Business relationships:    

The company has formal business relationships with leading seat and component suppliers in order to offer the best seating solutions in the country.

            2.1.      Gibicar (Italy) and Vogel (Germany) - Bus and coach seats.

            2.2.      KAB Seating (U.K.) - Driver and Operator seats.

            2.3.      John Holdsworth (U.K.) - Trim fabrics.

            2.4.      COMPIN (France) - Train seating and vandal resistant technology.

            2.5.      PRIMA and RUSPA (Italy) - Interior accessories.

In-house manufacturing capabilities include:

            -           CNC tube bending

            -           Argon / CO2 mix welding

            -           Zinc-phosphate metal treatment                                           

            -           Powder coating

            -           Polyurethane foam mouldings

            -           Cutting

            -           Sewing

            -           Trimming

            -           Mechanical assembly 

Management Profile:            

 Directors:                        

 Financial / Administration - C.H. Olivier    B Comp (Hons) CA(SA)  MBL

Technical / Manufacturing - C.E. Brittz       Bsc Eng. (Indust) MBL

Marketing/Market Development - J S Seroke                            

 Non Executive - P Nodada 

Operations Management:

Sales / Financial                                           C H Olivier    

Contracts / Technical                                    C E Brittz

Market Development / Customer liaison    J S Seroke

Factory/Production                                        R Gilbert

Purchasing                                                     F van Staden

Deliveries                                                       D Mulaudzi

Administration                                                A De Beer  

Reception                                                       G Wesaba                        

Head Count

Staff                15     

                        Hourly                        110    

Facilities:

            5.1.      Manufacturing          -              4800 m2

            5.2.      Offices                       -             400 m2

            5.3.      Location                     -            Midway between Johannesburg and Pretoria in the Midrand Industrial area.

Optimally positioned for :

 -       Logistics - road, rail, air

-               Labour - Kempton Park / Tembisa / Pretoria residential areas.

-               Market - all the major bus / coach / train body builders are within a 200 km radius.

Ownership:           

The business was established in 1986.

The present company was established in1991, following a management buy-out .

A majority BBBEE shareholding agreement was concluded in 2009.

Shareholders :

C.H. Olivier                                                                         22.0 %

C.E. Brittz                                                                           22.0 %

Gibicar srl (Italy)                                                                  5.0 %                     

Matsheloni Seat Consortium (Pty) Ltd.                            43.5 %                     

Ulrich Seats Staff Trust (Pty) Ltd                                        7.5 %  

Statistics: 

            7.1       Market share                         30  %   Bus & Coach

                                                                        100 % Train

                                                                        50%    Driver / Operator

            7.2.      Production to date

                        (17 years)                              > 500 000 seat places

                7.3       Turnover                                > R70.0 m per annum