{"id":184063,"date":"2018-08-03T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/184063\/group-electrical-now-bsi-approved\/"},"modified":"2018-08-03T14:27:53","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T12:27:53","slug":"group-electrical-now-bsi-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/08\/03\/group-electrical-now-bsi-approved\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Electrical now BSI approved"},"content":{"rendered":"

Group Electrical, which was established as a small family business 57 years ago by Willem Verster, is now a force to be reckoned with headed by two powerful women.<\/p>\n

Marinda Verster and Sarah Mothibi are setting high standards for themselves and their competitors within the high voltage industry.<\/p>

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Their Wadeville-based company was recently certified by British Standards Institution (BSI), and now boasts internationally recognised standards which will award them a new competitive edge.<\/p>\n

Marinda, and her late husband Marius, bought the company from her father-in-law Willem in 2000, aspiring to take it to new heights.<\/p>

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Group Electrical is now BSI approved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cI owned a nursery school and an interior design company at the time, my husband was the active partner at Group Electrical.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he died in 2006 I was faced with the task of either running the company or selling it to continue focusing on my own businesses,\u201d said Marinda.<\/p>\n

Marinda took on the tough challenge of heading Group Electrical as an active managing director.<\/p>\n

Over a year ago she partnered with Sarah and together they\u2019ve proved to be a strong duo challenging the male-dominated industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are constantly surrounded by men.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome attempt to intimidate us, while others have learnt that we do not scare quite so easily.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have also raised the bar when it comes to service, so many find it hard to keep up,\u201d said Marinda.<\/p>\n

The two are now proud owners of the prestigious BSI certificates for environmental management and occupational health and safety management systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese certificates and flags mean that we have complied with the international standards set by the BSI.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike every other woman will tell you, it is not easy being in an industry where men feel entitled to every opportunity, which is why we had to work hard to get the BSI\u2019s stamp of approval.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on our management style and processes we are now ahead of many competitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BSI certification also means that we have sharpened our environmental management systems and we have reduced waste and energy use.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve further improved on efficiency to cut the cost of running the business and we\u2019ve demonstrated compliance to expand business opportunities among other points,\u201d said Marinda.<\/p>\n

The occupational health and safety management systems certification confirms that the company has installed an effective occupational health and safety management system.<\/p>\n

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The Group Electrical and British Standards Institution (BSI) teams at the hand over brunch organised by Group Electrical last Tuesday, are Rowena Kraamwinkel (business development executive for systems certification at BSI), Marinda Verster (Group Electrical director), Jayden Nel Sheq (manager at Group Electrical), Sarah Mothibi (Group Electrical director) and Danika ten Cate (key accounts advisor for BSI).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This system is designed to help them protect and enhance their most important assets, which are their staff and, in turn, they will drive the business to excellence.<\/p>\n

According to the BSI reports, this new standard can help deliver on benefits, including an increase in organisational resilience through proactive risk prevention, innovation and continual improvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know the amount of work that goes into implementing the BSI approved standards.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt requires a lot of sleepless nights and long days.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is always an honour to deliver these certificates because I get to see the hunger for excellence in the eyes of the recipients,\u201d said Rowena Kraamwinkel, business development executive for systems certification at BSI.<\/p>\n

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