Cell: 082 452 5150
jakkie.olivier@rmi.org.za
Cell: 082 552 7712
jan.schoeman@rmi.org.za
Cell: 082 412 6760
renee.coetsee@rmi.org.za
Cell: 082 560 6613
gary.mccraw@rmi.org.za
Jakkie Olivier – CEO
Jeanne Esterhuizen – President
Vacant – Vice President
Vuyani Mpofu
Ferose Oaten
Mark Dommisse
Frank MacNicol
Eugene Ranft
Attie Serfontein
Cell: 082 452 5153
attie.serfontein@rmi.org.za
Cell: 082 812 5391
pieter.niemand@rmi.org.za
Cell: 082 560 6613
gary.mccraw@rmi.org.za
Uvashen Bramiah
Cell: 061 148 4289
uvashen.bramiah@rmi.org.za
Vishal Premlall
Cell: 082 886 6392
vishal.premlall@rmi.org.za
Cell: 082 560 6625
julian.pillay@rmi.org.za
Cell: 082 560 6623
louis.vanhuyssteen@rmi.org.za
Cell: 083 208 7161
noni.tshabalala@rmi.org.za
Jacques Viljoen
Cell: 083 337 9922
jacques.viljoen@rmi.org.za
Brand and Communication Manager
Cell: 082 926 5846
danelle.vandermerwe@rmi.org.za
Cell: 083 208 7161
noni.tshabalala@rmi.org.za
Cell: 082 560 6625
julian.pillay@rmi.org.za
Surrey Square Office Park
Regional Manager: KwaZulu-Natal
Regional Manager: Western Cape
Regional Manager: Eastern Cape/Border
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(Gauteng/Northwest/ Mpumalanga/ Limpopo)
Regional Manager: Free State/Northern Cape
Randburg: 011 886 6300
Durban: 031 266 7031
Port Elizabeth: 041 364 0070
Cape Town: 021 939 9440
Bloemfontein: 051 430 3294
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September 2022
newS
itment centre group Supa Quick has part-
nered with Disky an online platform to
make it convenient and quick for motorists
to renew their vehicle licenses using WhatsApp
at any of the 190 Supa Quick stores across South
Africa.
“We are all pressed for time, and no one likes
to stand in notoriously long, slow-moving queues
in crowded venues at the licensing department
or post office,” says Adeshni Sewbaran, franchise
director at Supa Quick. “We wanted to find a way
to make this process easier for our customers
and Disky was the obvious choice.”
To renew your vehicle license, you can simply
visit the Supa Quick store of your choice and scan
the Disky QR code and press ‘send.’ You will re-
ceive a WhatsApp message and, by following the
user-friendly prompts, you can then make the
payment and collect your license disc within five
to ten working days from the store. The process
takes just a few minutes and a service fee will
be charged. All types of vehicle licenses can be
renewed, including those for motorcycles, cars,
trailers and caravans.
“Many people delay renewing their vehicle
license simply because it’s inconvenient or takes
too long. We are encouraging customers to take
advantage of this value-added offering and make
sure they comply with the law. Anyone can apply
for renewal on your behalf, and you can complete
the process in-store or from the comfort of your
home,” says Sewbaran.
License disc renewal
now available at Supa Quick
uring the last two years, a project team
across four countries collaborated to es-
tablish a new production facility at the
Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) plant in
Kariega.
This R235-million project came to fruition
recently when the ultra-modern wax flooding
facility began operating here – simultaneously
improving the efficiency and environmental im-
pact of the wax flooding process for locally-built
Volkswagen Polos and Polo Vivos.
The wax flooding process, which serves to
protect Volkswagen vehicles from corrosion in
the cavities of the vehicle body, is now performed
in a building covering 5 350m² across four levels,
in the plant’s former electro-coating facility. This
same process is what enables Volkswagen to sell
vehicles with a 12-year anti-corrosion warranty.
The process of wax flooding follows after the
body of a vehicle has been painted, as certain
cavities in the body are inaccessible during the
painting process. First the vehicle body is put
on a hanger and heated to 60 degrees Celsius
in a pre-heating oven, to prevent the wax from
solidifying too quickly when it is injected. Next,
the body is lowered onto a wax flooding frame
where wax (heated to 110 degrees) is injected
and flooded into the cavities. Finally, the vehicle
is tipped at a 15-degree angle to allow excess
wax to run off for re-use. The wax used for the
process is shipped from Germany in the form of
tablets weighing 4,26 kilograms, which are melt-
ed down on site.
Using this new facility has not only allowed
the VWSA plant to increase the volume of
vehicles moving through the wax facility, but
also the environmental impact of the process.
The new facility uses 25% less energy for heat-
ing, and – as it uses liquefied petroleum gas
(LPG) – has reduced CO₂ emissions for the pro-
cess by 55%.
R235-million wax flooding
facility installed at VWSA plant