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ELECTRICAL NEWS
september 2015
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contractors’ corner
THE ECA(SA) invites its members to enter the
prestigious annual Presidential Excellence Awards,
which celebrates quality, outstanding workmanship
and professionalismwithin South Africa’s electrical
industry.
This year, awards will be conferred in the
following categories:
• Installation of theYear: Retail
• Installation of theYear: Shopping Centres.
• Installation of theYear: Office Blocks and Hotels.
• Installation of theYear: Industrial.
• Best Contributor to Energy Efficiency.
• Reticulation Contractor of theYear
• Apprentice of theYear (male)
• Apprentice of theYear (female).
• Woman-owned Business of theYear
• Regional Excellence Award
• ECA Employee of theYear award
Florence Mabena, executive secretary for the
ECA(SA)’s national marketing committee, says that
members are invited to enter as many categories
as they would like to andmay enter more than
one project in any one category. Members are also
invited to nominate andmotivate entries for candi-
dates in the categories‘Apprentice of theYear’and
‘Woman-owned Business of theYear’.
She says that the ECA(SA) uses the awards to pro-
mote the industry and the calibre of its members
and that award winners have the right to include
the description‘ECA(SA) AwardWinner’in their
promotional material.
The awards will be presented at a formal banquet
on 5 November 2015 at a venue that is still to be
confirmed.
For detailed information about the ECA(SA)
Presidential Excellence Awards, email Florence
Mabena at
Florence@ecasa.co.zaEnquiries: +2 11 392 0000
ECA(SA)
Presidential Awards
– call for entries
Voltex exhibited at two recent shows – the travelling Mining and
Technical Exhibitions – held at the Tweefontein Golf Club and the
Landau Recreation Centre in Mpumulanga. Representing Voltex are:
Pieter Groenewald (Impact Energy); Nicholas Strydom (Voltex Wit-
bank); Johan Hattingh (Voltex LSIS); Denzil Iyavoo (Voltex Witbank);
and Steve Lea (Phambili Interface). The Mining and Technical Exhibi-
tions showcase innovative products and energy solutions for the
mining and industrial sectors and attracted industry professionals
and commercial contractors. Energy efficiency was high on visitors’
agendas and LED products attracted a lot of interest. Contingency
measures for alternative energy also drewmany visitors to the Voltex
stand, which showcased commercial generators amongst other in-
novative power generation solutions. Visitors were impressed by the
broad range of innovative energy efficient products and the Voltex
teams’ technical expertise contributed to the positive leads generated
at the show and existing client relationships were strengthened.
Enquiries: +27 11 879 2000
Technical expertise impresses visitors
THE newGWS grinders from Bosch Industrial Power
Tools SA offer maximum safety and productivity
over an extended time says senior brandman-
ager, Juergen Lauer. He says the newGWS grinders
“are superior to predecessor models”due to their
improved productivity and user protection.
“The GWS 13-125 CI or CIE and GWS 17-125 CI
or CIE models boast powerful 1 300 and 1 700W
motors respectively and are well equipped with
additional safety features. A soft-start feature
reduces the start-up torque to protect the motor,
while constant electronic technology keeps the
selected speed constant and optimises cut quality,”
he explains.
“To further improve control and lower user
fatigue, an anti-vibration auxiliary handle reduces
vibration by 40%. Tominimise threat of injury
caused by dangerous tool kickback, the innovative
‘KickBack Stop’safety feature is prompted by mi-
croprocessor triggers in the event of a disk jam,”he
says, adding that user safety is enhanced by‘restart
protection’that prevents uncontrolled start-up after
power interruption, and by a burst-proof blade
guard with tool-free adjustment.
The CI models are best suited to heavy-duty ap-
plications, such as cutting steel pipes and profiles,
while the CIE models are suitable for working on
materials that include concrete, stone and tile. Both
incorporate variable speed pre-selection, allowing
the user tomatch working speed to the material.
Enquiries: +27 11 651 9600
Heavy-duty tasks made
simple and safe