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SHOWERS OF SAVINGS

n all industries around the and technological innovation ■ cleaner-burning fuel with the
world, the cost of energy to provide the highest-quality lowest fossil fuel emissions
I(fossil, electrical, renewable and most reliable products and ■ significantly cheaper than
and nuclear) has become more services of this type. electricity
significant than ever before,
negatively impacting on Its health and safety Since then, the change to gas has
companies’ budgets. South Africa requirements are of the saved an average of 14 550kWh
is no exception to the general highest standards and per annum and the company is
increase, and its electricity prices safeguarding its employees now able to purchase energy at a
against potential exposure to
are of particular concern. The the harmful effects of lead is more cost effective price. It also
effects of this have been worsened of paramount importance. To benefits from SLG’s continuing
by local and international achieve this, employees are advisory service on how to obtain
demands to reduce its greenhouse required to shower twice per day the best value for each gigajoule
gas emissions and the newly as per lead regulations in the purchased. Associated Additives
introduced carbon tax. Occupational Health and Safety also has other gas infrastructure,
Act. This occurs once before including gas furnaces and
Most industries’ efforts to ‘go boilers and these savings have
green’ has been fraught with employees begin their lunch added up, particularly over
break and again before the end
difficulties, and not many have extended periods. Given the
been able to successfully control of the day’s shift. While this may current reliability of the national
seem an easy feat, the cost of 80
and conserve the future of their employees showering twice per electricity supply, the change to
energy supplies. One notable day significantly increased the gas has been critical in ensuring Gas heaters installed at Associated Additives to optimise the company’s
energy requirements.
exception to this is Associated company’s energy bill. that the business’ energy needs
Additives, in Jacobs KwaZulu- are met.
Natal, which recently undertook To reduce this overhead,
an initiative to improve its Associated Additives contracted In August 2019, Associated
overall energy efficiency and with SLG for the supply of gas as Additives obtained ISO:50001:
make significant savings in its part of the project of replacing its Energy Management SLG’s customer value proportion
operational costs. two electrical geysers with seven System accreditation. goes beyond gas supply, offering
gas water heaters. Fortunately, the This management system technical feasibility studies,
Associated Additives is a leading decision to switch to gas was an standard enables the company regulatory licenses, installations,
manufacturer and supplier easy one. to continuously control commissioning and post-
of lead and non-lead based and improve its energy installation technical and safety
products, which it sells to PVC, Pipeline gas has been proven to be: consumption and performance. training are facilitated by SLG as
mining, battery and chemical ■ more practical in achieving value-added services. 
industries around the world. The instantaneous heat SLG is proud to have partnered
company’s mission is to build on ■ more convenient as it is readily with Associated Additives in T: +27 31 812 0555
its history of product excellence available ‘on tap’ making the switch to gas. W: www.slgas.co.za

AN EVENTFUL FEW MONTHS

ox Yeats Attorneys has had At the end of 2019 the firm Practice to assist clients in this
an eventful few months. was informed that they had area of business.
CThe end of July 2019 saw been awarded the PMR.africa Focussing on the area of
the firm relocate to custom built Diamond Arrow award for being community and social upliftment,
offices on the Umhlanga Ridge, the top law firm in South Africa all Cox Yeats personnel and
followed by a client event at the in the medium size category. professionals started the year off
end of November 2019 to welcome This is the third consecutive year making sandwiches for the firm’s
clients to their new premises. that the firm was recognised with appointed CSI initiative; Amaoti
this award. no 3 School. This was followed
The firm then had three of its
partners listed in BEST LAWYERS The year 2020 has started off by professionals attending the
school’s annual awards ceremony
2020 making it a total of seven with the firm recognising and where this small school celebrated
partners listed in this prestigious acting on the ever evolving some amazing matric results with
journal, namely: Roger Green, impact of the 4th Industrial an overall 2019 matric pass rate of
Alastair Hay, Michael Posemann, Revolution, through the 97, 8%. 
Robin Westley, Andrew Clark, establishment of the Information
Michael Jackson and Richard Hoal. & Communication Technology W: www.coxyeats.co.za David Meadows (Tongaat Hulett) and Michael Jackson, Managing Partner
– Cox Yeats, seen at the firm’s client evening

Womeshnee Maharaj (Horizon Marine); Justin Evans Vusi Ndlovu (Mthinthe Construction) and Thoko Graeme Green, Melanie Gillespie and Grant Smith all from JT
(Sedgwick South Africa); Hans Modipane (SA Cargo Services) Mdluli (Ikhayelihle Cleaning Services) Ross seen enjoying the evening together with Richard Hoal,
and Sonitha Mohadasen (Horizon Marine) partner at Cox Yeats

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