SHARING OUR GOOD CHEMISTRY
Our employees play a very important role in our ability to improve the lives of others. People across the Group have dedicated their time, skills and expertise to giving back to their communities. A few examples are summarised here.
IOP
Grade 10 and 12 learners from schools in Wentworth, Umbilo and Fairvale Secondary have been given the opportunity to visit the company’s operations in Jacobs, south of Durban. Learners gain exposure to IOP’s business and the multiple career options available in the manufacturing industry. The objective is to assist them in making more informed career choices.
This initiative has proved highly successful and has instilled an interest in chemistry and manufacturing as careers. The leaders of the future appreciate seeing young professionals at work and the plant tour, in particular, has been an eye opener with the young people being amazed by downstream processes, such as the meticulous treatment of waste water prior to discharge into the municipal disposal system.
The tour also includes a stop at the main technical laboratory and a demonstration of the company’s road science products. This provides insight into the application of IOP’s products in everyday life.
Nulandis
A team from Nulandis dedicated time and expertise to provide training on commercial agriculture at Oliver’s Village in Benoni, Gauteng.
The training included:
Soil health and soil analysis
Caring for fruit trees
Growing vegetables
This knowledge has helped the volunteers and employees at the Village better manage their resources and apply basic technical principles to maximise their yield.
AEL
Also in partnership with Oliver’s Village, AEL’s Executive team had the opportunity to visit a community soup kitchen in Daveyton. Local women are taught to grow vegetables and bake bread, which the kitchen uses to feed up to 200 vulnerable people daily. During the visit the Programme Coordinator mentioned that old custom-made ovens were in use, but that sourcing a
local supplier for replacements had proved very difficult. On hearing this Edwin Ludick, AEL’s Managing Director, immediately offered the expertise of his business’ engineers to design and build the ovens required. These were duly delivered and commissioned and they have added signicant value to the feeding scheme.
IOP Career Day in Jacobs
Training team from Nulandis