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Armco Superlite has been accredited and/or listed with the
following industry standards organizations. Please click
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DIP GALVANIZERS ASSOCIATION OF South Africa
The association
is a technical information centre established
for the benefit of specifiers, consultants,
end-users and its members.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To promote the use of galvanizing for cost effective
corrosion protection in applications where its
use is appropriate.
To provide technical assistance and advice for
specifiers, fabricators and end users while
also recommending alternative protective methods
where appropriate.
To identify and investigate potential new applications
for galvanizing.
To participate in development projects on behalf
of industry by providing assistance in the form
of technical consulting, practical recommendations
and assistance with the preparation of design
specifications.
To provide assistance with quality control during
fabrication and galvanizing.
To disseminate technical knowledge by providing
a consulting and training service as well as
the publication of technical literature.
To provide training and education for member
companies to ensure a high standard of quality
and service throughout the galvanizing industry.
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SOUTHERN
AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR STEEL CONSTRUCTION
Founded in 1956 when South Africa was still
a Union, the Institute was known as
The Structural Steel Publicity and Advancement
Association Limited. Initially the staff consisted
of a single engineer offering his services on
a part-time basis with a membership of 18 members.
In 1961 the Institute changed its name to
the South African Institute of Steel Construction
and more recently to the Southern African
Institute of Steel Construction. Today the
Institute boasts with a membership of nearly
600 members.
With a history
spanning over 45 years, SAISC has been a key
player in the field of education and training,
advancing the level of expertise to new heights.
However the emphasis has always been on promoting
the use of steel in construction.
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ISO
(INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF STANDARIZATION)
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
is the world's largest developer of standards.
Although ISO's principal activity is the development
of technical standards, ISO standards also have
important economic and social repercussions.
ISO standards make a positive difference, not
just to engineers and manufacturers for whom
they solve basic problems in production and
distribution, but to society as a whole.
The International Standards
which ISO develops are very useful. They are
useful to industrial and business organizations
of all types, to governments and other regulatory
bodies, to trade officials, to conformity assessment
professionals, to suppliers and customers of
products and services in both public and private
sectors, and, ultimately, to people in general
in their roles as consumers and end users.
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SABS
In terms of the Standards Act, 1993 (Act No.
29 of 1993), the SABS is required to develop
and disseminate standards, and to provide information
and guidance on standards matters, so as to
promote and maintain standardisation and quality.
The Review of the South African Standards, Quality,
Accreditation and Metrology Infrastructure (SQAM
Review) has also recommended that the SABS be
encouraged to develop value-added services to
complement its standards role, and implement
innovative ways of selling its standards services
(i.e. electronic publications and web-based
sales). The
Information Services Department provides standardisation
services that improve the competitiveness
of South African industry, through the understanding,
maintenance and development of standardisation
products and services.
The Department provides
standards and general information services
for both SABS Commercial and SABS Non-Commercial,
as well as for external clients, including
clients from industry, government, educational
institutions and private individuals.
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