{"id":74142,"date":"2014-11-25T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T07:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/74142\/become-part-of-the-wadeville-voice-of-business\/"},"modified":"2014-11-25T09:04:05","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T07:04:05","slug":"become-part-of-the-wadeville-voice-of-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/11\/25\/become-part-of-the-wadeville-voice-of-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Become part of the Wadeville voice of business"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wadeville will soon have getting a facelift, if the Captains of Industry Forum (ECOIF) has anything to do with it.<\/p>\n

The forum, headed by CEO Chris van Biljon, has a number of plans for the industrial area, which will attract more businesses and retain those that are already operating there.<\/p>

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\u201cBusinesses are encouraged to join the forum and become part of the Wadeville voice of business,\u201d van Biljon said.<\/p>\n

Currently, the main focus of the forum is to aid the companies in Wadeville Extensions Four and Five to enclose their business area.<\/p>

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The area borders on Black Reef, Dekema and Davidson roads, and van Biljon said the enclosure will go a long way in reducing crime in this area.<\/p>\n

Another, long-term project of the forum is to beautify the Wadeville area and a committee will be set up to run this.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been encouraging a number of people from the township areas to set up cooperatives and they will focus on fixing windows and painting buildings in Wadeville,\u201d van Biljon said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo this end I also have Proudly South African involved, and I believe that, if we can make the area attractive, it will attract more business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Van Biljon said he will be bringing Proudly South African to visit Wadeville on November 27.<\/p>\n

The forum will also be tackling the issue of potholes and the lack of street markings in the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything we do will be done in partnership with the metro,\u201d van Biljon said.<\/p>\n

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Chris van Biljon (CEO of the Ekurhuleni Captains of Industry Forum, right) with His Excellency, Ambassador Hasan Bader Al-Oqab, of the Embassy of the State of Kuwait. The ambassador is also the Dean of 19 Arab ambassadors in South Africa. Van Biljon recently had an in-depth discussion with Al-Oqab, to arrange an official visit to industrial companies in Wadeville, Kempton Park, Benoni and Boksburg. More details regarding the official visit by various ambassadors will be confirmed closer to the d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The forum offers various types of support to businesses, including networking support and helping people to meet the right contacts to grow their companies, as well as assistance with municipal issues.<\/p>\n

The Captains of Industry hold two meetings a month.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to revitalise the manufacturing industry in Ekurhuleni and are starting with Wadeville,\u201d van Biljon concluded.<\/p>\n

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