DEBAR CERAMICS PROFILE
DEBAR CERAMICS
COMPANY INFORMATION Year founded: 2013 Founding member: Letsosa Matona Number of employees: 188 Turnover: R54 - million Operating profit: R2.69- million Net profit: R1.47- million
Debar Ceramics (Pty) Ltd is a newly established player in the sales,
EMPOWERMENT STATUS
installation and maintenance of non-ferrous wear-resistant materials.
>50.1% black shareholding 25.1– 50% female shareholding
Established in 2013 as a broad - based
of ferings into animal mitigating
black- owned enterprise development
products and industrial plant
initiative, Debar Ceramics was par t
cleaning markets. It now employs
of the Black Umbrellas enterprise
188 people from the Lephalale
development incubation programme
communities.
5 –25% female executive directors >50.1% black staf f 5 –25% female staf f CONTACT DETAILS
in Lephalale, where the company is based.
>50.1% black executive directors
CEO: Letsosa Matona
Vision To be a leading and emerging black-
Financial Administrator: Bongi Sehume
As the five major players in the
owned company providing wear
wear- resistant linings industr y were
solutions to industry in
majorit y white - owned, CEO Letsosa
Southern Africa.
Chris van der Bank
experienced black- owned company
Mission
Email: admin@debarceramics.co.za
in the sector, especially in Lephalale.
Providing a comprehensive range
Website: w w w.debarceramics.co.za
Matona identified the need for an
of products and ser vices; being The company filled this gap,
competitive, cost- ef fective, ef ficient
backed by Matona’s 13 years’
and employing competent sales and
experience and 13 tilers who have
operational team.
a combined 16 years of experience in the industr y.
HR and Admin Manager:
We have been responsible for the design, manufacturing and usage of
In 2015, Debar Ceramics was
fibreglass grating sheets as animal
enrolled and accepted into the Black
mitigating boxes for protecting
Umbrellas programme and is now
Eskom’s electrical poles in game
in its four th year of premium
parks and reser ves.
Physical address: 34B Marula Mile, Louis Botha Drive, Lephalale, 0555 Postal address: P.O. Box 6412, Onver wacht, 0557 Telephone: (014) 763 1095 AWARDS Debar Ceramics has placed first in the following categories at the Black Umbrellas National Enterprise Development Awards: • 2016: Best Ambassador
residential incubation.
• 2017: Best Per forming Company
As one of the few black-owned During their first year of incubation,
and –managed companies in this
Debar received immense business
industry, due to our highly experienced
training and mentorship and was
personnel, we were named the National
repor ted to be among the best
Overall Winner at the Black Umbrellas
per forming small businesses in the
National Enterprise Development
Lephalale incubation hub. In 2017,
Awards in 2018. This cements our
Debar Ceramics diversified its ser vice
position as an industry leader.
• 2018: Overall National Winner:
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