If you have ever wondered which is more valuable, platinum or gold, just ask a member of the customer service team at NPC Concrete.   As a member of the Southern African Readymix Association (SARMA), NPC’s Tinley Manor concrete plant is audited on a yearly basis for product quality as well as health and safety practices.  This year, 2008, NPC Concrete scored a significant Platinum score (above 90%) in the SARMA audit, which is a substantial improvement over last year’s Gold score, an accomplishment in itself. 
 
For NPC Concrete’s Tinley Manor Plant Manager Ravi Ramsaroop, the achievement is a reflection of NPC’s strict adherence to quality standards.  “For us, this wasn’t so much an audit as it was really just a statement of how we run our plant.  We take particular pride in the quality of our readymix concrete.” 
 
Ravi continues, “A key reason for this success is that we, along with other selected NPC Concrete plants, have some of the province’s few wet-batching concrete systems.”
 
Also known as central mixed or pre-mixed concrete, wet batched readymix is produced under more controlled conditions, going into the delivery trucks “wet”, i.e. already mixed with all ingredients including water, whereas typical mixed concrete is mixed in the truck itself. 
 
With wet batched concrete the standard deviation can be expected to be much lower which means that the materials are more accurately batched and mixed. In the mix design process one can more accurately target the desired strength (MPa), while reducing wastage.”
 
NPC Concrete Managing Director Avi Bhoora emphasises that their Platinum rating bears testimony to the dedication of the whole team at NPC Concrete.   “Everyone at the plant working together is the reason for this achievement.  For our customers, this is beneficial in a number of ways.  First of all, it’s a reminder that we’re very dedicated to both product quality and the health and safety of our employees and this safety-consciousness is also reflected in our practises on site.”
 
NPC’s ready-mix concrete is always guaranteed to be up to strength and a substantial fleet of mixer trucks is constantly on-call to service the region’s concrete requirements.  Also available to clients is NPC’s 36-metre boom pump, which offers greater control, efficiency and safety for large pours, upper floor construction and inaccessible building sites.  NPC Concrete can be reached at (032) 947 0959.

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