Sparks Electrical News January 2017

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ECA(SA) PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS 2016 HONOURS TOP ACHIEVERS The Electrical Contractors’ Association of South Africa held its annual Presidential Excellence Awards at Emperors Palace on 24 November when the top achievers in the electrical industry were honoured. REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE YEAR AWARD

INSTALLATION OF THE YEAR – OFFICE BLOCKS

RETICULATION CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR

SPONSOR: ECA(SA) WINNER: ECA(SA) HIGHVELD REGION

The ECA(SA) Regional Office of the Year Award went to the Highveld Region. Mark Mfikoe – national director, ECA(SA); Johnny Cunniff – president, ECA(SA); Highveld regional director, Louis Pretorius (winner); and Giel Labuschagne – first vice-president, ECA(SA).

SPONSOR: VOLTEX FINALISTS: BESAMANDLA; EDISON POWER GAUTENG; NICK’S ELECTRICAL WINNER: EDISON POWER GAUTENG Mark Mfikoe – national director, ECA(SA); Pieter du Toit – ECA(SA) regional director Free State; Jessica Hitchcock – Voltex marketing opera- tions manager; Michael Straton – ECA(SA) past president; Steve Fourie – Edison Power Gauteng (winner); Kobus Labuschagne – Besamandla (finalist); and Rikus Kearney – Nick’s Electrical (finalist).

INSTALLATION OF THE YEAR – INDUSTRIAL

SPONSOR: COPPER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION AFRICA FINALISTS: BESAMANDLA; BRAND ENGINEERING; CATO RIDGE ELECTRICAL WINNER: BRAND ENGINEERING Mark Mfikoe – national director, ECA(SA); Levine Warries – Copper Development Association Africa; Michael Straton – past president, ECA(SA); Kobus Labuschagne – Besamandla (finalist); Gerhard Lotze – Brand Engineering (winner); John Theo – ECA(SA) chairperson, marketing committee and Arn Petersen – Cato Ridge Electrical (finalist).

NATIONAL SAFETY AWARD

SPONSOR: COMTEST FINALISTS: B&W INSTRUMENTATION; BESAMANDLA; CATO RIDGE ELECTRICAL WINNER: CATO RIDGE ELECTRICAL Lucas Bowles – ECA(SA) regional director, Eastern Cape; Barend Niemand – Comtest; Arn Petersen – Cato Ridge Electrical (winner); and Michael Straton – ECA(SA) past president.

INSTALLATION OF THE YEAR – RETAIL AND SHOPPING CENTRES

SPECIAL INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AWARD

SPONSOR: NESTLIFE FINALISTS: EDISON POWER, GAUTENG; BRAND ENGINEERING; RELIANT ELECTRIC WINNER: RELIANT ELECTRIC

Finalist, Dominique Hoshe – SHEQ manager, Edison Power, Gauteng (finalist); Johnny Cunniff – ECA(SA) president; Ranier Venter – SHEQ manager at Reliant Electric and Brett Harrison – MD at Reliant Electric (winner); Vusi Sithole – CEO Nestlife; Herman Kriel – Brand Engineering (finalist); and Mark Mfikoe – national director, ECA(SA).

SPONSOR: EUROLUX FINALISTS: DC ELECTRICAL (MALL OF AFRICA); DC ELECTRICAL (LYNNRIDGE MALL); STANDARD ELECTRICAL (NEWMARKET MALL) WINNER: STANDARD ELECTRICAL (NEWMARKET MALL) Shantonette Pillay – ECA(SA) regional director, KwaZulu-Natal; Anthony Lloyd – Eurolux; Michael Straton – ECA(SA) past president; Frans Cronje – DC Electrical (finalist); and Andre Steffens – Standard Electrical (winner).

SPONSOR: MOMENTUM FINALISTS: DAN ELECTRICAL; GPA POOLS AND ELECTRICAL; RELIANT ELECTRIC WINNER: RELIANT ELECTRIC Andre Wagenaar – GPA Pools and Electrical (finalist); Thapelo Thango Momentum); Ranier Venter – SHEQmanager, Reliant Electric; Brett Harrison – MD, Reliant Electric; Alice Setlatjile (Momentum); and Michael Straton, past president, ECA(SA).

INSTALLATION OF THE YEAR – HOTELS AND HOSPITALS

INSTALLATION OF THE YEAR – RESIDENTIAL HOUSING

INSTALLATION OF THE YEAR – COMPLEXES

SPONSOR: NESTLIFE FINALISTS: EDISON POWER, GAUTENG; ELECTROTRUST; BRAND ENGINEERNG WINNER: ELECTROTRUST Carlos De Gouveia – Edison Power, Gauteng (finalist); Johnny Cunniff – president ECA(SA); Pieter Gouws – Brand Engineering (finalist); Neels Prinsloo – Electrotrust (winner); and Dr Mzwandile Zwane – executive manager: strategy, NestLife.

SPONSOR: EE PUBLISHERS FINALISTS: DAN ELECTRICAL; H&S ELECTRICAL WINNER: H&S ELECTRICAL Hendrik Swanepoel – H&S Electrical (winner); Irene Blythe – EE Publishers; Johnny Cunniff – ECA(SA) president; and Danie Esterhuizen – Dan Electrical (finalist).

SPONSOR: MUFARO FINALIST: NICK’S ELECTRICAL; ELECTROTRUST WINNER: ELECTROTRUST Stephan Kruger – Electrotrust (winner); Johnny Cunniff – ECA(SA) president; Mandla Mbukwane – Mufaro; and Cecil Lancaster – ECA(SA) Meadowdale training manager.

APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR – FEMALE

BEST CONTRIBUTOR TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY

APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR – MALE

SPONSOR: BROTHER FINALISTS: ELIZABETH KGOFELO; TANGANEDZANI MUKWEVHO WINNER: TANGANEDZANI MUKWEVHO Johnny Cunniff – ECA president; Tanganedzani Mukwevho (winner); Fezeka Bani – Brother; Elizabeth Kgofelo (finalist) and Quinten Dorman – Brother.

SPONSOR: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC FINALISTS: BESAMANDLA; EDISON POWER GAUTENG; NAMASTHETHU WINNER: EDISON POWER GAUTENG Dave Alcock accepting the certificate for Namasthethu (finalist); Martin Jacobs – Edison Power Gauteng (winner); Zanelle Dalglish – Schneider Electric; Agreement Buti Leburu – Schneider Electric; and national direc- tor of the ECA(SA), Mark Mfikoe.

SPONSOR: HELLERMANNTYTON FINALISTS: STEFAN ROBERTS; MALOKWANE MARABA; JUHANDRE NIEWENHUIZEN WINNER: MALOKWANE MARABA Juhandre Niewenhuizen (finalist); Johnny Cunniff – ECA(SA) president; Stefan Roberts (finalist); Malokwane Maraba (winner); and Claude Middleton – HellermannTyton.

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