PROFILE
LESEDI NUCLEAR SERVICES (PTY) LTD GENERAL INDUSTRIES/ ENGINEERING & MACHINERY/ CONSULTING ENGINEERS
VALUE PROPOSITION
Lesedi Nuclear Services (Lesedi) was founded in 2001 to provide engineering, recurrent maintenance services and technical resources for the South African nuclear power industry. In 2001, Lesedi Nuclear Services and AREVA NP, a world leader in nuclear power, formed a partnership that resulted in AREVA acquiring a 45 percent shareholding in Lesedi Nuclear Services. A further six percent was acquired in November 2006, giving AREVA a majority shareholding of 51 percent. Today, Lesedi is proudly a Broad-Based Black Empowerment Enterprise (B-BBEE), with a strong focus on skills development, transformation and a significant contributor to Asgi-SA (Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa) for major engineering and construction projects in the South African power industry. Lesedi is a quality driven, multi-skilled organisation focused on the delivery of solutions for complex, turnkey projects; all this in addition to the maintenance and operations support that the company provides. Over the years Lesedi has built on its capability and capacity in the fields of project management, design engineering, maintenance and operations, plant engineering, and technical personnel. Furthermore, Lesedi has successfully completed numerous projects in both the nuclear and conventional environments, primarily at Eskom’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant and, recently, through the construction of open cycle gas turbine power plants (14 x 150MW gas turbines) for Eskom at two Western Cape locations. Corporate Social Investment is a priority for Lesedi. In line with its CSI philosophy, the company has, over the years, contributed to a number of important community projects in the Western Cape. Importantly, Lesedi believes strongly in long-term relationships. It is for this reason that it has, since 2003, been supporting the Orion Organisation in Atlantis, a therapeutic centre for disabled people in the Western Cape.
BUSINESS & FINANCE Turnover: R250-million Financial year-end: December Holding company: AREVA Bank: Absa Accountants: Mazars Major accounts / key clients: Eskom, AREVA CONTRACTS & AWARDS Industrial standards: ISO 9001: 2008, ISO 14001, ISO 3834-2 Awards achieved: Top Empowerment Company, Impumelelo 2009 Recent major contracts: Open Cycle Gas Turbine Projects (Ankerlig and Gourikwa) 2006-2009, Medupi Low Pressure Services Contract (awarded October 2009), KRT Project (Koeberg Nuclear Power Station)
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www.lesedins.co.za
“Lesedi is proudly a Broad-Based Black Empowerment Enterprise (B-BBEE).”
FRANCIS CARRUTHERS Managing Director
COMPANY INFORMATION STATISTICS/ DEMOGRAPHICS/ HISTORY Year founded: 2001 Founding members: Francis Carruthers, Eric McDonald, Horst Lakemeier, Lionel Trocado, Ian Boggon Employees: 176 Branches: Two - Cape Town, Johannesburg Memberships: Nuclear industry Association of South Africa (NIASA), French and South African Chamber of Commerce (FSACCI) Strategic partnerships: Lesedi is a subsidiary of AREVA (51% ownership)
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SECONDARY SEGMENT
ERIC MCDONALD Managing Director
EMPOWERMENT STATUS SCORECARD Rating date
13 October 2009
Level 4 Contributor – 68.25 points Ownership
14.63
Management Control
6.16
Employment Equity
2.76
Skills Development
5.97
Preferential Procurement
18.73
Enterprise Development
15.00
Socio-Economic Development Verified by
5.00 Empowerdex
FAST FACTS 1. Leaders in the South African power industry 2. A subsidiary of AREVA (world’s leader in the nuclear power industry) 3. ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001 and ISO 3834 -2 (SAIW) accredited 4. Major Contracts: Construction in record time of the open cycle gas turbine power stations for Eskom from 2006 – 2009 in Atlantis and Mossel Bay 5. Primary Corporate Social Investment activities focus on the Orion Organisation – a therapeutic centre for disabled people in the Western Cape
CONTACT INFORMATION Managing Director – Business Development: Francis Carruthers Managing Director – Operations: Eric McDonald General Manager: Konrad Schauer Financial Director: Benoit Lemonne Marketing & Communications Manager: Shane Pereira Head of Human Resources: Nceba Mfini Head of Quality Assurance: Dave Cossins Director of Projects: Horst Lakemeier Director of Engineering: Lionel Trocado Physical address: Edison Way, Century Gate, Century City, Cape Town Telephone: +27 (0)21 525 1300 Fax: + 27 (0)21 525 1333 Email: lesedi@lesedins.co.za Website: www.lesedins.co.za
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