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Improchem (Pty) Ltd
Frank Baker
CEO of CSL Frank Baker
Managing Director Louis du Toit
Marketing & Technical Director Johan Kuhn
Financial Director Jack Romijn
Executive Director Mark Dytor
Communications Manager Derek Arnoldi
Physical Address 138 Plane Road, Spartan, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
Postal Address PO Box 2954, Kempton Park 1620
Tel (+27 11) 971 0400
Fax (+27 11) 394 3436
Email improchem@improchem.co.za
Website www.improchem.co.za
 
 
ImproChem, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chemical Services Limited, is the premier water, energy, air and hygiene management company in southern Africa. The company offers technically innovative, on-site solutions by providing products, services, equipment and unique technologies that enhance the profitability of its customers’ business operations. It serves any industry where water, energy, air, hygiene and/or efficiency are of primary importance including electronics, food and beverage processing, chemical, petroleum and refining, steel, mining, power generation, metalworking and many others.The company offers a whole world of opportunities, innovative solutions, best practice technologies, world-class services and much more. This embraces the supply of chemicals, services, equipment and application technologies to ensure total water and energy management; resulting in valueadded solutions, improved plant efficiencies and reduced total cost of operation. ImproChem operates over a vast geographical area that extends from southern Africa to central Africa and into the tropical islands. ImproChem has always been a technology leader. The ongoing research for new and improved products, services and technologies is a legacy for which the company is well known. In late 2007, im-PROSERV was launched.

Vision: To be the leading provider of integrated water, energy, air and hygiene solutions on the African continent and into other developing countries.

Mission: To provide innovative, high quality, safe, integrated water, energy, air and hygiene solutions which add sustainable value to its customers as well as owners, employees, and communities.
 
(1). Ongoing research for new and improved products, services and technologies is a legacy for which the company is well known (2). Boasts ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 accreditations (3). Supplier to various industries including food and beverage, chemical, petroleum and mining (4). A signatory to Responsible Care (5). Introduced imPROSERV – the online ‘Value from Data’ system
 
 

STATISTICS / DEMOGRAPHICS / HISTORY
Year founded: 1964
Founding member: Alexander Martin
Employees: 312
Branches: 17 – Head office: Durban; manufacturing site: Umbogintwini (Durban); branch offices: Cape Town, Fochville, Klerksdorp, Middelburg, Port Elizabeth, Rustenburg, Sasolburg, Secunda, Umbogintwini, Welkom
Memberships: Members of WISA (Water Institute of South Africa), SAIWA (South African Industrial Water Association)

NATURE OF BUSINESS
Business activities/services: Technically innovative, on-site, water, energy, air and hygiene solutions by providing products, services, equipment and/or unique technologies that enhance the profitability of its customers’ business operations
Exports: Mauritius, Kenya, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe

EMPOWERMENT STATUS
Black Empowerment Level:
shareholding: 25.1%-50% / executive directors:
25.1%-50% / total staff: 25.1%-50%


BUSINESS & FINANCE
Turnover: R440-million
Financial year-end: December
Subsidiaries: ImproChem Zimbabwe (Pty) Ltd, ImproChem Zambia (Pty) Ltd
Holding company: Chemical Services Limited
Bank: First National Bank
Accountants: PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
Current customer base: 1 900
Major accounts: Sasol, Engen, Anglo-American, Highveld Steel, Caltex, Shell, BP, PetroSA, Afrox, Richards Bay Minerals, PlacerDome, Ceres Fruit Juices, Nestle, Umgeni Water, De Beers, AECI, Iscor, Foskor

TRAINING & CSI
Training programmes: Various technical and sales training programmes done annually