A recent exciting development at Davis & Shirtliff HO has been the successfully shipment and installation of a 50WG water treatment plant for Mike Rollinson of Outlook Farm, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. The plant was sold by the business development team at Head Office under Patrick Mufwoya and Dayliff product specialist Timothy Kemboi.
The plant was installed and commissioned with fantastic results and it has solved an age old problem at the farm of access to clean water. The plant has generated alot of interest from the neighbouring farms as well.
Dodoma is the capital city of Tanzania and D&S Tanzania under MD Ben Munyao has decided to open its sixth branch there reflecting the increasing levels of activity in the central region of the country which is rapidly developing. Under Branch Manager, Erick Koko, the new branch is located in a prime location within the city and has been smartly executed to the highest D&S standards, attracting much local attention.
The primary areas of activity for the new branch are expected to be boreholes including solar pumping, water treatment and commercial building services (CBS) for the many government buildings and institutions currently under development in the exciting and forward looking new parts of the city.
An impressive and complex assignment has recently been completed by D&S HO Technical involving both the Water Treatment and Controls and Instrumentation teams for UDV, a subsidiary of Diageo. The scope of the project was to design and install a Dayliff Reverse Osmosis plant with stainless steel tanks and synchronize operations with the existing RO system already installed at the distillery.
All work was completed to the highest international brewery standards with D&S technical staff undergoing a safety training course as well as becoming registered as certified food handlers in order to access the site. The unit specification includes a touchscreen automated Siemens PLC customized in house by Instrumentation & Control Manager Gilbert Baraza and team for controlling the plant which processes 15m3 of pure water per hour.
Davis & Shirtliff Zambia recently celebrated a major milestone, the achievement of being the first company in the country to attain the international ISO9001:2015 certification. Guest of Honour was the Hon Margaret Mwanakatwe, the Minister of Commerce Trade & Industry and also in attendance was Mr Manuel Mutale, Executive Director of ZABS who handed over the ISO Certificate to D&S MD Jonathan Mainga.
He commended the company on the achievement and encouraged other organisations to follow Davis & Shirtliff's example. Also present was D&S Group Chairman Alec Davis who thanked ZABS for their great support in assisting with the certification process. This accolade confirms that D&S Zambia applies and conforms to international quality standards in terms of product, systems and process and can provide assured quality to its various stakeholders. Click here to see a collection of photos taken during the day.
Davis & Shirtliff was recently featured in the latest issue of the Sustainable Business Magazine EMEA. The popular magazine published by SBM Media Limited (UK) aims to spread awareness of the values of sustainability, as well as the brilliant ways in which organizations continue to meet challenges and champion corporate social responsibility. Sustainable Business Magazine spoke with Group CEO David Gatende about how Davis & Shirtliff, the leader in water and energy solutions is working to support a progressive vision for East Africa.
The article highlights key development milestones of Davis & Shirtliff since its establishment in 1946 to the current regional giants in the Water & Energy sectors, various projects and their impact in the community, Davis & Shirtliff's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, technology adoption and the future for the company.
The feature can be accessed online by clicking here or on the Sustainable Business Magazine online version.