Company profile 2015

CONTENT
01 ABOUT GENWEST
02 OUR TEAM
03 OUR SERVICES
04 OUR PRODUCTS
05 PROJECT PORTFOLIO

ABOUT GENWEST

We provide value-added services that
include comprehensive plate stock holding,
oxy fuel, hi-definition plasma and laser
cutting, plate rolling and bending, and
mechanical and structural design, as well as
project management.
We live by our slogan Powered by Challenge.
As an international contender we constantly
strive to add value to our customers through
innovative solutions.
Our complete scope of supply is included in
our ISO 9001 accreditation.
We are a leading steel plate stockist
of various steel grades in thickness of up
to 150mm.
Genwest is a dynamic steel centre based
in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. Our
Headquarters are ideally situated in
the heart of the West Coast Industrial
Development Zone.
Our corrosion protection division situated
in Blackheath, Cape Town, is a specialist
coatings and linings operation, which
completes our range of services.

OUR TEAM

We align ourselves with the demands of
changing markets. This enables us to adapt
and continually supply our clients with a
competitive service and superior products.
Managing Director
General Manager
Sales Director
Manufacturing Manager
Project Manager
Corrosion Protection Manager
OPS Director
Financial Manager
HR Manager
Director
SHEQ Manager
Senior Construction Manager
Construction Manager
management structure
We believe in
delivering
excellence

OUR SERVICES

STEEL SERVICES

Profile Cutting
CNC OXY FUEL CUTTING
Thickness ranges from 10mm to 300mm. Cutting tolerances are
accurate with excellent cut surface quality.
CNC HIGH DEFINITION PLASMA CUTTING
Accurate high speed cutting in a thickness range from 1mm
to 40mm with excellent cutting tolerances and surface quality.
CNC LASER CUTTING
Produces high precision cut parts to exact tolerances with holes
and cut out shapes that would otherwise require further machining.
Plate Bending
Our service centre boasts a heavy industrial plate bend press. An
exact tolerance machine used in conjunction with the laser cut
machine produces high quality laser cut and bent parts.
Drilling/Counter Sinking
We specialise in the machining of abrasion resistant plates, most
commonly by the drilling and countersinking/counter boring of
holes in liner plates, grizzly bars etc.
Drafting and Detailing
Using the latest design and draughting software that interfaces with our
service centre software, greatly reduces production time and minimizes risk.
Steel Rolling
We roll light, medium and heavy plates. Cylinders and cones can
be fully prepped and welded to any client specification. Steel
sections can also be rolled including:
• Equal angle
• Unequal angle
• Channel
• Square and round tubing
• Schedule piping
• Universal beams
• Universal columns
our services
are customised
to customer
specifications

DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

A vital component of our turnkey
approach to providing solutions for
the steel fabrication industry is our
Design and Development department.
We are at the forefront of mechanical
design, structural design, and draughting
and detailing.
Committed to
exceeding
customer
expectations

corrosion protection

Our abrasive grit blasting and coating
products and services extend beyond the needs
of any one industry, these include:
• Surface preparation of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
• Concrete and special substrates that include abrasive grit
blasting.
• High- and low-pressure water cleaning, High-pressure water
blasting, Ultra-high pressure water jetting.
• Hand, Mechanical and Power-tool preparation.
• Conformation to Standards of NACE, ISO and SSPC.
• Application of coatings with conventional, high-pressure
and multi-plural component spray to NACE- ISO- SSPC
Standards and customer requirements.
• Internal and external coatings and lining application to
Standard and Customer Specifications.
• Application specialised pipe and structural coatings, marine
protection system, including tapes, brush and spray applied
liquid coatings, mastics, primers and sealants based on
materials such as petrolatum, butyl rubber bitumen, plastics
and epoxy resin.
• Rubber lining.
• Stopaq® visco elastic coatings.
Shop applications done at our Blackheath factory:
• Dedicated site crews for on-site applications
• Destructive and Non-Destructive testing of all coatings.
• In-house instrumentation to conduct DFT, WFT, Dust, Salt,
Profile, Adhesion, PIG, Climatic and Ultrasonic testing to
customer requirements.
• Quality control to the NACE CIP Programme
ensures the best possible quality and service at all times.
Our expertise,
your success

Project Management

We offer our clients a comprehensive
Project Management service. Our Project
Management team oversees projects from
the drawing board to commissioning.
Project Management services
include, but are not limited to:
• Design/development.
• Draughting and detailing.
• Steel supply.
• Structural and plate fabrication for
various industry sectors
(e.g. mining, petro chemical, etc.).
• Corrosion protection and
protective coatings.
• Construction, installation and
commissioning.
Customer
satisfaction
is our priority

OUR PRODUCTS

RANGE grade/hardness (Bhn)d dimensions (LxW) thickness range (mm)
Our service centre stocks a comprehensive range of steel plate and offers specialised value adding services as listed below:
MARINE GRADE PLATE Grade A (ABS.Lloyds)
EH 36 (ABS.Lloyds)
10000 x 2400
10000 x 24000 6 - 50
6 - 25
STRUCTURAL PLATE EN 10025 S355
4000 x 2400
10000 x 2400
6000 x 2400
5 - 50
60 - 100
120 - 150
PRESSURE VESSEL PLATE EN 10028 P355 NL 10000 x 2400 8 - 50
ENGINEERED WEAR METALS
TUBULAR HARD FACING
ELECTRODES (THOR-ARC)
EWM: 001
EWM: 004
8 x 450
8 x 450
WEAR PLATE 400
450
500
* Chromium carbide 3000 x 1500
12000 x 2500
12000 x 2500
12000 x 2500 6 - 100
6 - 50
6 - 50
6/6 - 12/10
* CrC internal hardfacing or pipes from 4” upwards to 600mm long

Structural/Section Steel
(as common in South Africa):
• Full range of RSA (Equal and
Unequal angles)
• Parallel and taper flange channel
• Universal Columns and Beams
• Tubing (Square and Round)
• Rods (Square and Round)
• Flat Bar
Reinforcing (as common in
South Africa):
• Full range of concrete reinforcing
steel as per client requirements.
Piping and Fittings
(as common in South Africa):
• Full range of Steam or Scheduled
piping and fittings.
Fastener Requirements:
• Full Range of Fasteners and
washers as required by client.
• Any grade as per client
requirement (Stainless and Carbon
ranges).
• Specialised/custom bolt
manufacture.
The items in this section are available
upon order and will, in normal cases, be
available within two working days from the
date of order.

PROJECT PORTFOLIO

Holcim Australia
• Two wet batch concrete plants supplied and manufactured.
• Corrosion protection, grit blasting and painting to
specification, for use in the Gorgon project.
• Designed, supplied and manufactured 200ton cement silos
for plants.
• All components were completely manufactured and exported
to Australia.
Chevron Refinery (Cape Town, South Africa)
• Complete supply, fabrication and corrosion protection of
floating roof for 54m diameter bulk storage tanks, as well as
all stairways, platforms and tank attachments.
• Complete tank floor replacements and shell repair.
• Complete corrosion protection application on flare
modernisation project, specialised coatings of approximately
10,000m2.
ADP marine and modular
• Suppy and manufacture, corrosion protection (grit blasting and paint to
specification), and trail assembly of various modules for Lapardi Project (Brazil).
• Modules included dense medium separation module.
• Various receiving and transfer bins and chutes with rubber and steel lining were
also manufactured.
BHP Billiton
• Complete new sinter breakers manufactured from profile cutting, machining and
hardfacing.
• Improved design, greatly enhancing the structural integrity. Hardfacing was done
with our EWM:004 (for elevated temperatures) Tubular hardfacing electrodes, thus
extending the service life of the equipment by four times that of the original
lifespan.
Sunrise Energy
• Corrosive and protective coating of the largest LPG storage vessels in South Africa.
• Dimensions: 67m long x 7m diameter weighing approximately 600 ton.
Expert supplier to
a global market

CAPE TOWNSALDANHA
www.genwest.co.za
t +27 22 714 4215
f +27 86 622 3950
Genwest Building, Kamp Street
P.O. Box 552, Saldanha, 7395
info@genwest.co.za