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AIDC: Open Tender Bidder Names T11 - Solar Geysers Installation
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BID NUMBER: AIDC_T11/2011
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AIDC TENDER CANCELLATION NOTICE: PROVISION OF BODYSHOP AND MECHANICAL REPAIRERS SKILLS PROGRAMME
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TENDER REFERENCE NUMBER: AIDC_T05/2011
The Following tender has been cancelled.
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GBCHealth 10th Anniversary Conference and Awards Dinner, New York
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AUTO SEMINAR SHOWS WAY TO SECTOR'S FUTURE
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While new vehicle sales in South Africa grew by 31% in February compared with February 2010 sales, the AIDC cautions that long-term sustainability will hinge on greater volumes of locally produced cars and the exploitation of new growth opportunities.
These two key themes also comprise the content of a seminar in Port Elizabeth on May 5, which seeks to address measures to grow the automotive sector's local manufacturing base.
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AIDC AUTOMOTIVE INVESTMENT CONFERENCE SHOWS GAUTENG IS A COMPELLING AUTOMOTIVE INVESTMENT DESTINATION
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Delegates at AIDC's Gauteng Automotive Industry Conference heard yesterday that Gauteng is a compelling automotive investment. Hosted at Nasrec as part of the Automechanika SA Trade Fair, the investor conference provided an overview of information that is important to potential automotive investors.
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HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPING AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIERS
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A subsidised Department of Trade and Industry programme is available to assist emerging automotive role-players to gain certification in ISO 9001/TS16949. For assistance with preparing for certification, click here to view the advert.
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AIDC FACILITATES SMALL BUSINESS NURTURING AND PRACTICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
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The Gauteng Provincial Government, together with Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA), yesterday officially opened an incubation centre to establish and nurture black-owned component manufacturing for the South African automotive industry.
Barlow Manilal, AIDC CEO and MEC for Economic Development in Gauteng, Ms Quedani Mahlangu, chat to students who will be using the new Ford simulation facility |
A Production Simulator Facility adjacent to the FMCSA assembly plant in Silverton, Pretoria was also officially opened. The newly operational facility is helping FMCSA prepare for the production launch of the next-generation Ford Ranger. In less than a year, the facility will be available to engineering students in Gauteng.
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DISTRESSED COMPANIES HELPDESK NOW ACTIVE FOR GAUTENG AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
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The Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) has launched a Distressed Companies Helpdesk for the Automotive Industry by means of a newly established call centre. The key function of the Helpdesk is to facilitate interactions between the company in distress and assisting organisations as well as to monitor progress.
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SA TO BUILD NEW MERCEDES C-CLASS CARS
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State plan helped East London factory land R2bn investment.
DAIMLER will invest R2bn in its Mercedes-Benz SA (MBSA) unit to produce next-generation C-class vehicles for global markets by 2014.
The investment is a coup for SA's automotive industry, after the German industrial giant identified its East London plant as a preferred manufacturer, along with facilities in Germany, China and the US.
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Automotive Industry Conference postponed |
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The Automotive Industry Conference (AIC 2010), which was scheduled to take place on 3 and 4 November 2010 at Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg, will not take place as scheduled. The event will be deferred to February 2011 to align the conference's automotive focus with the newly launched Gauteng Economic Growth and Development Strategy (GEGDS). The exact date will be confirmed soon.
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NEW STUDY MAY CHANGE APPROACH TO HIV/AIDS IN WORKPLACE |
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The results of a groundbreaking study on employee wellness in South Africa's automotive sector, may significantly alter the management of HIV/AIDS initiatives within the country's workplaces.
Testing a hypothesis that factors like stress and alcohol use are insufficiently addressed as part of HIV/AIDS programmes, it is expected that the study will lay the foundation for a more holistic approach to wellness in the workplace.
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INVESTMENT IN GROWTH OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN GAUTENG BEARING FRUIT |
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Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane says the support for the automotive industry in the province has seen the retention of hundreds of jobs at the time the sector was experiencing difficulties. The AIDC has also announced 300 new recruits by Ford Motor Company, who have now completed their training.
This comes as Ford South Africa is preparing to launch a multi-billion rand investment to expand capacity at its Silverton plant. The expansion will see the company producing more vehicles for export market. "More importantly it confirms the correctness of our decision to invest public money to support the growth of the automotive industry in Gauteng," said Mokonyane.
The provincial government will be spending R105 million to build a supplier park in Silverton for the previously disadvantaged suppliers.
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AIDC RESEARCH FINDS SA PORTS ARE EXPENSIVE |
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Research conducted by the AIDC has found South Africa's ports to be amongst the world's most expensive to use.
Based on 2006 data, dues for an average container vessel offloading or loading at Durban, SA's largest port, were US$306000. Terminal handling charges lifted total average costs to $488000.
This is between 80% and 170% higher than costs at major European ports, and eight times more than those charged by Latin America's most expensive port, Buenos Aires. An average ship incurs costs of $35000/day while waiting for a berth or while in harbour.
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AUTOMOTIVE PARKS FOR MICRO-FRANCHISES WAY OF FUTURE |
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Following analysis of the informal automotive sector, the AIDC is lobbying for the establishment of automotive parks for SMMEs based on a model of micro-franchising.
Grant Minnie, Supply Chain Development Senior Project Manager of the AIDC, who completed unique research into the informal automotive sector, maintains that cities would promote new business opportunities by implementing such a business zone, mainly for the aftermarket, and build a bridge between the formal and informal sectors of the economy.
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AIDC's NMBM AECDP at NMMU |
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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's (NMBM) Automotive Experiential Career Development Programme (AECDP) winter school graduation ceremony saw 28 learners from sixteen schools graduating at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University recently. Automotive Experiential Career Development ProgrammeNMMU annually hosts the event in collaboration with the NMBM and programme creator, the Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC).
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Ford, Gauteng govt to establish R105m empowerment incubation centre |
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Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) and the Gauteng provincial government on Tuesday announced an initiative to establish an incubation centre to nurture black-owned component suppliers to the vehicle manufacturer's plant in Silverton, Pretoria.
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AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR TOLD ENERGY CRISIS NOT OVER |
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The automotive industry will need to significantly improve its electricity management to remain competitive. This was the message heard by delegates at the "Lean to Green Workshop" hosted by the AIDC and Eskom last week.
Addressing close to 100 manufacturers at the workshop, AIDC Supplier Development Manager, Lance Schultz said that load shedding would likely be re-introduced by Eskom in the late part of the year as current projections indicated that energy supply would lag demand then... Read Complete Article
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