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ROLAND LAUNCHES MOBIFAB
Roland DG launched MobiFab, a 15m long mobile
showroom known as the roadshow machine, at the
Sign Africa and FESPA Africa Expo, held from 12-14
September at Gallagher Convention Centre. ‘Quality customised products equal to, or if not bet-
ter, with the input of the individual is now possible
no matter where you reside,’ said Bob Glenister, CEO
of Roland DG.
It features two floors, is fully automated with stands
and floors that go up and down, and can carry every
machine that the company has on offer. ‘The ability to create quality items of value for your
fellow traveller on this planet has never been easier.
Gone are the days of knowledge shortage – the
internet puts the world’s knowledge base at your
fingertips, no trip to the library or to a college is
required.
‘Digitisation of production techniques also remove
the excuse of not having the manual dexterity.
Digital production offers a precision that your
ancestors took hours to achieve. The world enters a
new domain. No more will you look to governments
or charities, you will stand proud and say ‘I made
this! ‘Africa is filled with creative energy. Roland,
along with Maizey Plastics and an extensive dealer
network throughout Africa, intend to visit every
nook and cranny in South Africa.’
Roland DG has some 47 countries throughout Africa
within its dealer network, and the goal is for the
truck to reach them all.
‘First South Africa and then the rest of Africa will
now be exposed to a congruence of empowering
forces. Be prepared to take charge of your world,
and create things of beauty, utility and wonder. See
you in your town soon,’ added Glenister.
www.rolanddg.co.za
PSA ROMANO ACHIEVES NOSA 4-STAR GRADING ON ITS FIRST TIME AUDIT
PSA Romano elected to manage its occupational
health and safety risk within the NOSA CMB 253
framework, and has achieved a 4-star outcome
this year. NOSA conducts audits on four continents
and to all sectors of industry. The NOSA Five
Star System Standard Specification details the
critical requirements for an effective and efficient
occupational health, safety and environmental
management system.
PSA Romano CEO Sean Rogers said, ‘The NOSA
system is well understood across most businesses
in South Africa and as such, when presenting a star
grading during tenders for example, it is recognised
and accepted as a best-practice programme.
Furthermore, by having our programme in a formal
management system, we will be investing in our
staff and stakeholders in a structured system. The
benefit of NOSA is its scoring system that makes it
easier to see where resources need to be allocated
or where improvements and progress has been
made.’
The NOSA system takes two components into
account when measuring a company’s compliance,
namely effort score and Disabling Incident
Frequency Rate (DIFR). Justin Hobday, sales and
marketing director, NOSA explained, ‘During the
audit, the effort score is determined by scoring
each of the applicable 75 elements against findings,
and scoring anywhere between 0% and 100% per
10
element. These scores are added to give a final
score. In the case of PSA Romano, the company
scored 79% in the effort category – in its first year,
an excellent outcome for a new system.’
He added, ‘The DIFR is calculated by multiplying the
number of incidents by 200,000 and then dividing
it by the man-hours worked for the period under
review. Again, in the case of PSA Romano, their DIFR
for the period was 0.85. We then refer to a table to
allocate a star grading taking these to outcomes into
account. The lower of the two scores determines
the outcome. PSA Romano achieved a 4-star
outcome this year.’
‘All companies carry and manage risk in their
business, whether it is financial, product,
competitor, or occupational health and safety risk.
The most sustainable companies all manage this risk
efficiently and effectively. To best manage risk there
needs to be in place a formal management system,
audited and verified by an independent third party
such as the NOSA grading.
‘The recently merged PSA Romano now has the
largest manufacturing footprint in the corporate
signage industry in sub-Saharan Africa, with
manufacturing facilities in both the Gauteng and
the Western Cape,’ said Rogers. ‘The combined
companies have localised service hubs in KwaZulu-
Natal and the Eastern Cape, and co-operative
manufacturing arrangements on the east and west
coasts of Africa. The NOSA grading is therefore
critical to us, especially with our range of corporate
clients.’
‘Our successes in these markets are in part due to
our world-class compliance and quality standards.
The NOSA grading therefore builds on this,’ Rogers
concluded.
www.psasigns.co.za
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