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Industry stalwart spearheads

multi-project opportunities

ohann Dorfling has recently ensuring weld integrity and safety.
taken over as head of the Dekra Having worked for some years
JIndustrial NDT (non-destructive in Mpumalanga, where many of the
testing) division in the Western Cape country’s power stations are situated,
area, based at the company’s Cape Dorfling explains that he was ready
Town branch. A highly experienced for new challenges when Dekra
company stalwart and veteran, Dorfling Industrial’s participation in Eskom’s
has been working for Dekra Industrial Medupi project came to an end.
since 2003, and has risen through “I believed that there were a
the ranks since his first appointment number of opportunities opening up
as a junior technician. He recently in the NDT sector within the Western
completed the management of Dekra Cape – and specifically the greater
Industrial’s involvement on Eskom’s Cape Town area,” he notes, “and as
Medupi power station, when this mega- long-standing colleagues within the
project finally came to an end. Dekra Industrial team, I am also very
“I am very pleased to work in the happy to be working closely with our
non-destructive testing (NDT) and Western Cape Branch Manager, Rudolf
inspections arena. It has always been Vermeulen. I commenced my new role
more than a career path but also a real in January this year,” he adds.
passion for me, as it reaches across “Rudolf is now overseeing our
all industries and sectors,” Dorfling new corrosion control via rope access
enthuses. service in the region, while I am
“Furthermore, I am proudly aware overseeing the NDT and inspections of the plant. In addition to that, we
that I am part of an international side. My main responsibilities in this have been involved in infrastructure
parent company with a 97 year track role include overseeing all NDT-related maintenance at the plant. We have also
record – the key ethos of which is to activities and client projects – as recently been awarded the NDT portion
be a global partner for a safe world. well as working hard to grow Dekra of a significant furnace rebuild project;
By being part of the safety and quality Industrial’s profile and footprint as the and are currently exploring many exciting
analysis and assurance process for our leading NDT provider in the Western opportunities around a number of other
clients - and carrying out thorough NDT Cape.” industry sectors in the Cape Town and
inspections – we are ensuring safer Managing Director of Dekra Western Cape region.
equipment and operations, a safer Industrial in South Africa, Johan With my sound base of NDT skill and
working environment,” he points out. Gerber, adds: “Our intention is that experience within the construction and
Dorfling’s on-the-job experience, Dekra Industrial becomes the ‘go- power generation sectors – as well as
to date, led to him becoming a very to’, specialist provider of NDT for my focus on strict safety and quality at
knowledgeable, senior employee our clients in the Western Cape – a all times – I am well positioned and very
and eventually a site manager at province where we see significant optimistic about working in the multi-
several power station projects for opportunities for growth. Johann spectrum project environment of the
Dekra Industrial - including one has 17 years of experience at DEKRA Western Cape and about the multiple
of South Africa’s largest power Industrial, and we look forward to opportunities these projects represent,”
generation projects to date - namely seeing how he progresses and grows he concludes.
Eskom Medupi. In addition to his the business in this new role.”
NDT expertise and experience, he Dorfling continues: “We are Contact George Beyl, Dekra Industrial,
is also experienced in welding and currently in the second phase of the Phone 082 652-1158,
welding inspections. As such, Dorfling SGR Koeberg nuclear power station george.beyl@dekra.com,
understands the vital role of NDT in project – part of the life extension www.dekrarsa.com

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