Sparks Electrical News January 2019

CONTRACTORS’ CORNER

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CELEBRATING WITH THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING INDUSTRY

O nce again Brand Engineering and its BEE initiative, Besamandla, took top hon- ours at the ECA(SA)’s 2018 Presidential Awards, together scooping five awards, to the de- light of Herman Kriel, Group Managing Director. The awards were Installation of the Year (Industri- al); Installation of the Year (Hotels and Hospitals); Installation of the Year (Office Blocks) and a clean sweep of the renewable energy categories, taking both awards for Best Contributor to Energy Effi- ciency and Best Contributor to Renewable Energy. Edison Power took two awards and the compa- ny’s founder, Vivian Reddy, was there to see Edison receive trophies for Installation of the Year (Retail

THE WINNERS WERE:

Winners: Besmandla (Illanga CSP Cable Tray Installation); and Cato Ridge Electrical (Sumitomo Tyre Manufacturing) Installation of the Year – Residential Housing Sponsor: Voltex Finalists:

and Shopping Centres) and Special Innovative Projects. The ECA took in 300 apprentices this year and the National Director created a new category, Host Employer of the Year, to emphasise the associa- tion’s appreciation to the ECA members who em- ployed the apprentices. That award went to Tshepo Vincent Sello from Vinnie’s Electrical, who spends one day a week with his apprentices, personally mentoring them. Lilly Maphangwa (Mvela Electrolights) won Fe- male Apprentice of the Year and Zamani Khanzi (ET’s Electrical) took both Male Apprentice of the Year and Overall Apprentice of the Year.

Installation of the Year – Industrial Sponsor: Comtest Finalists:

• Besmandla (Illanga CSP Cable Tray Installation) • Cato Ridge Electrical (Sumitomo Tyre Manufac- turing) • Cato Ridge Electrical (Ammonia Plant Upgrade) • Reliant Electrical (Carletonville Waste Manage- ment) • Edison Power (Chromtech Tailings chrome Re- treatment) • B&W Electrical (Gamsberg Mine Project)

• J Turner Electrical (Groenkloof) • Vyfster Elektries (House Nxumalo) Winner: J Turner Electrical (Groenkloof) Installation of the Year – Residential Complexes Sponsor: Copper Development Africa

Best Contributor to Energy Efficiency Winner: Besamandla (San Parks Project)

Installation of the Year Residential Housing Winner: J Turner Electrical (Groenkloof)

Reticulation Contractor of the Year Winner: B&W (Gamsberg Mine Project)

Woman Owned Business Winner: Swatek Electrical

Host Employer Winner: Tshepo Vincent Sello (Vinnie’s Electrical)

Installation of the Year Retail and Shopping Centres Winner: Edison Power Gauteng (Soshanguve Southview)

SPARKS ELECTRICAL NEWS

JANUARY 2019