Engineering and Maintenance Services. Engineering and Maintenance Services (EMS) is responsible for the management and maintenance of Mintek facilities and other assets of Mintek. The services include basic maintenance service, electrical and instrumentation, building maintenance (including the laboratories) and mechanical maintenance (Drainage, Effluent, Bays, Mobile Equipment and Mechanical Equipment). Whilst optimization of maintenance processes, energy management and SHEQ compliance continues, we will be putting a focused efforts to identify areas where we can minimize outsourcing through upskilling our human resources to ensure that we improve the value of our service to our clients whilst contributing towards a lean organization. Having recently acquired a gas pipeline from Egoli Gas, Mintek will construct a gas-to-electric plant over time, the design process for this plant will be concluded in this period. Upgrade of existing infrastructure and development of new infrastructure (where required) will continue to form the greater part of the divisions function as Mintek continues to embark on the improvement of the facilities to return them to modern and world class status. Such upgrades include Block 7000 upgrade, Block 9000 common areas and glazing, and central HVAC system upgrade, etc.
Engineering and Maintenance Services. Engineering and Maintenance Services (EMS) is responsible for the management and maintenance of Mintek facilities and other assets of Mintek. The services include basic maintenance service, electrical and instrumentation, building maintenance (including the laboratories) and mechanical maintenance (Drainage, Effluent, Bays, Mobile Equipment and Mechanical Equipment). Whilst optimisation of maintenance processes, energy management and SHEQ compliance continues, we will be putting a focused efforts to identify areas where we can minimize outsourcing through upskilling our human resources to ensure that we improve the value of our service to our clients whilst contributing towards a lean organisation. We will review the viability of outsourced services with the view of bringing insourcing those services that prove to be making better business sense to insource. We will also be putting more effort in our energy management system, hoping to forge partnerships with strategic entities in pursuit of full compliance with the recently introduced Carbon Tax Act. Having recently acquired a gas pipeline from Egoli Gas, Mintek will construct a gas-to-electric plant over time, the selection of suitable technology has been concluded, we will procure and ensure that Mintek has a power plant that will be able to carry the base load by end of this period (19/20). We are continuing with natural gas roll-out throughout our laboratories, where feasible and are currently investigating the use of natural gas in our kitchen area. Upgrade of existing infrastructure and development of new infrastructure (where required) will continue to form the greater part of the divisions function as Mintek continues to embark on the improvement of the facilities to return them to modern and world class status. The first quarter of this period (19/20) will see the conclusion of Block 7000 renovations and HVAC system upgrade. Block 9000 modernization programme will commence immediately after these two projects are concluded. We will also continue to upgrade our electrical infrastructure by upgrading Sub 3 and 8 while ensuring that they will be suitable to integrate with the new power generation plant.
Engineering and Maintenance Services. Engineering and Maintenance Services (EMS) is responsible for the management and maintenance of Mintek infrastructure and facilities, plant and equipment. The services offered include basic maintenance service, electrical and instrumentation, building maintenance (including the laboratories) and mechanical maintenance (heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)), Drainage, Effluent, Bays, Mobile Equipment and Mechanical Equipment). EMS is also responsible for management of site support services; namely, Security, Garden Maintenance, Hygiene and Transport services. Optimization of maintenance processes, energy management and SHEQ compliance, remain the main drivers of ensuring optimal infrastructure availability and utilization. Efforts to identify areas where services rendered can be optimised will inform the initiatives undertaken in the next financial year, such as upskilling of human resources to improve the value of service rendered whilst contributing towards a lean organization. Mintek also intends to map and implement an integrated energy mix for the campus. The intention is to implement a load management strategy and reduce energy consumption and Mintek’s carbon footprint by extension. Mintek has also recently acquired a gas pipeline, and will be constructing a gas-to-electric plant over time that will be able to carry the base load by end of the financial year. Upgrade of existing infrastructure and development of new infrastructure (where required) will continue to form the greater part of the divisions function as Mintek continues to embark on the improvement of the facilities to return them to modern and world class status. The first quarter of this period (20/21) will see the implementation of Block 9000 renovations and Phase 2 of HVAC system upgrade.
Engineering and Maintenance Services. Engineering and Maintenance Services is responsible for the management and maintenance of Mintek’s infrastructure and facilities, plant and equipment. The services offered include basic maintenance service, electrical and instrumentation services, building maintenance (including laboratories) and mechanical maintenance (heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), drainage, effluent bays, mobile equipment and mechanical equipment). Engineering and Maintenance Services is also responsible for the management of site support services, such as security, garden maintenance, hygiene and transport services. The optimisation of maintenance processes, energy management and safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) compliance remains the main driver of ensuring optimal infrastructure availability and utilisation. EMS will no longer offer R&D related engineering support activities in line with the new organisational strategic direction. The division will focus on reorganising its resources to align with the revised mandate. This is expected to take at least up to the end of the 2021FY. In the quest to enable Xxxxxx to remain competitive, infrastructure capitalisation is inevitable. EMS will continue to lead infrastructural asset modernisation programme through various projects that will be selected and prioritised on the basis of their impact to sustainability of Mintek.
