About Us

Company History

• January 1986 Kantech was established with a staff complement of 3.

• 1989 Property purchased in Patterson Street - Newcastle, and converted the residence into 260m² office space.

• 1993 The workshop of 720m² was built at the Newcastle premises.

• 2006 Kanteck has a staff complement of 34 people and runs a fleet of 8 commercial vehicles.

• 2007 Kantech purchased a second property adjacent to its existing property, with a view to doubles it's workshop and office facilities.

• 2009 Stage 1 of constructing the new workshop, with the new workshop structure completed adding a further 720m² to the existing new property structures adding a further 270m² which is used for the electrical and boiler making workshops. Total worship and office now stands at 1920m².

• 2014 Kantech launced a Sand and grid blasting division which has the capability to onsite blasting services as well as accredited application of specialist coatings to various substrates. Kantech obtained a BBBEE Level 2 contributor rating as assessed by an independent assessment authority. Kantech ahieved CIDB5ME, 3CE, 2SL and 2EP ratings qualifying Kantech for CIDB rated mechanical projects with a value of up to R6,5 million.

Management systems

Quality Management

Kantech has a Quality Management System based on the SABS ISO 9000 and whilst Kantech has not pursued SABS accreditation for our QC system, it is subject to review and independent audit by our key customers to ensure compliance to their respective corporate QC systems. The following have performed reviews on out QC system against their respective ISO and equivalent requirements and can be approached for verification:

• Arcelor Mittal (January 1993)

• Sasol, Sastech & Sasol Synfuels

• Eskom

We welcome all customers to engage us regarding specific QC requirements for incorporation as required.

Environmental Management

In all its operations Kantech Services (Pty) Ltd is committed to:

• Establishing clear accountability for environmental performance.

• Compliance with legal requirements and other internal policy as a minimum requirement.

• Preserving undistributed habitats wherever possible.

• Making use of technology which has minimal adverse effects on our working environments.

• Promoting environmental awareness and responsibility amongst all our stakeholders.

• Monitoring and auditing, both internal and external, of environmental performance at all operations and facilities.

Occupational Health & Safety Management

Kantech is committed to effectively managing al Occupational Health and Safety matters as part of our routine daily business with the ultimate goal of meeting the highest standards in these fields. We are committed to comply with all applicable legislation and standards and endorse the following Occupational Health and Safety principles:

• Ensuring that every employee works in an environment which is as safe as possible.

• Provide training for all employees to equip them to be part of the maintenance and improvement of OHS in their place of work.

• To empower all employees in OHS by maintaining an open approach to safety related matters.

• Create a culture of continuous improvement and education in the workplace for OHS matters.

• Fostering an attitude of compliance amongst all employees.

• Providing OHS care and support, which includes annual screening and inoculation for employees which may be exposed to hazardous materials.

• To ensure that all employees have the right equipment for the work at hand so that all work is carried out in a Health and Safety environment.

• By establishing and employer employee relationship in an environment which encourages OHS compliance.

• Maintaining and applying sound QC to all suppliers and procurement channels.

In support of the above Kantech has developed in-house OHS skills to ensure compilation of Safety files and documentation in accordance with guidelines and structures required by the Department of Labour.