THE 2005 ESKOM HOT DIP GALVANIZING AWARDS

The Hot Dip Galvanizers Association of Southern Africa hosted the Eskom Hot Dip Galvanizing Awards Evening on Friday the 19th August 2005 at The Castle in Kyalami. Eskom has sponsored this prestigious event since it's inception in 2000. Industry leaders attended the evening with their guests. Muthu Murugan, comedian, TV and Radio Personality, was the Master of Ceremonies and Brian Harvard provided musical entertainment.

Mr Gabriel Kgabo of Eskom opened the proceedings. It has been 6 years that Eskom has supported the Hot Dip Galvanizers Association of Southern Africa, primarily by sponsoring the event that recognizes the best hot dip galvanized project of the year. This relationship not only focuses on sponsorship, but also looks at joint project opportunities that could have mutual benefits to both hot dip galvanizers, in terms of improved process efficiencies and reduced operating costs, and Eskom as a business. The contribution of the hot dip galvanizing industry to Eskom business is notable and appreciated.

17 Submissions were received this year with all the categories being represented. According to Mr. Bob Wilmot, Executive Director of the Association, this is an extremely encouraging sign. Even more encouraging is the fact that the Association received 4 entries that were not submitted by member galvanizers. It is the objective of the Association to increase this figure in the future.

The winners of the 2005 Eskom Hot Dip Galvanizing Awards are as follows (listed according to categories):

Vintage Category

Winner - ARMCO MULTIPLATE & SUPERSPAN STRUCTURES - KRUGER NATIONAL PARK.

Corrugated steel culverts, all of which were hot dip galvanized, have been used extensively throughout the Kruger National Park on their road-building programme. The original road construction programme commenced during the 1960's and was continued through until the mid 1980's, by which time much of the road construction within the park had been completed.

The Project Team
Developer / Owner:	Kruger National Park
Project Manager / Specifier :	Kruger National Park
Hot Dip Galvanizer:	Armco Galvanizers

Duplex Coatings

No Winner - Saldanha Bay Slipway - (only entrant)

The repair and maintenance of the Saldanha Bay Slipway. The original slipway was designed and built in the late 1960's. As Saldanha is the main centre of the West Coast fishing industry for many fishing fleets such as Sea Harvest, the slipway has been in continual use since its inception. Engineers condemned it in the early part of 2000 due to corrosion of the steelwork and for safety reasons.

The Project Team
Developer / Owner:	Department of Public Works
Project Manager:	Virtual Buro
Consultants:	Ingcali Consultants and Entech Consultants
Steel Manufacturer:	Union Steel
Main Contractor:	Civil & Coastal Construction
Hot Dip Galvanizer:	Cape Galvanising

Mining and Industrial Category

Winner - DDL EQUIPMENT - DOCK LEVELLERS

The hot dip galvanizing of Dock Levellers in order to prevent the problem of corrosion and the cost of repairing the coating.

The Project Team
Developer / Owner & Specifier:	DDL Equipment
Project Manager :	Andrew Stewart
Hot Dip Galvanizer:	Barloworld Galvanizers

Architectural Category

Winner - MTN HEADQUARTERS BUILDING - PHASE 1 AND 2

MTN requested the use of a hot dip galvanized coating in an architectural manner in order to protect all the external steelwork of their headquarters, achieve a dull matt grey steelwork finish and more importantly to minimize future maintenance.

The Project Team
Owner :	MTN
Property Developer :	RMB Properties
Developer :	Fikile Stocks
Architect :	Boogertmann & Partners
Specifier :	Africon Johannesburg & Pretoria
Contractors :	Tass Engineering, Magnet Engineering, Nancy Engineering and Omni-Strut
Hot Dip Galvanizer:	Armco Galvanizers, Barloworld Galvanizers and Supergalv

Research & Development Category

Winner - KFP TREAD STEER BOGIE

The Project Team
Developer / Owner :	Kwik Fab Projects
Project Manager :	Craig Penn-Clarke
Hot Dip Galvanizer :	Barloworld Galvanizers

Export Category

Winner - CBC FASTENERS - MANUFACTURE OF CLASS 5.6 HEXAGON HEAD BOLTS, HOT DIP GALVANIZED AND EXPORTED

The Project Team
Manufacturer :	CBC Fasteners
Customer :	Fator-Barcelona, Spain
Hot Dip Galvanizer :	Armco Galvanizers

2005 Overall Joint Winners of the Walter Barnett Trophy

Joint Winners - MTN HEADQUARTERS BUILDING - PHASE 1 & 2 AND KFP TREAD STEER BOGIE

The Project Team (MTN HEADQUARTERS BUILDING - PHASE 1 & 2)
Owner :	MTN
Property Developer :	RMB Properties
Developer :	Fikile Stocks
Architect :	Boogertmann & Partners
Specifier :	Africon Johannesburg & Pretoria
Contractors :	Tass Engineering, Magnet Engineering, Nancy Engineering and Omni-Strut
Hot Dip Galvanizer:	Armco Galvanizers, Barloworld Galvanizers and Supergalv

The Project Team (KFP TREAD STEER BOGIE)
Developer / Owner :	Kwik Fab Projects
Project Manager :	Craig Penn-Clarke
Hot Dip Galvanizer :	Barloworld Galvanizers

The Hot Dip Galvanizers Association of Southern Africa would like to use this opportunity to thank Eskom for continuing to support this event and to congratulate the winners of the various categories. Thanks should also be extended to the members of the Association, without them events such as the Awards Evening would not be possible.

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