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MAPEI SOUTH AFRICA AWARDED ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION Throughout its more than 80 years of operation, the MAPEI Group has sought to uphold the highest international quality standards. The group consistently invests in research and development of quality system solutions, as well as in its technical team, to provide the best possible service to its clients across the broad spectrum of construction. When the group took the step of investing in its South African subsidiary and making it a full manufacturing facility, the intention was always to achieve certification as acknowledgement of its compliance with both international and local standards. The process of obtaining ISO certif ication in QMS for MAPEI SA began in 2019 and was completed in 2020. Following an extensive audit, the organisation was f inally awarded ISO 9001 certification. “This is a fantastic achievement for the company and is an ongoing commitment to our customers that we’ll always conduct our business in the best possible manner to
provide them with quality solutions that they know and trust,” says MAPEI SA’s general manager, Antony Offenberg. “It’s one thing achieving the standard, which is fantastic, but keeping it is now the top priority and the MAPEI team are fully committed to doing so.” As the project leader in this certification, Simon Molefe – the company’s business unit manager – was heavily involved in the process and oversaw the audit. “One of the key elements in an ISO audit is that your team needs to know what their role is
within the larger mechanics that make up a manufacturing facility – and our team really makes us proud,” he says. “Achieving the certification meant we had to show that our professionalism, expertise and processes were all in place and effective across all the different principles of a good quality management system – which we did. “This enables our customers to be confident in the service and the quality they’re getting when using any of the MAPEI system solutions,” adds Molefe.
(Above): MAPEI SA’s head office in Roodekop, Germiston.
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