Atlantis Foundries wins prestigious award
Accolade indicates the companyโs commitment to quality, consistency and sustainability
Cape-based Atlantis Foundries recently won the prestigious Best Brownfield / Expansion Project Award at the 2019 Investment Conference in Sandton. The award was presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Atlantis Foundries employs about 800 people and specialises in the manufacture of engine blocks for trucks. All of the products are exported. โOur quality outperforms that of international competitors and we proudly cast the words Made in South Africa on each item as a sign of our commitment,โ says Christoph Ewers, the companyโs director.
โWe hope to continue to raise the profile and importance of the auto sector. It is a high-volume, low-margin industry that makes an enormous contribution to employment, skills development and know-how transfer,โ he added.
Atlantis Foundries received a similar award in 1994 as Atlantis Diesel Engines (ADE). โOur employees and management are proud to be recognised as an important contributor to society over such a long period of time,โ added Ewers.
โWith the initial award presented in1994 by President Mandela, we believe the latest accolade is an indication of the companyโs sustainability and consistency over the past 25 years.โ