Sun / Swan Salt

We main product/services:

We Also Package Cooking Oil ; Cerment; Charcoal; Salt; Dead Sea Salt;

Company Profile

Year Established:
Businss Type:	Manufacturer
Contact:	Ms. Verity Willcocks
Telphone:	00-27-118644910
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Web Site:	www.sunsaltservices.co.za/,
Zip:	1457
Country/Region:
Province/State:	Gauteng
City:	Alrode, Alberton
Address:	7 Clarke Street

Introduce

Sun Salt Services under the holding company Salt Refiners and Packers Holding Pty (Ltd) produces in excess of 100,000 tons per year and covers most sections of the South African Salt Market.

The family involvement with Salt began when Captain Nigel Sutherland ( Scotty ) was instructed by military intelligence to examine and quantify all the available sources of Salt in South Africa which could serve to supply KOP ( Klipfontein Organic Products ) with Salt for the production of Chlorine gas for military use.Thankfully these gases were never used.

After the War , as a result of his earlier investigations, he and some friends acquired the Deelfontein property.

On his death in 1952, the project lay dormant.

In 1954 Nigel Sutherland ( Jnr ) and Vin Ward decided to develop a Salt works on the property.

As a result of innovative pan layout, harvesting and washing methods, the product met AECI's strict quality control and the operation turned a profit.

In 1959 this experience led to the appointment of Nigel Sutherland as the Manager of the National Salt Works outside Port Elizabeth.

In 1968 after the Cerebos takeover of the company Nigel Sutherland resigned and with Vin Ward started Technical Chemical and Metallurgical Consultants known as Techemet Inc.

Before long Techemet's services were being used extensively in the South African Salt industry.

Sun Salt Services CC Reg No 68 / 03865 / 23 was first registered in 1968.

The members were F H Hamel, VC Ward and N Sutherland.

The Reason for its formation was to centralise the Sales function of a number of Salt works which had come under the management of Techemet Inc. This was necessary as there were a variety of different shareholders in the various producers, who were basically small and needed a unified front to increase market exposure and penetration.

Techemet Inc had considerable experience in Solar Salt Production and among the projects, were not only the Management of existing facilities but in some cases the expansion thereof and in others the development of grassroots projects.

Of interest the existing works included.

Vaalriver Salt Works.
Sewefontein Salt Works.
Britstown Salt Works
Deelfontein Salt Works
Northcape Salt Works
Grassroots projects included :

Salt and Chemicals in Walvis Bay
Kaalpan Salt Works
Kranspan Salt Works
Subsequent additions were Holpan, Norokei and Grootwitpan Salt Works and the associated Salt Drying and Milling facilities.

The first manager of Sun Salt Services was Wiets Roets - his major task was to unify the various shareholders Salt resources and assure them that Sun Salt was of value to them all.

He was followed by Eric Everton who was responsible for growing the business over ma