The African Business Journal: Wetback Contracts

Wetback Contracts
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admin on 17 August, 2010 10:53:00
 
For three decades, Wetback Contracts has provided “consistent, high
quality service” to the southern Africa construction industry.
The company, who specialize in diverse areas of various industries, do work in
petrochemical/chemical, gold mining, platinum refining, general engineering,
power generation, water treatment, food and beverage and pulp and paper sectors.
The breadth of the company’s business reflects their ability to be
adaptable and diversify when necessary.
According to their website, in order to maintain the company’s leadership
position in the industry and to continually improve, Wetback “continuously
adapt[s] [its] production processes, computer network and e-commerce system to
the changing requirements of modern technology.”
The company says that this business model has enabled them “to integrate
our main areas of activity—supply, fabrication and erection—into a
seamless production process.” Wetback has had a variety of experience with
many different types of materials including stainless steel, chrome-molly,
titanium, carbon steel, aluminium and plastics (PVDF, PVC, PP, HDPE), and the
company’s workshop is a key factor for their success.
The highest standards in productivity
Wetback doesn’t just have high-level projects to attest to their strength,
but also full compliance with ISO 9001:2000. They insist on completing projects
“to the highest quality standards and on schedule.”
High standards are critical for a company with the reputation the tenure of
Wetback. The company’s standards are vetted and approved by one of the
most important organizations in South Africa: the National Productivity
Institute. The Institute, otherwise known as Productivity SA, is an organisation
focused on the development and enhancement of South Africa’s productivity
and socio-economic development, competitiveness and the general improvement of
the quality of life of all South Africans. The institute’s key
“mandates are to create productivity knowledge and awareness, skills
development and accelerated productivity, second economy productivity
interventions, industry sector collaborations and strategies, turnaround
solutions for companies, and labour-management collaboration.”
Wetback recently received the National Productivity Award, showing just how far
the company has come over the past three decades. The National Productivity
Awards recognize top achievers and contributors who are working to make South
Africa more productive, and every year Wetback gives one more reason to be
nominated for the award, by continuing to care for the economic development of
the country.
The company continues to grow and succeed with each new project, and is poised
to set the standard for the industry for years to come.
wetback.co.za