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Press Release – 2016/04/13: SENSE OF URGENCY REQUIRED TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES FACING METALS, ENGINEERING, MINING, CONSTRUCTION AND AUTOMOTIVE SECTORS

JOHANNESBURG, 13 April 2016 – A sense of urgency is required to address challenges confronting the metals, engineering, mining, construction and automotive sectors, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) said today.

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Press Release – 2016/04/08: LATEST PRODUCTION DATA CONFIRM HARSH CONDITIONS STILL PREVAIL IN THE METALS AND ENGINEERING SECTOR

JOHANNESBURG, 7 APRIL 2016 – The latest (February 2016) production data for the metals and engineering sector released by Statistics South Africa today still reflect the harsh conditions in the metals and engineering sector, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) said today.

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Press Release – 2016/04/07: HIGH PROFILE BUSINESS EXECUTIVES TO JUDGE SEIFSA AWARDS


JOHANNESBURG, 7 APRIL 2016
– The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has announced the names of the panel of judges for the upcoming SEIFSA Awards for Excellence.

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Press Release – 2016/04/04: EMPLOYMENT DATA CONFIRM CRISIS, BUT MARCH 2016 PMI GIVES GLIMMER OF HOPE

JOHANNESBURG, 4 APRIL 2016 – Employment data for the last quarter of 2015 released by Statistics South Africa has confirmed the serious impact of the metals and engineering downturn during 2015. On average employment declined by 1,4% or 5 500, from 2014 to 2015.

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PRESS RELEASE – 2016/03/30: INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT THE 2ND ANNUAL METALS AND ENGINEERING INDABA

JOHANNESBURG, 30 March 2016 – The slow pace of transformation in the metals and engineering sector will take centre stage at the 2016 Annual Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba scheduled to take place on 26 and 27 May at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Conference Centre, in Sandton.

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Press Release – 2016/03/22: STRONGER PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS AND LABOUR REQUIRED TO IMPROVE SOUTHERN AFRICA’S INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS

JOHANNESBURG, 22 MARCH 2016 – A stronger partnership between business and labour is urgently needed in order to improve international competitiveness within Southern Africa’s metals and engineering sector, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) said today.

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