AIR Products recently celebrated two significant milestones for its Eastern Cape operations.
The company’s Packaged Gas Facility in Deal Party received a Noscar award for maintaining its outstanding safety record for the thirteenth consecutive year. This shortly after its three-year-old Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) facility obtained its ISO 14000, ISO 9001 and ISO 22000 accreditations.
Air Products launched the air separation unit (ASU) in the Coega IDZ in November 2014. The investment formed part of a R2-billion investment pipeline and was specifically aimed at providing a supply chain network to local industries and contributing towards the economic growth in the Eastern Cape region.
“The Coega investment was made to further support the local industries in the area. Our Packaged Gas Facility in Deal Party has been serving our customers well over the years, and we made a strategic decision to extend our resources in the area and also provide a secure supply of industrial gas through our ASU,” said Managing Director Rob Richardson.
“The outstanding safety record of the Deal Party Facility makes it evident that this facility formed a solid base for our organisation to build from in the region.
“Through the recent ISO accreditations acquired at our facility in the Coega IDZ, Air Products highlights the quality systems we have invested in to further strengthen and support industries in the region as we are now in a position to also service and supply customers in industries such as food and beverage.”
Richardson added that the company’s significant investment in the Eastern Cape operation indicated its optimism about the regional economy.