Sparks Electrical News January 2023

CONTRACTORS’ CORNER

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• Edison Power (KDM Substations Project) • Edison Power (Midway Crossing Mall Project) • Edison Power (Oceans Umhlanga Hotel & Apartments Project)

• Edison Power (Oceans Hotel Apartments) • Siyaya Power Solutions (Clairwood Hospital Project)

Finalists • Martin Odendaal • Elijah Roy Biljoen

Installation of theYear – Retail and Shopping Centres • Sponsored by Major Tech

Best Contributor to Energy Efficiency • Sponsored by Valsa Trading

FemaleApprentice of theYear • Sponsored by Brother

Winner • Edison Power (Midway Crossing Mall)

Winner Besamandla (George Civic Centre Project)

Winner • Ronewa Chilando

Finalists • Eddies Electrical (Compas Building Project) • Edison Power (Midway Crossing Mall Project) • Functional Services (Voltex Hybrid Alberton Concept Store Project) • Siyaya Power Solutions (Sasol Hammarsdale Project) • Vyfster Elektries (Clay Café Kyalami Project)

Finalists • Elex Khanyisa (Electric House WP3 Project) • Besamandla (George Civic Centre Project)

Finalists • Katya Raquel Gomes De Magalhaes • Charleen De Beer

Best Contributor to Renewable Energy • Sponsored by Valsa Trading

Overall Apprentice of theYear • Sponsored by HellermannTyton

Winner • Besamandla (Oyster Bay Wind Farm Project)

Winner • Maditsi Liegefield Mafa

Reticulation Contractor of theYear • Sponsored by CCG Cable Terminations

Finalists • Pearl Solar Electric (Kempton Square Mall Project) • Brand Engineering (60 MW Salima PV Solar Plant Project)

Women-Owned Business of theYear • Sponsored by HellermannTyton

Winner • Besamandla (Oyster Bay Wind Farm Project)

Winner • LN Force

• Vyfster Elektries (House Duplooy) • Vyfster Elektries (House Vance) • Vyfster Elektries (House Aldrich) • Vyfster Elektries (House Barnard) • Vyfster Elektries (House Blignaut) • Vyfster Elektries (House Coetzer) • Vyfster Elektries (House Goosen) • Vyfster Elektries (House Gray) • Vyfster Elektries (House Mee) • Vyfster Elektries (House Ngobeni) • Vyfster Elektries (House Roets) • Vyfster Elektries (House Roos) • Vyfster Elektries (House Santiago)

Finalists • Besamandla (Brackengate Data Centre Project) • Edison Power (KwaDukuza Municipality Substation Upgrade) • Mega Volt Loden Electrical (E-Shelter Project)

Finalist • Siyaya Power Solutions

Host Employer of theYear • Sponsored by Major Tech

National SafetyAward • Sponsored by Brady

Winner • Explosion Proof Projects

Winner • Edison power (Midway Crossing Mall)

Finalist • Masedi Electrical

Finalists • B&W Instrumentation and Electrical – Kroondal and Rustenburg Sibanye – Stillwater Project • Besamandla (60 MW Salima PV Solar Plant Project) • Edison Power (Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital Project) • Edison Power (Bushveld Electrolyte Project)

MaleApprentice of theYear • Sponsored by HellermannTyton

ECA(SA) Regional ExcellenceAward Winner • ECA Highveld Region

Winner • Maditsi Liegefield Mafa

Enquiries: www.ecasa.co.za

Thumbs up to a seamless power solution - WearCheck’s major laboratories in South Africa and beyond are equipped with generators to ensure uninterrupted operation during electricity power outages. The company’s laboratory manager, Meshach Govender (left), and managing director, Neil Robinson, are seen here with the generator at WearCheck’s Durban, Westville, laboratory.

WearCheck powers through electricity blackouts

services provider, and many of our clients operate in critically important sectors, such as health care, food production, banking, alternative power generation, aviation, transport and mining. Therefore, despite the significant costs of doing so, we have empowered our labs with the capacity to operate seamlessly with uninterrupted power supplies and generators that kick in automatically as soon as the national electricity supply is cut off during loadshedding. “We are determined to stay ahead of the country’s power struggle, and to provide the usual top-quality service to which our customers are accustomed.”

WearCheck customers can rest assured that the latest round of loadshedding woes plaguing South Africa will not have a detrimental effect on the processing of sam ples, as every one of the company’s major laboratories has a powerful back-up generator. Managing director of WearCheck, Neil Robinson, outlines the company’s power plans, ‘WearCheck is an essential

Enquiries: www.wearcheck.co.za

SPARKS ELECTRICAL NEWS

JANUARY 2023