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Zest WEG Group
recently implemented a motor training work-
shop to upskill its own team and to assist its growing customer
base. “We face severe skills shortages in South Africa and it is clear
to us that, being the market leader, we can contribute to uplift these
skills and assist our customers to understand, operate and maintain
complex equipment,” Edson Cristofolini, project manager at Zest
WEG Group, says.
“Keeping abreast of the latest developments in technology is
important for Zest WEG Group to ensure that this information and
the associated critical skills are transferred to end users and to the
industry at large. Our training entity is far more than just a product
training scenario - programmes are set up to ensure training is
applied in a manner that is appropriate for a full understanding of
the product, and also to ensure our customers reap the benefits of
optimum performance of our products.
“For us, training is a key element of our business and our training
activities are centralised through a dedicated in-house facility, able
to accommodate 32 people at a time, which is active five days a week
under the management of a dedicated training officer.”
Enquiries: JamieWilson.Tel. 011 723 6000 or email jamiew@zest.co.za.
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P
owertech Transformers, a subsidiary
of
Powertech
and the JSE listedAltron
Group, has appointed Bernard Meyer
as their new chief executive officer with
effect 1 August 2012. Meyer succeeds
Leon Viljoen, who was promoted to chief
operating officer for Powertech. Meyer
holds both a M Sc and B Eng degree in
Electrical Engineering from the University
of Stellenbosch.
Enquiries: Regula NiehusTel. 011 706 7184.
O
ne of
Vega Instruments SA
’s key staff members is participat-
ing in the 2012 Paralympics in London. Jacob Khuphe joined
Vega Instruments as a security guard and worked his way up to
join the dispatch team, ensuring that customers receive their
orders on time. He is passionate about his job and just as passion-
ate about playing hockey. Jacob was born and raised in Soweto.
He completed high school at the Hamlet Foundation, where he
discovered his love and talent for hockey. At the age of 16, he
started his journey of playing hockey with his coach Mr Bonitte.
By 2008 he had secured himself a spot in the team representing
South Africa at the Beijing Paralympics, making it all the way to
the quarter finals. He continued to train hard and in March 2012
he was chosen to play for the RegionalTournaments. He and his
team walked away with gold medals. This victory has put them
once again on the list to be chosen to represent South Africa in
the London Paralympics, as they are one of the strongest hockey
teams in South Africa. If he is not working and playing hockey,
Jacob is busy raising his daughter Sihle (meaning Beautiful). Like
any other parent, he wants what is best for his daughter and he
is working hard at achieving it.
“I’mgrateful to be working with such a supportive team atVega
Instruments SA. Good teamwork equals better results.” Jacob
says. Support for both employees and customers is all part of
the Vega Instru-
ments’ philoso-
phy of success.
Enquiries: John
Groom.Tel. 011
795 3249 or email
john.groom@
vega.com.
A
n award for outstanding sales performance (2011) on the LeCroy
range of distribution test equipment, was presented to RS Com-
ponents by LeCroy. Since the two companies began working together
less than two years ago,
RS Components
has achieved exceptional
sales growth for LeCroy oscilloscopes in the Europe, Middle East and
Africa (EMEA) region.
Enquiries: Devin Ross.Tel. 011 691 9300 or email editorial.za@rs-
components.com.
CEO for PowertechTransformers Paralympian… one of ours
Oscilloscopes distributor
of the year
Jon Boxall, RS Components,
and Nicola Gomiero, LeCroy.
Edson Cristofolini, Zest WEG Group electric motor specialist, conducting training.
Motor training workshop to uplift skills
Jacob Khuphe.
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