simple and doing it the right way first time round. Building or renovating your dream home is an incredibly proud moment in anyone’s life but it can also lead to stress at many levels. By supplying our customers with QUALITY building materials at the best possible prices and offering all the service and advice you need, we try to take all the stress out of this process so that you can enjoy it for the wonderful experience that it should be!
Build it is a division of the SPAR Group Limited South Africa. A voluntary trading group of individually owned retail stores with more than 10 000 employees across the group, we currently have stores in South Africa, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique with plans to expand into Botswana and Zambia in the near future. With each of our stores being owner run and managed, our customers can be assured of the best possible service and advice. We view ourselves not only as a supplier of materials, but as a partner to our valued customers in accomplishing their building or renovating projects.
We make home building simple!
VIVA Build it!
STORE DETAILS
ADDRESS
71 Station Street,
Matatiele,
4730,
Matatiele
TRADING HOURS
Mon - Fri: 08h00 - 17h00
Sat: 08h00 - 13h00
CONTACT INFORMATION
Tel: (039) 737 4080
Fax: (039) 737 4105
Email: warren.oosthius@herbertgroup.co.za
Leading the Way in Protecting South Africa’s Economic Future
At XTND, our core mission is to forge a future where South Africa’s economy is shielded from the perils of white-collar crime. With a steadfast dedication to innovation and excellence, we deploy state-of-the-art technology and leverage the expertise of seasoned professionals to deliver unmatched solutions in crime prevention, detection, response, and security.
Our endeavour is not just to safeguard assets but to ensure equitable prosperity across the nation, benefiting organizations from the smallest of businesses to the largest of corporations.
The answer lies in our advanced technology, bolstered by the deep expertise of XTND’s Subject Matter Experts. Our team comprises individuals who are not only highly qualified but also bring vast experience to the table. They include:
Certified Fraud Examiners
Expert Layered Voice Analysts
Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP)
Legal Specialists
Staff with High Specialization and Skills
We offer cutting-edge solutions that prevent, detect, and respond to these threats, ensuring a safer future for businesses across the nation.
Vusimuzi with roots in Leandra, Mpumalanga, South Africa is a 100% black owned and managed family holding company with 58% is woman owned, we have a growing number of investments in financial services, mining, agriculture, transport, telecommunications, facility management and consulting to name a few.
The company is respected for the active role it plays in the companies in which it invests, and its ability to add value to investments across a wide range of industries. It does this by fostering talent and encouraging initiative at all levels. Founded by Mr Prince Vusimuzi in 2016, Vusimuzi Group has played a distinguished role in furthering the South African government’s policy of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) which seeks to transform the South African economy by encouraging the economic participation of black people, Vusimuzi has also developed a strong reputation for ethical management and respectful engagement.
Vusimuzi Group is in the process of establishing a sustainable legacy within the communities it operates, and the industry as a whole.
During our maiden year, Vusimuzi Group made significant strides and continues to provide direct employment to surrounding communities, including on site management and contractors.
Our Social and Labour Plans (SLPs) are compiled to assist in addressing the social and economic impacts that our operations have on surrounding communities as well as those from which migrant labour is drawn.
The aim of our SLPs is to promote employment and advance the social and economic welfare of those who work for us and to uplift all the stakeholders in the communities in which we operate; To contribute to the transformation of our industry; and To ensure that we contribute to the socio-economic development of the communities in which we operate, including major labour sending areas.
THE ONLY VINYL FLOOR MANUFACTURER IN SOUTH AFRICA
We are the proudly South African flooring solutions provider with a difference
Our mission is to turn your vision into reality by offering a comprehensive, one-stop solution for all your everyday and specialised flooring needs.
With over 70 years of experience in the ever-evolving South African flooring industry, we understand what matters most to our clients. We are committed to meeting the highest standards in floor quality, design, colour, range, and service.
We know the pressures professionals face in the building industry, which is why our experienced sales team is dedicated to supporting you every step of the way— from initial concept through to the maintenance phase. Whatever your project requires, we’re here to ensure your flooring needs are met with excellence and care.
What we do
FloorworX distributes a comprehensive range of internationally renowned resilient floor coverings, entrance systems, acoustic and compact flooring, safety, static control, linoleum, sports flooring, flocked flooring, transport flooring, soft flooring, and luxury vinyl planks.
How We Do It
As your project partner, FloorworX already supports you in the concept phase. Together with you, FloorworX develops floor covering solutions which consider the requirements and demands of your projects. In addition, FloorworX offers technical advice and support, as well as cleaning and aftercare assistance.
Local & International
Apart from the fact that FloorworX is proudly and deeply rooted in our beautiful country, and thus has our economy’s welfare at heart, FloorworX also branches out internationally to bring South Africa the latest in flooring technology from abroad
DESIGN
FloorworX facilitates customer floor inlay design and patterning through the use of aquajet technology. Our FloorworX Sales Department is on standby to assist in the fine-tuning of your floor design/inlay concept to provide the most cost-effective, visually pleasing and fit-for-purpose solution for your project.
We offer the latest in technology and design by partnering with key players in the international flooring arena. Our market researchers regularly attend flooring exhibitions, locally and abroad, in order to bring you the latest and the greatest in flooring trends.
We focus on providing cutting-edge products while our processes strictly focus on achieving complete sustainable progression. We have also partnered with industry leaders who passionately believe in creating green products without compromising product quality and performance.
FloorworX is aware of the fact that it has to comply with green processes and is therefore continuously investigating and testing the viability of new manufacturing methods to decrease the impact on the country’s resources.
The company has implemented several Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in its East London manufacturing plant: the factory is certified according to international standards such as ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management).
As the only vinyl flooring manufacturer in South Africa, FloorworX hereby commit to assist our country’s project leaders by supplying ‘green’ floorcoverings, adhesives, accessories and maintenance products which will enable them to design sustainable buildings and thus protect and preserve this place we call home.
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 187
Pinetown
36001
Tel: 031 700 5800
Fax: 031 700 5802
Website: www.skynet.co.za
We are the largest independently owned network, delivering through over 200 gateway cities worldwide.
Since its establishment in Johannesburg in 1988, SkyNet Worldwide Express has grown to employ more than 1600 people with over 35 hubs countrywide and a fleet of over 800 vehicles. SkyNet is now one of South Africa’s biggest express parcel and courier businesses and second largest mover of international traffic in the country. In South Africa, over one million parcels are moved by us every month. SkyNet is the leading black-empowered logistics solutions company in the country.
Internationally SkyNet began in 1972 when Simmonds Warner built a courier company in London that quickly expanded throughout the rest of Europe. By 1976 operations in Latin America began under the name of ‘Choice Air Courier’, hailed as the first complete courier network in this region.
In 1984 these diverse enterprises merged into a single worldwide network called the ‘Sky Courier Network’. Since then, as ’SkyNet Worldwide Express’, the company has grown extensively through over 200 major gateway cities globally to 1,115 hubs. It is now the largest independently operated distribution network in the world.
Every delivery comes with a bit of worry. Will your parcel arrive on time? Is it safe? Are you paying too much? Why partner with a service provider who only complicates what should be a simple and pain-free process?
At SkyNet, we take the stress out of courier and express parcel delivery by eliminating those month-end recon surprises with pre-quotable deliveries and simple, user friendly processes. With over 35 hubs countrywide, we also service over 200 major gateway cities globally, so we can deliver on time and intact to any destination.
• We offer three easy-to-use weight/volume and time-based delivery options to cater for all budgets
• Our advanced track and trace technology lets you keep an eye on your parcel every step of the way via Internet, cellphone or landline
• We specialise in a range of special services to cater to more specific needs
• Our extensive network enables our 98% on-time delivery record – if fog, floods or airline delays interfere, we keep you informed and always find a solution
Vusimuzi with roots in Leandra, Mpumalanga, South Africa is a 100% black owned and managed family holding company with 58% is woman owned, we have a growing number of investments in financial services, mining, agriculture, transport, telecommunications, facility management and consulting to name a few.
The company is respected for the active role it plays in the companies in which it invests, and its ability to add value to investments across a wide range of industries. It does this by fostering talent and encouraging initiative at all levels. Founded by Mr Prince Vusimuzi in 2016, Vusimuzi Group has played a distinguished role in furthering the South African government’s policy of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) which seeks to transform the South African economy by encouraging the economic participation of black people, Vusimuzi has also developed a strong reputation for ethical management and respectful engagement.
Vusimuzi Group is in the process of establishing a sustainable legacy within the communities it operates, and the industry as a whole.
During our maiden year, Vusimuzi Group made significant strides and continues to provide direct employment to surrounding communities, including on site management and contractors.
Our Social and Labour Plans (SLPs) are compiled to assist in addressing the social and economic impacts that our operations have on surrounding communities as well as those from which migrant labour is drawn.
The aim of our SLPs is to promote employment and advance the social and economic welfare of those who work for us and to uplift all the stakeholders in the communities in which we operate; To contribute to the transformation of our industry; and To ensure that we contribute to the socio-economic development of the communities in which we operate, including major labour sending areas.
McCoy’s Glass Wholesalers is the largest independent distributor of BUILDING GLASS products in Africa. McCoy’s currently supplies the most comprehensive range of building glass products currently available in AFRICA which are stocked and distributed from one of our 15 warehouses located across Southern Africa.
View ListingSafe Working Practice started in the Western Cape in 2009, with an administration office in Somerset West. With the expansion of our client base, it soon became essential for us to broaden our horizons. Currently, we have 17 branches covering South Africa and one in Australia doing more than 12 000 audits per year.
Our growing staff and franchisee complement of over 120 employees have an in-depth knowledge of Health and Safety issues affecting business. Safe Working Practice has a full team of qualified consultants who are available to support and assist clients. We are corporate members of IOSM (Institute of Safety Management), IOSH, SAIOSH and members of SAFCEC. Our consultants are all professionally registered with SACPCMP at the applicable levels.
Safe Working Practice started in the Western Cape in 2009, with an administration office in Somerset West. With the expansion of our client base, it soon became essential for us to broaden our horizons. Currently, we have 17 branches covering South Africa and one in Australia doing more than 12 000 audits per year.
Safe Working Practice's Staff
Our growing staff and franchisee complement of over 120 employees have an in-depth knowledge of Health and Safety issues affecting business. Safe Working Practice has a full team of qualified consultants who are available to support and assist clients. We are corporate members of IOSM (Institute of Safety Management), IOSH, SAIOSH and members of SAFCEC. Our consultants are all professionally registered with SACPCMP at the applicable levels.
Electronic Safety Management
Safe Working Practice developed i-Manage Compliance in response to the growing demand for a comprehensive Health and Safety Management System. We provide clients with an electronic Safety Management tool to revolutionise their Health and Safety, Food Safety and Quality systems, as well as the proper training to upskill their employees to adapt to the growing requirements for the applicable ISO standards. The system is accessible from anywhere in the world and allows clients to effortlessly monitor and manage their legal compliance. Our team understands the importance of onboarding in the success of any management system, and do our best to ensure that there is full buy-in from all parties.
Why Choose Safe Working Practice
Effectiveness
All Safe Working Practice’s consultants work on our internet based reporting system. All reports are checked and distributed by dedicated office staff which ensures quality and thoroughness of reporting. Reports always have the same format, irrespective of where the site is situated. Our nationwide network makes it possible to audit in any area while reducing traveling cost. If you have offices in any of the main centres, Safe Working Practice can arrange to have the audits done and submitted on the same day.
Experience
SWP completed more than 4600 projects to date. With all the consultants in the group with various backgrounds comes a great pool of knowledge. All our consultants are professionally registered with the SACPCMP at the applicable levels. We have a proven track record and will gladly supply a list of completed jobs as reference.
Quality Control
We work on an internet based reporting system. All reports are checked by our administrative personnel to ensure quality and compliance. We strive to work in a real-time environment. All reports and other documentation are stored on our electronic system and can be accessed from anywhere in the world. We can therefore easily draw reports on any required information on any site.
Professional Memberships
We are members of:
SAIOSH
ACHASM
Tradeworld
The Municipal Database
We are also BBBEE certified, and have Public Liability Insurance.
After completing six years of engineering studies (Electrical Engineering followed by a Masters in government planning systems), still unsure of what I wanted to do with my life, I decided to take a gap year traveling. Through this zig-zagging journey, I discovered my calling as a teacher, almost accidentally.
In fact, I remember the exact moment that I knew I wanted to teach. I was teaching English grammar to eager nine-year-olds in a little Rajasthani village between Udaipur and Jodhpur. The children were loving the game we were playing with pronouns and I felt like a choreographer of an improv theatre piece; my young students and I, serving as both actors and audience. I was in flow. I was a teacher.
My accommodation during my stay in the village was a spare room in my principal’s house. On his bookshelf, I discovered a book, already out of print at that point, called “School is Dead” by Everett Reimer. It is an eloquent polemic against the many problems of the school system. I sailed through the book with a passion and joy that few other books have given me, and I remember the moment upon completing the final page. I lifted the book in front of me and spoke to the room, “This book is going to change my life.”
And so it has. Even as I commenced my education as a teacher, I sustained the catalytic impulse that this book had on me. I began my adventure into teaching as an inquirer into the system of schooling itself, exploring the history of schools and innovations in schooling and educational trends around the world, much of which has been integrated into what is now Kairos.
A highlight on this journey has included a personally transformative workshop with Marshall Rosenberg, founder of the Centre for Non-Violent Communication, followed by my sustained involvement in the ManKind Project and associated Boys to Men Mentoring Network, providing education in emotional intelligence for adult men and teenage boys. Much of the tools we utilise in Kairos, and which inform our social and emotional curriculum, originate from these initiatives.
Becoming a father in 2016 has added an entirely new dimension to my teaching journey. The joy of witnessing the day-to-day unfolding of my children’s intelligences has been a continuous celebration of life. Simultaneously, I can now more easily comprehend and personally identify with the struggles of parenting which I’ve long witnessed in parents of my classes at a more arms-length distance. I believe in Kairos now more than ever, not merely in the professional sense as an educator, but also as a father and the school of choice for my own children.
Feel free to give me a call for a chat.