ENGINUITY
November 2011
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New Bosch Munitech Workshop Gears Up For Success
Within just three months, Bosch Munitech created a fully
functional mechanical and electrical maintenance workshop
supported by four maintenance teams and a fleet of vehicles in
Henwood Road, Pinetown. Originally set up to service a three
year contract with eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS) for
the mechanical and electrical maintenance of wastewater
infrastructure in the western area of Durban, it now also
equips the company to work on other related opportunities.
“This is about creating a solid mechanical and electrical
maintenance facility with the equipment to support it. We hit the
ground running and now we are flying!,” explained Managing
Director, Steve McCarley.
The EWS tender was awarded in March this year and officially
started on 1st June. It encompasses both routine and emergency
maintenance of 41 wastewater pump stations and 7 wastewater
treatment plants over the next three years.
The Bosch Munitech workshop is geared up to handle both
planned (scheduled operations) and unplanned maintenance.
This could include anything from mechanical and electrical
repairs, to pumps and other infrastructure, to the removal of
aquatic weed from maturation ponds. Key to the whole operation
is a 24 hour standby team that responds to breakdowns and
carries out emergency repairs. McCarley said it was critical to
have an efficient and well equipped facility in place from day one.
He credits the rapid establishment of the new facility to a highly
competent team that includes Project Engineer, Cindy Wells;
Workshop Manager, Musa Mzolo and Workshop Foreman, Clive
Louis.
Wells pointed out that the establishment of the workshop is a
strategic move that enables the company to focus on its core
business. It will reinforce the company’s business concept as a
provider of specialist operations and maintenance services to the
municipal engineering sector. This is what we are here for.”
It also opens other doors. The terms of the EWS contract
stipulate that Bosch Munitech has to sub contract selected work
to businesses established by entrepreneurs from previously
disadvantaged communities. “We welcome this opportunity to
help develop emerging contractors and contribute towards the
creation of sustainable skills in both eThekwini and in South Africa
as a whole. This is part of the company’s broader mandate. We
will use the workshop as a nursery to bring through young artisans
and are putting systems in place to do this,” said McCarley.
Contact: Steve McCarley - [email protected]
Cindy Wells - [email protected]