The company consists of educated and highly experienced individuals in the fields of Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, Chartered Accountants and also Safety Officers. The management of Mvula Steel Works has acquired knowledge from the big market players in the above mentioned disciplines for the past 15 Years and since decided to venture into business. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
• Creation
of employment especially through contributing towards the reduction of high unemployment rate within Southern Africa.
• To establish a viable and marketable business.
• To promote self-reliance and avoid poverty.
• To promote socio economic activities of the community and the country through black empowerment programmes and entrepreneurship.
• To promote quality and marketable services whereby satisfaction to the customer is the priority
• To make long term relationships with our clients
OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT RPOFILE. Ownership 100% Black Owned
Management 83.3% Black Managed and 16.7% White Management. Youth and Woman 50% Youth Managed and 33.33% Woman Managed
Staffing 47% of our staff is youth (Falling below the 35 years of age. MISSION STATEMENT AND COMPANY VISION
To move simultaneously with all South Africans who are eager to build a new economic order in our country, bent on thrusting our nation to better, higher, new business frontiers with creativity, dignity and honesty, eager to achieve the strongest economic muscles with or within our grassroots environment. Poised and determined to withstand rigors and demands of global business competition with sturdy business sinew, with determined drive, focused to serve efficiently and diligently. OUR VALUES
Our values guide our behavior, business decisions and relationships. Mvula believes in:
Professional Integrity Acting in an ethical manner at all times. Competitiveness Providing leading edge solutions to clients. Relevant advice Provide permanent and valuable solutions
Personal and client growth Continually enhancing our knowledge and skills
Success through collaboration Working with each other and clients to produce the best results. Mutually beneficial client
relationships Committing to a rewarding outcome for both Mvula and our clients. STRATEGY
In support of our mission Mvula Steel Works is committed to:
Ensure that our clients remain our business partners in the implementation of individual solutions and most efficient and cost saving products. Ensure that the needs of our clients are met or exceeded. Training: only well trained personnel are in position to perform their duties well, that is why employee training is a high priority to our company. Endeavour’s to provide good quality products, so that the risk to our customers is managed and kept as low as practically possible. Starving Africa will recommend internationally accepted and proven standards to ensure that the best maximum value protection for our clients interest
Support and furthering the objectives of the Reconstruction and Development Program (RDP) by empowering the previously disadvantage groups through skill transfer. Support affirmative action principles as enunciated by the central government of the RSA. Providing an environment for achieving persona excellence and growth for all our employees. Apply the quality management guidelines as laid down by the International Standard Organization (ISO 9000) and SABS
Maintain a dedicated and motivated work force
Conduct our business in an environmentally friendly way. COMPETITION AND PROBLEMS
The company faces competition from various other players in the same trade. These competitors can be divided into two groups namely the long established players who have been in the trade for a long period of time and have unlimited resources and channels for meeting customer requirements at any given the excellent reputation / goodwill some of them have acclaimed over the years in business. The second groups of companies are the small / medium business enterprises (SME) who fare more or less in the same boat with Mvula Steel Works and are still trying to make an emphatic impression or in roads into the major league of business. This group of competitors however does not bring much of a threat as survival in this group merely depends on sound marketing strategies and quality performance on the ground, and state of the art equipment rendered. NB: It needs to be noted though that the industry is infested with sub-standard products, made from poor quality imported material. As for conquering the bigger competitors the company is cushioned by the wide spread empowerment drive currently prevailing in our country and spearhead by the Black Economic Empowerment (B.E.E) initiative. As a company Mvula Steel Works has made significant inroads into the previously privileged dominated industry due mainly to its skilled labour force with an excellent approach to business and work. GENERAL CONCLUSION
The support by relevant stakeholders shall therefore be a blessing and will afford the company (Mvula Steel Works) to prove its mettle. The company shall rely mainly on its key personnel who tend and know their market strength. Indeed the survey and market research carried out by the company regarding this critically support places the company’s market segmentation on the favorable light. Nothing gives sense of satisfaction any business establishment, thus the management and the workers more than looking back and having exceeded set targets.
