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The Mazery Period (1989–1996) In July 1996 Roland Mazery proposed to the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry in Durban that Saiccor would solve the effluent problem by building a 55 000 t/a lignosulphonate plant� The capacity of the plant would be expanded by 55 000 t/a approximately every three years up to 350 000 t/a after 10 to12 years� The Department found the timing of the proposal unacceptable – ‘too little too late’� Complaints about effluent in the ocean from the public and the press continued to rage for the next six months� In June 1996, Divas Mncwabe, a Saiccor electrician and part-time IFP politician, arranged for the Premier of KwaZulu Natal, Dr Frank Mdlalose, to visit Saiccor� After his visit the Premier said that Sappi Saiccor gave South Africa a high ranking in the world achievement stakes� He said it was a big plus that South Africa, and KwaZulu Natal in particular, had an industry leader of such magnitude� Dr Mdlalose lauded the company’s fulltime employment of 1 250 people, as each employed person supported nine others� Ian Heron resigned from Sappi at the end of 1995 and was replaced by Ian Forbes, who had been Managing Director of Sappi Kraft� Andy Porter retired at the end of March 1996, and was replaced as Human Resources Manager by Alistair McGregor who had joined Saiccor on 1 April 1989 as Personnel Officer� Chris Williamson relinquished his responsibilities as Engineering Manager to look after special projects at the end of June 1996� Gary Bowles became Engineering Manager� Gary Bowles was born on 26 January 1960 in Harding� After graduating as an electrical engineer from the University of Natal, he worked at the sugar mill at Darnall before joining Saiccor on 1 November 1990 as Electrical Engineer� He moved to production on 1 December 1993 as Plant Manager for Pulp Finishing, and on 1 July 1996 was appointed Engineering Manager� Gary is a sound electrical engineer, with management skills and an ability to achieve results� He is also a keen and strong sportsman� In view of the intense pressure from the public and the authorities on environmental issues, Mike Bentley was appointed Environmental Manager on 1 July 1996� Born in Cape Town on 15 May 1945, Mike grew up in Tongaat� He joined Sappi Tugela as an Instrument Technician in 1972� Tugela allowed him to attend the University of Natal between 1974 and 1978, where he obtained his degree in Electrical Engineering� Mike joined Saiccor on 1 January 1980 as Divisional Engineer of Bleaching� In 1982 he took charge of the project to computerise the planned maintenance programme of the factory� In January 1983 he was appointed Assistant Technical Manager (Plant Manager) of Pulp Preparation, and on 1 April 1987 for Pulp Finishing� He was appointed Projects Manager on 1 September 1992� Mike is a sound and competent engineer with a very analytical approach, which 161 Alistair McGregor Gary Bowles Mike Bentley
The First Fifty Years on occasions has led to him being considered ‘laid back’� He is a wildlife enthusiast in his spare time� Eddie Watson replaced Mike Bentley as Projects Manager on 1 July 1996� Peter Morris was transferred to Plant Manager of the magnesium and Mkomazi plants on 1 July 1996� At the same time, George Marshall and Andy Stretton were appointed Plant Managers of Pulp Finishing and Pulp Preparation respectively� Tony Neave, John Herd and Gary Coutts were appointed Senior Production Managers on 1 January 1998� When the Mkomazi plant was started (January 1995), Garth James was transferred as Assistant Engineering Manager to the magnesium and Mkomazi plants� Henry Zan replaced Garth in Pulp Preparation� Owen Spence resigned in February 1995, as did Divisional Engineer Mike Cathro, in May 1995� Silvio Ceriani was appointed Assistant Engineering Manager on 1 September 1995� Silvio joined Saiccor on 13 February 1985 as a trainee Mechanical Technician while he completed his National diploma, which he did at the end of 1986� He was appointed Assistant Divisional Engineer in March 1989 and Divisional Engineer of Nos 1 2 and 3 continuas in November 1990� He resigned at the end of 1997 at the age of 35 to seek his fortune elsewhere� Graham Kelly was Assistant Engineering Manager for Services and Instruments� Garth James resigned at the end of June 1996 and was replaced by Greg Taylor� Greg, a mechanical engineer from the University of Natal, was born in Durban on 4 September 1963� He joined Saiccor from Usko (where he had been Maintenance Manager at Vereeniging), on 1 November 1995 as an Assistant Engineering Manager� He was appointed Services Manager on 1 August 2000� As regards labour relations during the Mazery period, by 1990 Sam Kikene’s Dissolving Pulp and Allied Workers Union (DPAWU) had started to feel the pressure of the ANC/IFP political tension that had developed in Southern Natal� In October 1990 Douglas Makhaye, the Chairman of the Saiccor DPAWU’s shop stewards’ committee, was murdered on his way home from work� The DPAWU was shattered and weakened� By 1991 rival union PPWAWU (Pulp Paper Wood and Allied Workers Union), a COSATU affiliate, had become the majority union at Saiccor� PPWAWU were a more professional and better trained organisation than the DPAWU� Negotiations with PPWAWU were far more aggressive� PPWAWU soon demonstrated their strength by conducting stayaways, sit-ins, ‘toi-toying’ and the first aggressive illegal strike between 3 and 7 June 1994 over the demand for a R3,50 shift allowance� There was a 12-hour strike on 3 June 1996, for the removal 162 Silvio Ceriani Greg Taylor
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