November 2013
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THENEWPREMISESHAVE
amuch-improved
working environment with a systematic and
orderlywarehouse, a concrete laboratory and
a one-stop display of Sika’s comprehensive
range of flooring products. There are also
private business/conference facilities with
Wi-Fi for customers’ use, in-house training
facilities and a large seminar room.
Another motivating factor for the move
was to obtain extra space to accommodate
Sika’s new Powder Plant that is due for com-
pletion in January 2014. This state of the art
powder plant offers a production capability
of up to 20 000 tons per annumand therefore
Sika SA will also be able to service South
Africa’s border countries. Sika also intends the
new plant to be providing liquid production
by mid 2014.
On arrival at the official opening, the ap-
proximately 250 guests were given a short
tour of the newoffices and then led up to the
presentation roomwhere theywere offered a
welcome drink.The tour took guests through
the range of Sika flooring products that had
been applied in some of the rooms. Also on
display were Sika’s new Comfort Floor and
Deco Floor products, which had been applied
by Sika International floor specialists andwill
be launched in South Africa in 2014.
There were several Sika international
executives on business in SA, making the
Gauteng branch opening even more auspi-
cious.They included: Jan Jenisch, CEO of Sika
worldwide, Paul Schuler, Head EMEA (Europe,
Middle East and Africa) region, and Hubert
Perrin de Brichambaut, head of Europe South,
Africa and Middle East region.
Shaun Saxby, Sika SA Head target market
manager of waterproofing, refurbishment,
roofing and flooring, welcomed guests to
the launch and introduced Paul Adams,
Sika SA managing director. Adams offered
a special welcome to international guests,
before introducing Jan Jenisch, who gave
a brief overview of Sika’s current world-
wide position and the advancements Sika
is experiencing globally. Adams delivered
the main presentation, outlining the phe-
nomenal growth that Sika has achieved in
the past 12 months up to July 2013, with a
28% growth year on year. He highlighted
the other recent Sika branch openings
around South Africa; in Port Elizabeth, Cape
Town and Bloemfontein, demonstrating the
significance of Sika SA’s progress.
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New Gauteng branch premises
Sika SA opened their new
Gautengpremises at 4 Skietlood
Street, Isando in August. The
Gauteng team, which services
the greater GP area as well
as the Limpopo, North West
and Mpumalanga provinces,
had outgrown their existing
premises and was in need of a
larger warehouse.
Jan Jenisch and Paul Adams making the opening official.
