Rosond, Boart Longyear partner to uplift local businesses in the N Cape
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“ESD is a critical pillar of our preferential procurement, supplier diversity, supplier development and enterprise development policy, linked to our B-BBEE certification, whereby we seek to make a significant contribution to the transformation of South Africa,” adds Ribeiro. “While this contract is anticipated to continue for the next few years, it is important that we play a major role in empowering small business and developing the local community to become an integral part of our own supply chain.”
He adds: “It was therefore logical for us to approach Boart Longyear to suggest an ESD company that we could both develop for the benefit of the local area and economy.” As a result, 36-year-old entrepreneur Clayton Van Der Ross’s Workshop Warehouse will service Rosond’s operations at Kumba Iron Ore with all its Boart Longyear requirements.
“It was important for us and Rosond to find a local company that not only ascribes to our own values and business ethics, but that fits in with Anglo American’s policies as well,” points out Andre van Heerden, General Manager: Sales, Africa at Boart Longyear.
With Workshop Warehouse already established for two years, Van Der Ross highlights that being selected as an ESD partner by Rosond and Boart Longyear will stand the fledgling company in good stead in developing its own regional network and, in turn, empower other local stakeholders.
Rosond strives to recruit local labour and upskill start-ups and small-to-medium business suppliers. It is also committed to employment equity and transformation across all employment levels. The company complies fully with all South African employment equity legislation, with human resource officers based at satellite sites to service the HR requirements of staff on-site.
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About Rosond
Rosond provides fast, efficient, safe and cost-effective drilling and grouting services to mining and exploration industries throughout Africa. For over 65 years, Rosond has applied advanced design and engineering disciplines to create client-specific solutions. State-of-the-art, in-house manufacturing facilities provide products designed and engineered to meet clients’ specific demands, while an experienced team of engineers and artisans ensure a solution in keeping with global best practice.
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