The urgent need to develop competent maintenance and reliability personnel is something that does not need to be debated any further. The continent faces huge maintenance backlogs in critical infrastructure…
As South Africa’s go-to industrial steam operations and project company, Associated Energy Services (AES) has been an innovator and pioneer for over 25 years, with more than 75 boilers under…
“It is no longer safe to assume that a new hire will stay in a role for decades and become the resident expert in a very targeted role. Today’s plant…
There is a concerning paradox across the African continent. On the one hand, there is an increasing pool of qualified young people whose skills are urgently needed in maintenance and…
In South Africa, as in most countries in the region, there is a significant challenge. Vocational institutions are producing qualified artisans to meet the needs of projects in heavy industry,…
Condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, runs essential maintenance skills development and training programmes which have been refined over several decades. According to the company, many clients whose technicians have completed…
Organisations often commit the folly of approaching maintenance the same way and expecting different results - frustratingly, to no avail. For instance, even headhunting the most skilled engineers and other…
In workshops, plants and pits across Southern Africa, the craft of machinery maintenance is changing faster than many teams can keep up with. Ever-tightening production targets, increasingly complex asset fleets,…
From the shop floor to the global arena has been a sharp learning curve for KSB Pumps and Valves’ Osedza Tshifhango. Recently, she became the first female field service specialist…
Currently, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in South Africa are facing a critical shortage of technicians. To fill the gap, they can secure business continuity through Service Level Agreements (SLAs). By…
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