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Finalists: Arcon; TriLectro Electrical Contractors; Brand Engineering
Sponsor: EE Publishers
The Electrical Contractors’Association of South Africa
Presidential Excellence Awards 2015
Frans Cronje of DC Electrical Africa receives the Lifetime Membership
Award on behalf of Dawie Cronje (DC Electrical Africa), with Michael
Straton, the outgoing ECA(SA) president, and Cali Pieterse (Edison
Power), last year’s recipient of this award.
Life Membership Award
Awarded to Dawie Cronje (DC Electrical)
The Bosveld Region (Pretoria) took the Regional Office of
the Year Award. Cecil Lancaster (regional director, ECA(SA)
Bosveld) is congratulated by the ECA(SA)’s national director,
Mark Mfikoe as he accepts the award from outgoing
president, Michael Straton (centre).
ECA(SA) Regional Office of the Year Award
Awarded to Bosveld Region
Male Apprentice of the Year Award
Awarded to Corné Jansen (Blits Electrical)
Claude Middleton (sales director HellermannTyton) with Corné Janse
(Blits Electrical); Gaborone Motloba (Siluma Electrical); and Given
Mafikeng (Isaac & Sons Electrical).
Finalists: Corné Jansen (Blits Elecrical); Gaborone Motloba
(Siluma Electrical); Given Mafikeng (Isaac & Sons Electrical)
Sponsor: HellermannTyton
Finalists: Guguletu Maseko (Edison Power); Nomakazi Mntunu (Edison
Power); Sibongile Ramatso (Edison Power)
Sponsor: Brother
Female Apprentice of the Year Award
Awarded to Nomakazi Mntunu (Edison Power)
Karen Stretch (Kemtek); Fezeka Bani (Brother) ; Mark Broude
(Kemtek); Sibongile Ramatso (Edison Power); Gugulethu Maseko
(Edison Power); Nomakazi Mntunu (Edison Power); and
Louis Pretorius (ECA Highveld Region).
Brendan Pandaram (Edison Power); Nomakazi Mntunu (Edison
Power) with Michael Straton (ECA(SA) outgoing president).
ECA Overall Apprentice of the Year Award
Awarded to Nomakazi Mntunu
Finalists: Brand Engineering; Ellies; Besamandla
Sponsor: Schneider Electric
Best Contributor to Energy Effiency Award
Awarded to Besamandla for Cape Quarter
Lucas Bowles (ECA Eastern Cape); Gail Silkstone (Besamandla); and
Theo Kleynhans (Schneider Electric).
Neal Denton; Khuselo Mhlauli; Teboho Sekhoto; Levine Warries
(Copper Development Association Africa); Suzan Radipabe; Glyn
Manley; and Stephen Khola (ECA).
Copper Development Africa and
ECA(SA) Bursary Awards
Vivan Madiba (Katshesa Engineering) and Nicole Wuest
(Group business development, Voltex).
Best Woman-Owned Business Award
Awarded to Katshesa Engineering
Finalists: Kaelo MBW; Katshesa Engineering
Sponsor: Voltex
Reticulation Contractor of the Year Award
Awarded to Brand Engineering for
the Somerton Estate
Chris Yelland (EE Publishers) and Hermann Kriel (Brand Engineering).