Saiccor - The First 50 Years 5.8 MB - Sappi

The Mackenzie Period (1987–1989)
father before joining Saiccor on 21 September 1962 as a crane driver�
On 1 May 1969 he was appointed Woodyard Supervisor, and was
transferred to the flock plant on 12 July 1982� He later also took control
of No 1 continua� He retired on 1 March 1992� John was a man with
very firm opinions and, being reluctant to compromise, often found
himself at loggerheads with colleagues� He was a tough task master
but a good manager, and a keen and competent sportsman�
Divisional Engineers were Basilio Segatto, Owen Spence and Henry
Zan� Services Engineer was Lionel Davies, Electrical was Jimmy
McFeat, Instruments Barry Tokelove, Workshops Attilio Segatto and
Building Luigi Mazzaro�
Luigi Mazzaro is the son of Lorenzo, who came to Saiccor on 24
June 1954, and retired as a Boilermaker Chargehand in the workshop
on 1 May 1991� Luigi was born in San Giorgio di Nogaro on 1 August
1952 and came to South Africa in October 1956� After a successful
school career, he spent two years at University before joining civil
consultants, where he completed a civil engineering diploma (T4)�
He joined Saiccor on 1 April 1978, where he completed his T5� He
was appointed Building Manager on 1 June 1987�
Luigi was a star footballer, turning down professional offers when
he was 17, but toured Europe in 1977 as part of the SA Universities
team� He was a leading player at the Umkomaas Football Club�
Barry Norman Tokelove was born on 7 December 1932 to a family
with deep-seated British colonial traditions – the wearing of a pith
helmet was mandatory� He was educated at Kersney, which developed
his innate sense of humour and fun� After obtaining his
instrumentation diploma, he worked at the CSIR before joining
Saiccor on 1 March 1971 as Assistant Instruments Engineer� He was
promoted to Instruments Engineer on 1 January 1976 and retired on
1 May 1994�
Ciano Ioppo was Projects Manager and Alfredo Battiston Chief
Draughtsman�
Although Bill Hudson left Saiccor at the end of July 1986, the
accounts department was still adequately staffed with Scotch
Duncan-Anderson, Trevor Larkan, Jimmy McInnes, Dave Clark, Reg
Bartlett and Robin Pollock�
Kier Murray was the Chief Buyer and Mike McCann was the
medical officer�
Bruce Peddie retired at the end of May 1987, having been in charge
of fire, safety, and security since January 1984, before which he worked
for many years as a Personnel Officer� When Bruce retired, Brian White
was seconded from Courtaulds for three years as Saiccor’s Safety
Manager� Brian was a chemical engineer who had branched into safety
fairly early in his career and had gained much safety experience at
Courtaulds� Phil Glannister soon followed Brian as head of fire and
security, a job in which he had gained much experience at Courtaulds�
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Luigi Mazzaro
Barry Tokelove