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Written by Chris Farnell & Produced by John Holliman
They say that the first taste is with the eye and this is true nowhere more than on the supermarket shelf. Presentation is everything. This is where Colcab comes in. Colcab is the largest and most innovative manufacturer of Refrigerated Supermarket display cases in South Africa, as well as producing a range of Hot Food display and service units.
A mission of innovation and quality
The company has become the largest in its chosen market by following several core, guiding principles. The company has stated categorically that it plans to lead the markets it serves, using innovative products and technical advances. Its drive to exceed customer expectations is a relentless pursuit.
Within the company, Colcab nurtures a culture of teamwork, high integrity and the utmost respect for its customers and suppliers. At the same time, the company insists it is intolerant of mediocrity. At Colcab continuous improvement is a way of life.
The Company has a philosophy of continuous improvement and innovation to ensure that the market is served with a product of the highest quality, delivered promptly and designed to give years of trouble free service.
This approach, Colcab believes, will enhance the success of its customers, and result in strong returns for its stakeholders and satisfaction for its dedicated team
of employees.
A dedicated staff
The well trained staff compliment of 250 employees work hard to ensure that the products built here reach, or exceed the customer’s requirements.
In the past the company has faced a difficult challenge in attempting to attract staff with special skills and qualities required to work in what is a very specified field. The company is hindered further by the fact that there are no university courses to train future staff for the work that Colcab does. However, Colcab has risen to this challenge, and does its best to employ well qualified engineers who the company can mould through in-house training. As a matter of course key staff members are regularly sent on courses to improve their skills, and they are also ISO 9002 accredited.
Hi-tech facilities
Colcab pursues this ambitious mission from its purpose built facility in Cape Town. The thoroughly modern factory covers 12,000 square metres of space. The plant was designed specifically to optimize efficient and quality production.
Colcab’s buying department constantly works to ensure a smooth procurement process. Most of its suppliers are local, although the company also sources from a few international suppliers.
In fact, Colcab is the only cabinet manufacturer in South Africa to have a test facility that can match up to international standards, something that has proved invaluable when selling into foreign markets.
However, in keeping with its philosophy of continuous improvement, Colcab isn’t a company that’s happy to rest on its laurels. The firm is continuously looking to advance and upgrade its plant facilities. Just recently, the company has had the Syspro system has been developed into the business. The system enables manufacturers and distributors to maximise the planning and management of business processes.
Key drivers for Colcab’s business are Research and Development, especially on the factory floor. One of the company’s current aims is to reduce its energy consumption within the units Colcan produces, responding the soaring energy costs across South Africa.
Global distribution
Colcab’s factory is currently satisfying 60 percent of the local market, as well as supplying to customers both abroad and in the wider South African region.
Even now the company is currently delivering units to customers as far afield as Australia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as countries such as Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Kenya on the African continent.
A quality range of products
Colcab currently offers three distinct ranges of display cabinets. These include the “Origin” which it has sold since 1998. This case is designed in the U.S. style. More recently, in 2005 Colcab introduced two new ranges of cabinet. Firstly, there was the “Manor” a display case build in the European style. Then, there was the “Sydney” another European styled cabinet.
Looking to the future
The business is looking good for Colcab. The company is constantly working to update and refurbish its stores and facilities, keeping the company very busy, especially the booming market in newly opened supermarkets in South Africa. Even now the company is looking into building a new warehousing facility.
A mission of innovation and quality
The company has become the largest in its chosen market by following several core, guiding principles. The company has stated categorically that it plans to lead the markets it serves, using innovative products and technical advances. Its drive to exceed customer expectations is a relentless pursuit.
Within the company, Colcab nurtures a culture of teamwork, high integrity and the utmost respect for its customers and suppliers. At the same time, the company insists it is intolerant of mediocrity. At Colcab continuous improvement is a way of life.
The Company has a philosophy of continuous improvement and innovation to ensure that the market is served with a product of the highest quality, delivered promptly and designed to give years of trouble free service.
This approach, Colcab believes, will enhance the success of its customers, and result in strong returns for its stakeholders and satisfaction for its dedicated team
of employees.
A dedicated staff
The well trained staff compliment of 250 employees work hard to ensure that the products built here reach, or exceed the customer’s requirements.
In the past the company has faced a difficult challenge in attempting to attract staff with special skills and qualities required to work in what is a very specified field. The company is hindered further by the fact that there are no university courses to train future staff for the work that Colcab does. However, Colcab has risen to this challenge, and does its best to employ well qualified engineers who the company can mould through in-house training. As a matter of course key staff members are regularly sent on courses to improve their skills, and they are also ISO 9002 accredited.
Hi-tech facilities
Colcab pursues this ambitious mission from its purpose built facility in Cape Town. The thoroughly modern factory covers 12,000 square metres of space. The plant was designed specifically to optimize efficient and quality production.
Colcab’s buying department constantly works to ensure a smooth procurement process. Most of its suppliers are local, although the company also sources from a few international suppliers.
In fact, Colcab is the only cabinet manufacturer in South Africa to have a test facility that can match up to international standards, something that has proved invaluable when selling into foreign markets.
However, in keeping with its philosophy of continuous improvement, Colcab isn’t a company that’s happy to rest on its laurels. The firm is continuously looking to advance and upgrade its plant facilities. Just recently, the company has had the Syspro system has been developed into the business. The system enables manufacturers and distributors to maximise the planning and management of business processes.
Key drivers for Colcab’s business are Research and Development, especially on the factory floor. One of the company’s current aims is to reduce its energy consumption within the units Colcan produces, responding the soaring energy costs across South Africa.
Global distribution
Colcab’s factory is currently satisfying 60 percent of the local market, as well as supplying to customers both abroad and in the wider South African region.
Even now the company is currently delivering units to customers as far afield as Australia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as countries such as Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Kenya on the African continent.
A quality range of products
Colcab currently offers three distinct ranges of display cabinets. These include the “Origin” which it has sold since 1998. This case is designed in the U.S. style. More recently, in 2005 Colcab introduced two new ranges of cabinet. Firstly, there was the “Manor” a display case build in the European style. Then, there was the “Sydney” another European styled cabinet.
Looking to the future
The business is looking good for Colcab. The company is constantly working to update and refurbish its stores and facilities, keeping the company very busy, especially the booming market in newly opened supermarkets in South Africa. Even now the company is looking into building a new warehousing facility.
