Although the Macsteel head office building on Dyson Road, Wadeville, was demolished a few years ago, the company\u2019s roots are still well embedded in Germiston.<\/p>\n
Proving this to be fact, the boardroom at the old head office site still remains intact.<\/p>
Eric Samson, founder of Macsteel, also had his office preserved in Wadeville.<\/p>\n
The current head office is located in Lilianton, Boksburg.<\/p>
\u201cLong-term benefits for Macsteel prevailed over sentimental feelings and the decision was confirmed that our old Macsteel head office building on Dyson Road had to be demolished a number of years ago,\u201d said acting marketing manager Candice Menoita.<\/p>\n
The steel industry legends boast a prominent status across the country and in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n
Their business units have been categorised into two broad sectors \u2013 trading and manufacturing.<\/p>\n
Within the two sectors consists eight dynamic business units, operating from a network of more than 60 service centres, branches and warehouses.<\/p>\n
Macsteel supplies the entire sub-Saharan geographic region with a broad range of carbon steel, stainless steel, speciality steels, aluminium products and value-added processes to all industry sectors.<\/p>\n
\u201cMacsteel Service Centres SA has developed and expanded to be Africa\u2019s leading manufacturer, merchandiser and distributor of steel and value-added steel products,\u201d said Menoita.<\/p>\n
Macsteel has also set in place a Corporate Social Investment (CSI) mission that aims to improve the lives of the disadvantaged.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur CSI mission is to actively contribute to the upliftment of disadvantaged communities surrounding our operations and those communities from which we source our labour.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do so through efficient and effective social investment programmes in both the identified priority focus and geographical areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wouldn\u2019t be able to do this without our employees, the Macsteelers,\u201d said Kim Allan, group corporate social responsibility manager.<\/p>\n
To facilitate and support their employee community involvement programme (CIP) the Macsteel Volunteer Programme was launched in November 2015.<\/p>\n
The programme has since grown and is still aligned with their CSI strategic objectives.<\/p>\n
\u201cEighty-one per cent of the investment in community involvement activities has been successfully aligned to benefit existing socio-economic development beneficiaries from our focus area pillars namely, health and wellness, education and capacity building and welfare.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a real indication of Macsteel\u2019s commitment to our communities and the move toward active participation and involvement is evident,\u201d said Allan.<\/p>\n
The company has since recognised that among their 4 000 employees there are many natural caregivers, pastors and community leaders.<\/p>\n
Through the CIP they are able to encourage employees to engage as a socially responsible organisation involved in the development of communities in the surrounding areas in which the company operates.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis outreach can bring about a sense of worthiness to staff as they will be making a significant difference somewhere and feel a deeper sense of belonging to a \u2018caring family\u2019,\u201d said Allan.<\/p>\n
The company has also found that community volunteering also exposes staff to the insecurities that accompany job loss or unemployment which will enhance empathy.<\/p>\n
In turn, Macsteel will enter into a social contract with the communities and contribute to a better sense of social cohesion within these communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cMacsteel Cares has become a brand that is consciously identified by both our employees and the communities we interact with,\u201d said Allan.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur long-term vision is eventually to see each and every Macsteeler in a Macsteel Cares shirt, meaning they have volunteered and are proud to be associated with the brand.\u201d<\/p>\n
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