Sparks Electrical News July 2023

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Central Support Systems is now ISO compliant Central Support Systems is a leading supplier of cable sup port systems in Southern Africa, serving the commercial and industrial markets. Founded 27 years ago, the company has grown steadily by maintaining its focus on superior customer service. From humble beginnings in 1996, with a staff comple ment of five people and one delivery vehicle, Central now has a staff complement of over 100 and a fleet of 20 vehicles. Central Support System’s mission is to be the pre-eminent cable management supplier in Southern Africa, combining the highest quality product in the market at the most competitive prices along with superior service.

Following an initial assessment on all areas of Central Support’s business management systems, the project to become ISO compliant began in early 2020. Central Support worked with United Registrar of Systems (URS Certification), an independent accreditation body operating in more than 40 countries within the multinational URS Holdings. Their high-quality services are guaranteed by the United Kingdom accreditation body UKAS, who carefully examine the certification processes throughout. URS Certification focuses on the notable concept of operational safety, which presents customers with considerable added value including significant financial savings and efficient and effective business operations.

Kevin Kohler, the new Central Support Systems CEO adds, “While quality has always been paramount to Central Support, we have recently formalised this drive by implementing ISO 9001:2015 throughout the company’s business processes.” Both Central Support Systems (Pty) Ltd and CSS Commercial (Pty) Ltd have achieved their ISO9001:2015 certification for Warehousing, Sales and Distribution of Cable Management Systems, as well as associated Products and Components.

Kohler adds; “We believe in the core values of the ISO standards, and so implementing them was an important goal for us. It shows our customers that our organisation believes in the importance of quality assurance. The implementation of this international standard means that they can trust that Central’s products are of a global standard.” On 13 March 2023, Central Support Systems and CSS Commercial received its certification from URS, and celebrated the achievement with its staff and team members, acknowledging them for the commitment and hard work it took to achieve this certification. The ISO 9001:2015 certification will undoubtably generate new business opportunities for Central Support, and reinforce its existing customers’ trust in them as a reliable supplier of quality products and services. The certification also enhances Central’s competitiveness, as it assists with identifying and optimising the effectiveness of business processes. interest in expanding into the solar market, that the company has developed a full range to sup port the booming South African solar industry. From steel and aluminium trunking (plain or slotted) mounting rails, Anti-Theft power snap brackets, flat and L-brackets, spring nuts and end clamps, to bolts and washers, the company has products that can be used in any applica tion. All products are developed to allow for easy mounting of structures for a variety of solar panel applications. Kohler concludes; “We are here to work with our customers to achieve their goals. We see ourselves as an extension of our clients’ businesses, which means we are happy to work with them to develop solutions that work for their business out in the real world. We believe in our solar offering, and look forward to working with clients on this new, popular product range.” Expanding into the solar market Central Support Systems has had so much

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JULY 2023