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The First Fifty Years
Rino Boem started as a bricklayer and remained in the building
department throughout his long and successful career (a large part of
which was under the watchful gaze of his uncle, Gino della Martina)�
He was promoted to Chargehand and then to Engineering Assistant�
He knew more about the underground drainage system than anyone
else at Saiccor, and prevented a catastrophe many times� He retired
in 1998�
Silvano Moro started as part of the erection crew, installing
equipment� Once the factory started he became an Operator in the
waterworks� In the middle of 1956 Fonda insisted that all Italians
had to be inside the factory and Silvano moved to first screening as
an Operator; then to the chlorine plant, then bleaching where he
became a Chargehand, and in 1970 a Superintendent� In 1987 he was
promoted to Production Manager of the magnesium plant, where he
stayed until 1999 when he retired, having achieved his objective of
45 years of service� Silvano tackled everything with great enthusiasm
and dedication� When offered the job of Production Manager he
responded ‘God bless you’ and proceeded to work night and day to
keep the plant in good order� From his house he could see the
magnesium plant and would often pop in at odd hours because it did
not look quite right� He probably also made the best coffee in Saiccor�
Bepi Trevisan started as a fitter but moved into the boilers for three
years as an operator once the factory was operating� He then
From LEFT TO RIGHT: Luigi de Corte, Rino Boem, Silvano Moro, Bepi Trevisan and Alison Mthuli, the first Saiccor
employees to achieve 40 years service in 1994
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