Secunda branch made history this year. Our very own Annemarie van Coller has been elected as the first female member to council. Annemarie is currently the area manager of Oxygen West Instrumentation at the Synfuels Operations Plant in Secunda. She is very dedicated and passionate about promoting the C&I field amongst the younger generation, and would love to motivate more women to join the profession. Her election to council will benefit the industry as a whole. We congratulate Annemarie and wish her good luck on serving on the SAIMC council for 2017.
Annemarie van Coller.
Petrochemical Roadshow at Secunda
The Petrochemical Roadshow was held at the Sasol Club in Secunda on 16 March. It was a great showcase of the industry and highlighted the various products, services and expertise available to the petrochemical, engineering, construction, mining and power industries. The exhibition also included instrumentation and control, health and safety, environmental, mechanical, plant optimisation and many other solutions. The branch manned the SAIMC stand on the day and we received a variety of visitors from across the industry.
Visitors at the SAIMC stand.
Technology Evenings
The planned dates for the rest of this year’s Technology Evenings are as follows:
• 11 May.
• 1 June.
• 6 July.
• 3 August.
• 7 September.
• 12 October.
• 2 November.
The presentations will earn CPD points for ECSA registered persons who attend. Enquiries can be directed to the branch chairman Johan Maritz at 082 856 3865 or johanmaritz260@gmail.com
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