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March 2015 AFRICAN FUSION 3
SAIW and SAIW Certification
SAIW President
M Maroga - SAIW President
Council members
JR Williamson - Personal member
T Rice - Personal member
DJ Olivier - Personal member
W Rankin - Personal member
P Viljoen - PEMA
A Koursaris - Personal member
F Buys - TÜV
G Joubert - SAISI
J Pieterse - Afrox
J Zinyana - Personal member
L Breckenridge - CEA
A Paterson - University of the Witwatersrand
W Scurr - SASSDA
J Botha - SAISI
Technology and Training Board
P Venter - Chairperson, ArcelorMittal
SAIW Certification Governing Board
G Joubert - Chairperson, ArcelorMittal
A Koursaris - SAIW
F Buys - SAQCC IPE
J Guild - SAIW
D Olivier - SAQCC CP
R Williamson - Consultant/Service Industry
P Viljoen - Fabricator’s Board
W Rankin - Velosi
J Zinyana - New Age Welding Solutions
P Bruwer - Sasol Synfuels
M Moraga - Eskom
S Moodly - SAPREF
B Beetge - Sentinel Inspection
Executive director
JC Guild
Tel: (011) 298-2101
Fax: (011) 836-6014
Executive secretary
D Kreouzi
Tel: (011) 298-2102
Fax: (011) 836-6014
General manager,
operations
S Blake
Tel: (011) 298-2103
Fax: (011) 836-4132
SAIW and SAIW Certification representatives
Qualificationandcertifica-
tionmanager
H Potgieter
Tel: (011) 298-2149
Technical services and
training manager
S Blake
Tel: (011) 298-2103
Fax: (011) 836-4132
Finance and administra-
tion manager
M Warmback
Tel: (011) 298-2125
Fax: (011) 836-4132
Western Cape representative
L Berry
Tel: (021) 555-2535
Fax: (021) 555-2517
SAIW regional representatives
KZN representative
A Meyer
Tel: 083 787-5624
SAIW: Jim's comment
A I F I
Jim Guild
Mostofyouwillknow
by now that I have
retired and will be
leaving this post at the end
March. I started inDecember
2000 and, on reflection, I
must say that I have enjoyed this job immensely. I have enjoyed the
challenges, the achievements and, most of all, working with the very
special people that have been connected in oneway or another to this
Institute and to me through my job as its executive director.
When I began 14 years ago the SAIWwas a very small organisation
with no international recognition of its courses and reliant almost
exclusively on sponsorship for its viability. Today the picture is some-
what different. Our courses are recognised internationally, we have
more than doubled our training population and, while we still have
an excellent relationshipwith our sponsors, our level of self-generated
income has improved greatly with the financial reserves now at an
appropriate level for significant future development.
For details of themore importantmilestones of the last 14 years you
can read the “Changing of the Guard” article inside but, in summary,
I am particularly pleased with the respect we have gained in Africa
and globally as a welding training organisation; the Young Welder of
the Year competition, which saw a record entry this year is helping
to show the youth of South Africa that welding is an excellent career;
the growth of our activities in the regions; the improvements in our
training facilities and our premises and the establishment of the SAIW
foundation, whichwill become an industry vehicle for social upliftment
and development.
Regarding this journal and our communications in general there
have been significant improvements over the years. African Fusion has
helped give the industry at large an opportunity to keep up to speed
with technical and global welding news and issues, while our news-
letter, Fusion, has played its role in disseminating SAIW and industry
information to our members and the welding industry in general.
I want to thank all those who have helpedme in this job – the vari-
ous SAIWcouncils and presidents, the great SAIW team, our members,
our industry contacts and all our dedicated suppliers – I couldn’t have
done the job without you.
Finally to Sean Blake who takes over from me in April. There is
still much to be done but you are now at the helm of an organisation
which is recognised as a leader in its field and that has the provisions
for significant future growth. You have the experience and thewisdom
to take the SAIW to unprecedented heights and I look forward to your
and your teams’ future successes. Congratulations and good luck!
A thank you from Crown
African Fusionwas JimGuild’s idea. When he first joined at the Institute
in 2000, SAIW and Crown cooperated to produce Welding Handbooks.
Following increasing success of theWelding feature inMechanical Tech-
nology, Guild suggested expanding the feature into a welding journal,
partially sponsoredby SAIW. The first issuewas produced in June 2006.
For consistently overseeing the quality and content of the maga-
zine, for the support given to Crown, African Fusion readers and to the
broader welding industry, thank you JimGuild. We believe youdeserve
a long and happy retirement.
Karen Grant, Jenny Warwick and Peter Middleton