KANSAI PLASCON

Naledi Rail Engineering is also a BBBEE Level 4 and SABS registered company, operating with the stated goal “to give the rail industry a better alternative and local source for all railway engineering needs”.

Indeed, such is the company’s commitment to quality, it maintains a philosophy of zero defects, aiming to complete jobs correctly first time, every time.

This dedication is backed up by

ISO 9001 accreditation, a globally recognised certification which validates management processes – systems put in place by the firm’s executive team which between them hold more than 125 years of experience in the rail industry. This includes

CEO Wahed Rasool, who started his career in 1987 at Transnet and carries significant expertise in electrification, project management, risk profiling and risk management for rolling stock.

“Quality of product and services is of great importance to the Naledi Rail Engineering team,” Naledi states. “We understand that poor quality products can cost you in the long run and we work hard to maintain the highest standard of quality products by using only the best technology.

South Africa’s rail industry is on track to receive a major facelift with potential investment from both international and regional development agencies looking to revive the neglected surface transport industry in Africa.

“We are seeing increasing signs that SA’s rail industry is undergoing a revival – for example, TransNet’s fleet renewal programme is well underway,” States Bavita Valab, Industrial Marketing Manager of industrial coatings specialist Kansai Plascon.

“Furthermore, various OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) in the rail sector have been pitching to supply new rail rolling stock further to tenders announced at the 2010/2011 Department of Transport conference.”

Plascon is poised to boost train longevity amidst this growth.

The company’s rail coatings range features products for locomotives, coaches, wagons and bogies. The products have been developed after extensive research and development by Plascon, resulting in versatile rail coatings that keep trains on the go and minimise the need for coatings maintenance.

Plascon is no newcomer to the rail coatings industry. It was in back in the 1970s that it manufactured its first custom-designed rail coating in South Africa. Since then, the company has developed an extensive industrial rail product range as part of its innovative approach to development.

This includes water-based and solventbased products, including:

Weld-through shop primer, anticorrosive primer, 1K epoxy primer, emulsion topcoats, d2m (direct to metal) topcoat, heavy-duty bodyguard topcoat, water-based polyurethane and tin-based topcoat, rust-inhibitive epoxy primer and polyurethane enamel topcoat.

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