JUNE NEWSLETTER
In the four months that we have had the MAN truck, we have completed
75 000km. Our average time to Jo’burg: without trailer = 18 hours,
with trailer = 20 hours.
A special request from the MAN Team to ALL people involved in the site
inspections: Checking the store is not enough!
Please check all aspects of installation:
- Paying particular attention to access for the truck and trailer which
has a very limited turning circle, almost nil reversing capability in
confined spaces.
- Please remember we have to drive out as well as in.
- One more point is actual equipment access – some stores are on the
first floor with vary narrow stairs i.e. Primi Ballito...
On the lighter side, Mansoer jumped out of the truck to pee and jumped
back quicker than he jumped out when he was confronted by a large
snake in the grass (maybe he couldn’t take the competition).
A labourer in JNB looking for work asked us if our company could give
him a job. When we explained that we were from Cape Town, he said
it was too far to travel each day.
Terry & Mansoer
Hi everybody at Mac Brothers!
Welcome to the first issue of Mac Brothers
newsletter, June 2007. This will be a monthly
event that will hopefully enable us to draw the
branches closer together. In order for this
newsletter to be successful, it is important for
ALL of us to partake by emailing the relevant
information to
[email protected] for our
next issue.
The Sabenza fridge department with its fourteen team
members produced over 1500 fridges last year and on
average they manufacture approximately 30 underbar
fridges per week.
They are capably lead by Supervisor Bernard Akim who has
over twelve years experience in the Catering Equipment
manufacturing environment. Bernard is assisted by team leader Jappie Jackson who
with his fourteen years experience in the Catering Equipment manufacturing business
adds to the pool of experience this team can draw on in their endeavour to be the
leading manufacturers of underbar fridges in the industry.
All the units are motorised and refrigerated by Rashaad October and his team. Rashaad
started out as a Labourer with the Company just over three and a half years ago and
he now is the refrigeration technician at Sabenza and he and his team motor up and
refrigerate over twenty fridges a week.
As the fridge department grows form strength to strength we would like to welcome
into the Macbrothers family Bernard’s daughter born in January and Jappies two
grandchildren born in May.
JUNE
Sirajudien Brown Sabenza
Yusuf De Wet Sabenza
Nazeem Dollie Sabenza
Sakhekil Guzi Sabenza
Yizani Hlahleni Sabenza
Lennox Khuze Sabenza
Dawood Koopman Sabenza
Vuyisile Lamati Sabenza
Mzabantu Mayo Sabenza
Winniefred Mboko Sabenza
Asanda Mdlalo Sabenza
David Ndamani Sabenza
Patrick Ndobayini Sabenza
Shu-aib Paulse Sabenza
Geoffrey Riddles Sabenza
Eugene Smith Sabenza
Ismail Gameeldien Sabenza
Ryan Japhta MB Ctn
Donna Van Scalkwyk MB Cpt
Goesnie Sallies MB Cpt
Andile Nomqolo MB Cpt
Salama Bull MB Cpt
Bronwyn Adams MB Cpt
Werner Schoonraad MB Cpt
Martin Undi MB Jhb
Leona Olivier MB Jhb
David Matlatle MB Jhb
SABENZA:
46 absentees (2.64%)
MB CPT:
23 absentees (1.32%)
MB JHB:
4 absentees (0.54%)
MB DBN:
0 absentees (0%) |
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Sabenza is currently undergoing a major expansion.
This expansion will create more space in the Fridge department , the stores , the assembly area and the welding bays to ensure
that Sabenza has increased capacity to meet the needs of the future. “ This expansion will allow us to increase production to meet
the growing need from our customers for our quality catering equipment” says Ivan, factory director.
The expansion will result in the redesign of the Fridge Department with the resulting streamlining of production.
The Assembly department will be relocated and expanded to meet the need for its gas and electrical products. The welding bays in
the fabrication department will be expanded and the capacity in this area increased. The raw materials store will also be increased in size.
Daniel Christie – AKA Dik-dwerg (Fat midget for the red necks)
Wow!!! This oke is so deserving of this title. Not only does he really work hard and know his stuff, but he is such a diligent employee.
Life in general cannot possibly be easy for this character, let me explain, and please, a lot of this stuff is inside information and cannot be repeated by any means!!!
Born Daniel Christie on one bright sunny Tuesday morning and when I say a Tuesday morning, I mean it. This bloke was made over a long weekend. Care and attention went into making him. The following ingredients were used: 1 x 5XL shirt, 1 x 14 shoe size, 1 x Camp Master size jeans & 1 x 160 odd kg (Estimated figure add a few here and there).
After weeks of labour, his poor mother was so distraught that
upon seeing her new born baby boy, let out a sign of relief
and shouted: " My fok was dit net een !!!"
There was a specific reason as to why he was put in charge of the Spurs. No prospective, idealistic Spur franchisee will ever ask Daniel to pay his account over 120 days.
Which brings me to his back ground...
Spur 9.5 years!!!! Who in their right mind stays in Spurs for that
length of time? Not that I am saying that it’s a bad franchise...
But hell, a person can only eat so many burgers with pink sauce
for so long.
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Daniel decided to leave the Spur’s play area as people were
complaining that he wouldn’t leave the face painting lady and
decided to go into frolicking with children, all 32 odd of them.
Yip!!! Daniel decided to be a teacher. If he couldn’t get the kids
off the trampoline at Spur, he wanted to make sure that by
being a teacher, he would show them who was boss of the play
ground.
China after 6.5 years in any government institution is enough
to make you want to hang yourself.
Luckily for him, Craig was driving past on the day Daniel was
tying the noose to the biggest tree in Edenvale, (it had to be
a big tree, as no others would hold this small monster). He
was brought back to the office, laid out onto 2 x 2250 x 750
wide stainless steel specially made 1.5mm grade 304 tables.
(to prevent breakage... Thanks Ivan for one of Piero’s “specials”).
Once Daniel came around and looked lovingly into Craig’s gaze,
it was love at first sight. Mac Brothers Jo’burg will never be the
same again.
The only monster character Daniel has, is his ability to make
us laugh, feel good about ourselves, and most of all...make us
want to better ourselves, as his personal principles and standards
that he has set for himself are so close, that all of us are able
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Constant Bennet - Fridge Assistant [ct]
Deborah Landrew - Debtors Assistant [ct]
Mario April - Ass. Guillotine Operator [ct]
Matt Pollock - IT Manager [ct]
Carel De Beer - Technician [jhb]
Leona Olivier - Financial Controller [jhb]
Leona Rusch - Designer [jhb] |
Lelanie Thurman
Service Manager [jhb]
Quintus Erasmus
Ass. Service Manager [jhb] |
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STUDIES
Congratulations to Timda
Sheldon who has received
her Accounting Certificate
in April 2007.
We wish her well with her
new goal obtaining her
Diploma in Cost and
Management Accounting. |
Mac Brothers has more than a Mission; we have a Purpose; a Reason for doing what we do:
- Our Purpose at Mac Brothers is, nothing less than, helping our Customers succeed in their businesses
- Because, by making our Customers successful, they will keep buying from us and using our services
- This means that everyone at Mac Brothers, no matter what he or she does, needs to be involved, committed and energised to make our Customers the most successful in the Fodd Industry
Mac Brothers counts upon your valuable contributions, keep striving, growing and adding value!
ANDREW WALSH sold his business last year and decided to do
something he knows absolutely nothing about. Six months into this
venture he still knows nothing, and relies entirely on good looks and
charm. At 47 years old, married to Sandy, they have three daughters.
STEVE HINDE has absolutely no qualifications. His chequered career
peaked when he was appointed general manager of a hardware chain.
At 45 and married to Noirin, who is Irish and can’t cook. They have
two children. With only one functional eye (the other one became non
functional as a result of an accident involving horses and balls).
CHARLINE EVANS worked for the pharmaceutical company. She is
super efficient and, if the truth be told, is actually the boss. She is
33, 6 foot tall and blonde, likes horses and is too intelligent to be
married.
CHARL VAN DER WESTHUIZEN is a Zimbabwe born “flat head”. He
has recently qualified as a refrigeration mechanic and he will be our
service and installation technician.
MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS... Andrew having his Landcruiser stolen from under the nose of the security guard at the Crowne plaza in Jo’burg during
HOSTEX. This was probably the Lord’s punishment for visiting the Fashion Café as a middle aged man.
Witnessing Steve successfully selling an ice machine at HOSTEX to some poor sod, only to be told that it was a bottle
washer. Next most riveting was watching Piero try to “unsell” it.
The look on the faces of the patrons of a larney restaurant in Sandton Square, when Steve inadvertently flicked his glass
eye into their midst. Next most special was Craig Roff’s face when he established that said glass eye was in amongst
the ice in the bottom of his glass of whisky. We probably won’t go to HOSTEX again.
Managing to convince a client to take our equipment and then finding that she was only going to pay when she had sold
her cattle, piecemeal over an extended period, in a place where there are no roads, no running water and no banking
facilities.
Yusuf De Wet
Howard Kokolo
Jappie Jackson
Stanley Njozele
Herman Swart
Patrick Zulu
Lelanie Thurman
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Ivan Burns
Lama Bull
Franklin De Klerk
Elvis Manell
Yizani Hlahleni
Patrick Gqiba
Peter Kedzior |
[Sabenza]
[Mac Cape Town]
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Arsenal narrowly misses winning the
Premier League, was it not for injuries to
Thierry Henry they would surely
have cleaned up!
Congrats to Manchester United winning the Premier League.
Any friends & family who have any sporting achievements,
please drop this into the suggestion box located in the
canteen for the next newsletter.
Like the super 14 champs -
ons bloed is blou...
What the hell is in the water cooler ?????
Quintus (Service Manager Jo’burg) is the proud father of his
third child. Second daughter, named Erin. Born on Mothers Day
at a healthy 3.36kg.
Muriel (Warehouse Manager Jo’burg) pregnant again!!!! For the
5th time. Children are such blessings and bring much joy into
a household, but this is ridiculous...
Paul (Sales - Cape Town) & Wanda proud parents of their firstborn
son Nicholas, born on Friday 18 May, weight 3.82kg.
We wish all parents the joys, love and laughter only a child can
bring out in you.
Note to all: The Johannesburg Branch will be running Family
Planning sessions every Friday morning in the board room.
It is imperative that the above names attend.
Daniel & Bianca 07.07.07 & Warren & Dayle 19.05.07
The very best of luck to all of you. Remember if you really want to get the last word in… say "Ok, just go and buy it!"
