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RMI Executives
RMI Board Members
RMI Directors
RMI Head Office
Chief Executive Officer:
Jakkie Olivier
Cell: 082 452 5150
jakkie.olivier@rmi.org.za
Chief Operations Officer:
Jan Schoeman
Cell: 082 552 7712
jan.schoeman@rmi.org.za
Financial Director:
Renee Coetsee
Cell: 082 412 6760
renee.coetsee@rmi.org.za
Company Secretary:
Gary McCraw
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
Riaan Botha
Les McMaster
Johann van de Merwe
Mams Rehaman
Sandra Singh
Charles Canning
Marcel van Ruler
Henry van der Merwe
ARA, SAVABA
Attie Serfontein
Cell: 082 452 5153
attie.serfontein@rmi.org.za
MIWA
Pieter Niemand
Cell: 082 812 5391
pieter.niemand@rmi.org.za
NADA
Gary McCraw
Cell: 082 560 6613
gary.mccraw@rmi.org.za
SAMBRA
Uvashen Bramiah
Cell: 061 148 4289
uvashen.bramiah@rmi.org.za
TEPA, SAPRA
Vishal Premlall
Cell: 082 886 6392
vishal.premlall@rmi.org.za
VTA
Julian Pillay
Cell: 082 560 6625
julian.pillay@rmi.org.za
Training Director
Louis van Huyssteen
Cell: 082 560 6623
louis.vanhuyssteen@rmi.org.za
Transformation Director
Nonhlanhla Noni Tshabalala
Cell: 083 208 7161
noni.tshabalala@rmi.org.za
Labour Director and
Company Secretary Designate
Jacques Viljoen
Cell: 083 337 9922
jacques.viljoen@rmi.org.za
Danelle van der Merwe
Brand and Communication Manager
Cell: 082 926 5846
danelle.vandermerwe@rmi.org.za
Nonhlanhla Noni Tshabalala
HR Manager
Cell: 083 208 7161
noni.tshabalala@rmi.org.za
Julian Pillay
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Cell: 082 560 6625
julian.pillay@rmi.org.za
011-886-6300
www.rmi.org.za
Surrey Square Office Park
330 Surrey Avenue,
Ferndale, Randburg
2194
RMI Regional Offices
Julian Pillay: Regional Manager: KwaZulu-Natal
Randall Langenhoven: Regional Manager: Western Cape
Peter van Mosseveld: Regional Manager: Eastern Cape/Border
Jeff Molefe: Regional Manager: Central
(Gauteng/Northwest/ Mpumalanga/ Limpopo)
Reemo Swartz: Regional Manager: Free State/Northern Cape
Central: Randburg: 011 886 6300
KwaZulu-Natal: Durban: 031 266 7031
Eastern Cape/Border: Port Elizabeth: 041 364 0070
Western Cape: Cape Town: 021 939 9440
Free State/Northern Cape: Bloemfontein: 051 430 3294
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news
fter 33 years Glasfit has expanded into
Namibia, with the doors to their newest
branch in Windhoek now open and of-
fering windscreen replacement and chip repairs.
With Glasfit taking steps forward in becoming an
international brand, Namibian residents can now
drive off with expertly repaired or replaced mo-
tor glass from leading car glass manufacturers.
Drivers in Windhoek can also take advantage
of a special offer, with free windscreen chip re-
pairs available, every Saturday, until the end of
September.
With two more branches opening soon in
Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, Glasfit’s expansion
is set to continue.
find out more about the new
glasfit branch in namibia here
ord Motor Company’s R15.8-billion invest-
ment in its Silverton Assembly Plant opera-
tions in Pretoria is coming to fruition, with
the completion of one of its largest and most
ambitious projects to date – the high-tech new
stamping plant, which is now in operation. The
vast facility measures a staggering 10 320m2,
equivalent to almost 1.5-times the size of a stan-
dard soccer field (7 140 m2).
“Our new Stamping Plant is a first for Ford in
South Africa,” says Rhys Davies, Site Transfor-
mation Manager at the Ford Silverton Assembly
Plant. “Previously we used external suppliers to
stamp our metal body parts, but we decided to set
up our own Stamping Plant for the Next-Gen Rang-
er, which will go into production later this year.”
“With our focus on delivering the highest levels
of quality and efficiency for the Next-Gen Ranger,
it was essential that we brought the stamping op-
erations in-house. This ensures that we are able
to control the production quality throughout the
stamping process, validate that all parts are with-
in specification, and then seamlessly deliver them
directly to our new body shop located adjacent to
the stamping plant,” adds Davies.
“The new stamping facility also dramatically
improves our plant capacity and efficiency with a
higher level of automation, while eliminating the
time, cost and potential damage incurred when
transporting these parts by road,” says Davies.
The stamping plant comprises five tandem
presses, including a 2 500-ton draw press, a
1 600-ton press and three 1 000-ton presses that
stamp the flat sheet metal into the various inner
and outer body panels required for all three body
styles of the Ranger: Single Cab, SuperCab and
Double Cab. The presses are housed in a com-
plete sound abatement enclosure to significantly
reduce the noise generated by the stamping op-
erations, with an automated inter-press feeder
system transferring the stamped panels along
the process to the end of line. The entire line is
fully automated, with an installed capacity of 16
strokes per minute.
“We have 47 die sets with a total of 208
dies producing 67 different parts, including the
floorpan, body sides, roof, bonnet, doors and
loadbox,” says Jan Groenewald, Area Manager
for the Stamping Plant. To facilitate the move-
ment of the heavy dies, the facility is equipped
with a 50-ton automated sling crane, two 60/20
sling cranes, and a 50-ton semi gantry crane.
“The Silverton Assembly Plant now has an
installed capacity for 200 000 vehicles per year.
When running at full capacity, the stamping plant
will be processing 272 tons of steel per day over a
three-shift system,” says Groenewald.
Glasfit expands into Namibia
Ford opens new stamping plant
see the stamping
plant in action
www.automobil.co.za
August 2022