Sharks vs Chiefs 21 April

THEY BACK!!!

So the Sharks are back home ready to unsettle the Chiefs (well we hope)...

This is officially the start of Safal Steel's exposure at the Kings Park Staduim, there will be a cheque hand over at half time in acknowledgement of sponsoring the DRSU.

During half time, you will see our logo on the big screen in addition about 6 teams of young boys will play in branded Safal Steel bibs during the break.

This is a very exciting time for Safal Steel, as it will be our first mass exposure at the rugby, so please show your support.

GO SHARKS!

Safal Steel signs sponsorship deal with DRSU

Image taken at a luncheon in Hillcrest - Andre Beetge(Left) president of the DRSU with Ronnie Graham COO of Safal Steel. 

In 2011 Safal Steel had the privilege in assisting the DRSU(Durban Rugby Sub Union) with sponsorship of rugby kit for the various age groups as they represented KZN at the Inter Provincial Rugby Tournament in Bloemfontein at the end of the year.

Safal since realised that we had the opportunity to assist club rugby from grassroots up. The necessity of corporate funding for these divisions offers talent to further professional leagues such as our provincial rugby and possibly to represent our SA team.

DRSU and Safal engaged at the beginning of 2012 to negotiate a sponsorship for the division.

We are pleased to announce that Safal Steel will be the principle sponsor to the DRSU for 2012.

Various clubs in KZN will play towards the Safal Steel cup 2012, this will be in conjunction with their inter club tournaments which will be hosted all over KZN on a weekly basis in club rugby season.

Part of the perks to the deal, Safal Steel has the opportunity for brand awareness at the Mr Price Stadium through signage on the big screen and at selected games, some of the junior teams will play rugby during the half time in branded apparel.

You will start seeing the brand exposure from the 21^st of April when the official hand over will occur during half time of the Sharks vs. the Chiefs.

We trust that this relationship will be mutually beneficial and rewarding.

 Good luck to all the teams who fall under the DRSU flag.

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Safal Steel official opening ceremony 5 March 2012

A great day was had to mark Safal Steel's official opening ceremony - 5 March 2012
The function was held on site in Cato Ridge, and despite the possible threats of cyclone Irina the mood was not dampened.

Safal Steel played host to elite dignitaries such as the Minister of Trade and Industry - Dr Rob Davies, Mr Shinya Higuchi MD of Nippon Steel, Mr Naoyuki Akimoto Executive officer of Marubeni Itochu Steel Inc. Dr Manu Chandaria as well as various project suppliers and our valued customers.

From 2006 when the first feasibility studies were conducted, over 2,500,000 man hours were deployed to get the facility constructed, January 2011 marked full commercial production for Safal Steel. Our capacity for supply to the local SA markets and various export markets is 150 000 tons per annum, in our first year of production we achieved over 70 000 tons distribution. A prestigious award was attained from the Durban Chamber of commerce "Exporter of the year" which was posted in a blog last year.

Safal Steel would like to extend thanks to every individual and company involved in getting Safal Steel operational, project suppliers, customers, government officials and last but by no ways least our dedicated staff and their families.

We trust that Safal Steel will continue to reach milestones in its growth phase and for our various partnerships to remain cemented and firm.

Regards Team Safal Steel.

SANS 10 400... It's official!

"Over 12 million people in South Africa are without decent homes" as published in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Walls & Roofs in a feature on affordable housing. 
"87% of the homes built between 1994 and 2010 are considered to be high risk structures due to various defects after the houses were built."  
Safal Steel has worked very hard in 2011 to gain approval with the NHBRC in order to assist our customers in being able to compete in this sector.

The much talked about SANS 10 400 has recently been gazetted, which now reflects our AZ technology specification. This is a very positive step in the right direction as now this sector can be offered a better alternative compared with galvanised steel and traditional clay tiles.
The new SANS 10 400 XA talks about roof construction needing to meet a certain thermal performance requirement.

AZ coated products - ZincAL and COLORPLUS out perform galvanised steel in both corrosion resistance and thermal attributes.
The inclusion of aluminium offers barrier protection to the steel core, whilst the zinc offers sacrifical protection, offering 4 times the lifespan as compared to galvanised steel. 
The mettalic finish of the AZ coating offers maximum heat refectivity which keeps the interior of a home measurably cooler during the summer months and significantly warmer during the winter months. This performance gives our brands ZincAL and COLORPLUS an advantage over traditional galvanised sheeting, tile roofs as well as cement roofing.

For further information regarding the SANS 10400 and our Safal Steel brands kindly contact Tammy Grove marketing@safalsteel.co.za