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Aberdare Cables earns ISO 50001 Certification
International manufacturer, Aberdare Ca-
bles, has scored well during a UK-backed
Private Sector Energy Efficiency (PSEE)
audit. This has led to the company’s Port
Elizabeth site becoming one of only a select
few businesses countrywide to receive the
highly-prized ISO 50000 certification for
Energy Management Systems.
The certification was awarded based
on the sites ability to provide conclusive
evidence that it has an active Energy Man-
agement System that it utilises to reduce
energy consumption toward its 10% target.
The 48-million kilowatt hours that the busi-
ness consumes yearly has a substantial
financial and carbon-related impact and
as such its three manufacturing operations
(Port Elizabeth, Pietermaritzburg and Johan-
nesburg) have worked continually since
the mid 2000s on becoming more energy
efficient. The Company will now role the
certification out to their remaining manu-
facturing facilities.
Statistics from the National Business
Initiative, which ran the PSEE programme,
show that since its launch in 2014, about
940 medium-sized firms had been audited
Nationally. Of this, 181 have completed
or are busy implementing energy-saving
directives outlined in the audit reports. Addi-
tionally, 37 large firms, spending more than
R45 M on energy consumption annually,
participated in PSEE programme.
Aberdare Cables plans to introduce green
energy solutions, including concentrated
solar and wind power for heat and electrical
energy generation.These will however have
to prove themselves as being truly sustain-
able before getting the green light.
Enquiries: Jyoshtie Dhunes.
Email
Toughest outdoor identification label
Brady has developed a top quality identification label that resists
UV-light, weathering, fluids and abrasion for more than 10 years.
The toughest outdoor identification label in the market to date keeps
equipment, vehicles, components and facilities clearly identified for
more than a decade.
Many outdoor identification solutions fade, shrink, crack or fall-
off after a couple of years making them unreadable and therefore
irrelevant. Brady’s new, halogen free and ultra durable outdoor
identification label remains attached and clearly legible for more
than 10 years in tough outdoors conditions. The label is uniquely
weather resistant and does not even need an overlaminate to protect
its print. Clear and durable identification increases the efficient use
of equipment, components, vehicles, tools and facilities, and it does
not need frequent replacement.
Available in black print on a white surface, the toughest outdoor
identification label is ideal to barcode and to identify solar panels,
vehicles, equipment and facilities or exposed cables. Potential
applications also include identification on signposts, on vending
machines, rooftop air conditioning units, doors or outside stairwells.
In sectors with outdoor activities or products, like data/telecom,
construction or electrical, the toughest outdoor label will increase ef-
ficiency through clear identification and communication on the spot.
The toughest outdoor identification label can be printed at location
using a quality thermal transfer benchtop or mobile printer from
Brady. When coupled with labelling software, several barcode and
serialisation options become available for on-site printing. Because
the label is self-adhesive and does not require an overlaminate, it
is easy to print and apply. Also called B-8591, the toughest outdoor
weather resistant label is part of Brady’sWorkhorse Label Series.
Enquiries: Email
Never in the dark
Proof Engineering, specialist manufacturer
and supplier of flameproof and explosion
proof products, introduces a new range
of energy saving, LED lighting solutions
for hazardous tunneling and underground
mining applications.
The country’s protracted energy crises
and resultant unreliable power supply not
only affects equipment but can also put the
safety of workers at risk. The new Azolite
LED fluorescent lights have been specially
designed with personnel safety in mind and
offers two unique features that ensure long
periods of continued lighting in the event of
a power outage.The units have been fitted
with an emergency back-up LED and a small
charger which will continue to provide light
for up to 12 hours to ensure the safe move-
ment of underground personnel during
power failures.
In addition, the light fitting has been
manufactured from special material which
glows for up to a remarkable eight hours
after a power cut.
The Azolite range also includes a non-
hazardous blue LED light which has the
capability of shining through heavy dust,
making it ideal for applications such as
underground rescue bays.
Azolite was the first flameproof light avail-
able on the market that could be isolated
safely while live in order to change fluores-
cent tubes.This rugged range of lights and
lighting systems with flameproof, dust- and
waterproof specificationsmeet all necessary
local SANAS as well as ISO 9001 accredita-
tion through BVQI.
Enquiries: Donovan Marks.
Tel. 27(0)11 271 0000
or email
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