The ECID has a requirement for certain minor maintenance work to be carried out in Epping 1 and Epping 2. The maximum value at any one time will be R7 500, companies are invited to contact the ECID Assistant Manager, Lizette Johnstone on 084 526 3918 for further details.
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Bokomo’s Bonus Oats Donation
The ECID received a donation of 69 boxes of instant oats from Bokomo Foods which was distributed to The SOS in Langa and the Church of the Nazarene in Bonteheuwel.
Pictured here is Charles Mitchell and an assistant from SOS (top) and Reverend Stan Martin from Church of the Nazarene receiving their donation. We thank Bokomo for their kind donation.
Feeding Scheme for February 2013
The first food items for 2013 were handed out to our 2 deserving charity organisations;
100 kg of mealie meal donated by Premier Foods, 20 boxes of instant oats donated by Bokomo Foods, 10 pockets each of potatoes, onions, butternut, sweet potatoes and 4 pockets of gem squash all donated by Capepots / Propots, 2 tins of coffee, 2kg each of peanut butter and jam, 24 cans each of baked beans, peas and pilchards, 4 packets of lentils and 10kg of rice.
We once again thank all our sponsors for the continued dedication to this initiative in helping the less fortunate.
On the left Reverend Stan Martin of the Church of the Nazarene in Bonteheuwel, on the right Ms V Bango on behalf of SOS Langa.
New Security and Cleaning Service Providers for ECID
The ECID wish to welcome Titanium Securitas, our new security provider. We now have 3 patrol vehicles and 1 response vehicle based in Epping 247.
We also welcome Essential Cleaning Services, our new cleaning service provider. Please note all telephone numbers remain the same.
GlaxoSmithKline Cape Town Factory Wins GSK Global Energy Trophy
Cape Town,Epping Industria-GSK Cape Town factory was awarded the GSK-Global Manufacturing Supply (GMS) Energy Trophy which is an annually contested trophy awarded to the site with the best energy management programme.
This prestigious award has put Cape Town on the GSK Energy map and marks the first time that the trophy has been held on the African continent. Previous Energy Trophy title holders were Irvine and Barnard Castle sites in the UK and Sonepat in India.GSK employs approximately 110000 people, of which 26000 are employed by 74 factories in 31 countries that report into the central Energy management data base. All of the sites were screened by GSK’s Global Energy Managemnet Team and Cape Town was selected as one of 16 sites shortlisted to submit a presentation. The top six sites were:Nabha (India), Ware (UK), Imaichi (Japan), Eveux/NDB (France), Biopharms (USA) and Cape Town (South Africa).The energy trophy is awared to the site that achieves the best combined result against a set of criteria including:1. Performance-Project portfolio, behavioural programmes, use of technology, innovation, process improvements, 2013+plans , renewable energy projects.2. Sharing-Case studies, sharing with other sites, CCERP (Climate Change & Energy Reduction Project) team engagement, budget setting and reporting, Energy Kaizen support etc.3. Site Circumstances-Specific challenges and constraints that the site has successfully mitigated that could have impacted energy reduction ativity and the ability to deliver it.
(Pictured from left to right, Hein Nieman-EHS Manager, Mike Willison-Site Director, Tony Laughton-Utilities & Energy Manager.)
ECID Annual General Meeting
The ECID will be holding it’s Annual General Meeting on the 22 November 2012 at 14h30, venue and agenda to follow.
ECID Feeding Scheme for August 2012
We were once again able to make a generous donation to Church of the Nazarene in Bonteheuwel and SOS in Langa. 100kg of mealie meal donated by Premier Foods, 28 boxes of oats donated by Bokomo Foods, 2 tins of coffee, 4 tubs of peanut butter, 2 tubs of jam, 4 packets of dry soup mix, 24 cans each of mixed vegetables, baked beans and pilchards donated by Giant Hyper and 14 pairs of shorts and 104 shirts donated anonymously were handed out. Accepting on behalf of Church of the Nazarene is Reverend Stan Martin and for SOS Langa is Nokuthula together with some of their volunteers. We once again thank all our sponsors for their continued dedication to this initiative in helping the less fortunate.
ECID Feeding Scheme for July 2012
The ECID made a delivery of the following items; 100kg of mealie meal donated by Premier Foods, 4 cases of oats donated by Bokomo Foods, 2 x 1kg peanut butter, 2 x 950g jam, 1000 tea bags, 24 cans mixed vegetables, 24 cans baked beans, 24 cans pilchards, 10 kg rice and 4 packets dry soup mix donated by Giant Sweets and +/- 200 shirts donated anonymously to SOS Langa pictured on the left with a few of their volunteers and the Church of the Nazarene in Bonteheuwel, pictured on the right with Reverend Stan Martin and Danny Zeederberg.
ECID Feeding Scheme for June 2012
The ECID delivered the following items to the Church of the Nazarene in Bonteheuwel pictured on the right and SOS Langa pictured on the left. 100kg of mealie mealie donated by Premier Foods, 60 kg of oats donated by Bokomo Foods, 24 cans each of pilchards, baked beans and peas, 10 kg rice, 2 packets each of lentils and dry soup mix, 2 tins of coffee, 2 kg peanut butter, and 2.4 kg apricot jam donated by Giant sweets, 26 pockets of potatoes, 16 pockets of squash, 16 pockets of onions and 18 boxes of tomatoes donated by Propots. We again thank our sponsors for their generous contributions to helping those less fortunate.
ECID Feeding Scheme for April 2012
The ECID made another delivery of food items to SOS Langa (pictured on the left) and the Church of the Nazarene in Bonteheuwel (pictured on the right). 100kg of mealie meal donated by Premier Foods, 2 tins of coffee, 2 x 1kg peanut butter, 2 x 950g jam, 2 x 5kg rice, 10 packets of dry soup mix and 24 cans each of baked beans, pilchards and mixed vegetables donated by Giant Sweets. 30 pockets each of potatoes and squash and 40 pockets of onions donated by Propots. We thank our sponsors for their generous donations of much needed and appreciated items.
