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Akron Corporate Services Consultants in Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Management Control Systems & Productivity Improvements __________________________________________________________________________________________________

CONTENTS

Preamble 2

Vision 2

Mission 2

Core Values 3

Overview 3

Project Profile 4

Project References 5

Mobile: + 27 (0) 61 366 1576E – mail: akroncs@webmail.co.zaReg: CK 89/1945/23

Director: Alton van SchalkwykInd. Engineer / Project Consultant

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Akron Corporate Services

PreambleAkron Corporate Services provides a professional service with the objective to support continuous improvement and sustainability aimed at local and international business sectors.

AKRON is dedicated and specialises in project management, turnkey projects, industrial engineering and manufacturing processes, maintenance application projects, warehousing projects, management control systems, estimating / costing and planning systems.

AKRON provides a service to mining, industrial and manufacturing installations, government enterprises, construction, fmcg and general business utilities.

Services offered include project management, feasibility studies, costing, estimating, conceptual and detailed designs with specifications, application proposals, installation / commissioning / de commissioning supervision, maintenance service to protect asset value and ownership.

The company is very solution and results driven with the focus of delivering a progressive service in a highly professional and expertise manner.

Our approach is to save businesses money through our applications and service delivery levels and fulfil our client’s terms of reference. Our goal and objective is to deliver a satisfactory service in line with scope of work carried out with an utmost view to satisfy our client’s expectations.

VisionTo be the preferred supplier of service with client “ Satisfaction” in project management, industrial engineering, turnkey, procurement and manufacturing consulting in Southern Africa / Sub Sahara / and beyond.

MissionTo provide a professional service with pride in accordance to the set agreed parameters, timing factors, cost, quality, overall delivery expectations and service levels.

select & record

examine & develop

install & maintain

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Core Valuesᴥ Integrityᴥ Professionalismᴥ Confidentiality / Intellectual Property Complianceᴥ Quality Compliantᴥ Safety Complianceᴥ Service Excellenceᴥ Sustainability

Overview - The Company is a contributor in RSA

AKRON Corporate Services caters for and provides project management and professional services to clients in numerous environments covering the following disciplines, namely:

Manufacturing Engineering Project Management Industrial Engineering Management Control Systems Costing and Estimating Maintenance & Workshop Environment Warehousing & Stock Management

Why choose Akron? Akron possesses the following attributes which distance itself from competitors:

Technology: Akron uses the latest technology to cater for deliverables to its clients.

Document Control and Processing Modelling Applications Design Modelling Software Applications Microsoft Office MS Project Auto CAD

Sustainability: All Akron projects are carried out to sustain continuous improvements at an acceptable ROI.

Reduction on waste Reduction on carbon footprint Community contributions Using sustainable materials Climate change built in aspects Continuous and sustainable operations Recycling programmes Energy savings

Mentoring / Skills Transfer and Management Akron boasts more than 27 years of experience Experience is available for transfer to trainees and interns via a mentoring program Akron Management can conduct position fill in, in the absence of staff. Akron can establish required training programs for direct and indirect employees. Establishment and presentation of process and procedure documentation.

Our Approach: The ability to listen to and understand the diverse needs of our customers and other stakeholders, coupled with our capacity to create new and better solutions based on what we learn from the interactive process.

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Project ProfileThe projects below were executed by AKRON

Kalagadi Manganese Mine Project: for Atlas Copco. The project incorporated:

- 9 off 1MVA Generators ( designed for 12 generators) / 3 x 3.3 KV Transformers – container built in- 65000 L fuel tank / 3 x NEC’s linked to transformers / Protection Relays- All cabling and fuel pipes entrenched / Embedded Earth Mat and 4 lightning arrestors- HT Cable 200 M to main controller

Project Scope: Design / EPCM work / Drawings, Civil and Electrical Purchasing all equipment / Project Planning and Management 3rd Party labour management / Testing and Configuration Commissioning / Risk Analysis / Hand Over/ Operational Manuals / Training / Budget Management

Project Value R120M

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Additional Project References Client

Installation of an MCS System for Production and Workshop. 600SA MS Project planning system, overhead recovery rates, standards, procedures, work load analysis, reporting parameters, forward planning (in-house and field services), Team work training programs

Investigate and improve the production process (Laser Production) Mellios Griot Calsbad USA

Improve the production output levels on Z Mill, consisting Zerinox of process improvements, systems & quality improvements and Middleburg stream lining production planning process

Process improvement and line balancing of chemical process and steel Al Jabarmanufacturing operations and install new BOM Abu Dhabi UAE

Design new storage warehouse with off- loading and doc leveller system Abkins Steeland profile steel cutting section

Introduced a project planning system to stream line production process Masdor Johannesburg

Balanced line layouts, where refrigeration products were manufactured to Pillsbury Brandsincrease productivity. Changed production lines (Layout)to be more flexible, to accommodate product range in two factories

Change press configuration and tooling time to reduce change time RG Broseand pre-tool inspection process.

Project Management (Project Scope was to improve general equipment Aquarius Mining fuel usage / mine vehicle / equipment maintenance planning / utilization

and cost control applications

Revised warehouse layout and stock management system, distribution Plascon SA and routing program

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