Sassda Minutes

SOUTH AFRICA STAINLESS STEEL DEVELOPMENT

ASSOCIATION

MINUTES OF THE REGIONAL STAINLESS STEEL DEVELOPMENT

INITIATIVE KWAZULU-NATAL DOMESTIC WARE SECTOR HELD AT THE WESTVILLE

HOTEL, 124 JAN HOFMEYER ROAD, WESTVILLE ON TUESDAY 18TH MARCH 2003.

PRESENT:

Richard Vaughan (Chair) STALCOR

Lesley Squires-Mortimer SASSDA CDI

Oliver Damm SASSDA

Gerry S Naidoo AMP

Ian Elsdon-Dew Dew Associates

APOLOGIES:

F Dawson Columbus

G Coady Franke

N Meaker Columbus

K Buckley Citiware

N Hill SASSDA

1. WELCOME

The Chair welcomed all present and thanked Nora Hill for all her hard work in her absence.

2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

Minutes of the previous meeting on the 20th February were taken as read and confirmed.

3. MATTERS ARISING

3.1 Hollow Ware Research:

3.2 Raw Material Matrix and it was noted that Fiona and Lesley had offered to assist by combining their research with his. Richard to e-mail the Raw Material Matrix to Lesley. (Richard)

3.3 New Members :Aluminium Hollow Ware Sector- Richard gave a list of companies to be contacted, namely:

· AMAP; NMCookware; Victory Aluminium; 

· Barbecue Concepts- Richard reported the company saw no benefit arising from membership. Lesley undertook to liaise with Fiona who had a contact at Barbecue. (Lesley)

· Iyen Trading; AGHRA Metals; He felt it was premature to contact North Coast Aluminium.

3.4 Workplace Challenge-Lesley, Gerry and Kevin are still interested but require more information to follow this up. Ian has been in contact with NPI and together with Oliver is awaiting approval from Head Office to proceed further. (Note from Nora: I have contacted NPI and they have enough companies to undertake the WPC in this sector and will be contacting the companies for information)

4. STRATEGY DOCUMENT

Richard thanked Gerry for his enthusiasm. General discussion ensued on the problems of communication i.e. late agendas, change of dates etc.

It was suggested and favourably received that the meetings should be held late afternoon to coincide with the Regional meeting and the SASSDA representatives indicated that they would be happy if this required an overnight stay. An alternative suggestion was that the independent sectors met regularly but that the Regional meeting should only meet quarterly.

5. GENERAL

5.1 Pressing and Polishing:

5.2 Welding: Oliver offered to contact SAIW to co-ordinate training projects.

5.3 Blanks and Pressing: Oliver reported that the final report is due at the end of next month 

6. CDI

6.1 Lesley reported meeting with the CEO of Makro and will be meeting with their senior buyers in April.

7. GENERAL

7.1 Data Base: Fiona and Lesley are compiling a data base of members giving relevant contact details and asked for input from members. 

7.2 Columbus Steel: The letter from Columbus Steel was tabled and it was noted that Johan Smit was Acting CEO. A farewell for John was being organised and members would be advised accordingly.

6. DATE OF NEXT MEETING: To be advised.