Work Outsourcing Contracts are a highly successful venture and were first negotiated by the Manger Care Centre in 1994. The Manger management saw an opportunity of co-operating with businesses in the marketplace to assist us in uplifting destitute people as well as giving them an opportunity to find permanent employment. If the contractor is happy with the person and his standard of workmanship, they can offer he or she a permanent contract, allowing that person to get a fresh start in life.

Contracts available to the Beneficiaries.

· AKWA

· Duties: Manufacturing, importing, exporting, distributing of pet products

· CASTLE PAPER ROLLS

· Duties: Manufacturing of Cash register and fax rolls, packing them into boxes and distribution thereof, folder section, printing of labels and also distribution thereof, lotto papers, manufacturing and distribution

· SUNBRITE CHEMICALS

· Duties: Packaging of chemicals from big volumes to smaller. Also manufacturing of plastic bowls

· ALLAN MASKEW

· Duties: Manufacturing of Rubber trays etc. for the Mines, very dirty and intense work. They also work in hot circumstances.

· CHART TECHNOLOGIES

· Duties: Specialised printing for medical units (exp, heart rate monitoring paper rolls).

· GLOBAL PARTS

· Duties: Stocktaking of car parts and sorting thereof

· COLUMBIA PHARMACEUTICALS (Pty) Ltd.

· Duties: Workers make, package (seal) and box products like Bio-Oils etc. They also make and package medication (pills) and toiletries

· IMPACT PNEUMATICS

· Duties: Boilermakers, Welders, and Machine Operators – either semiskilled or qualified.

· CHEMCRAFT (Pty) Ltd

· 2 factories are currently running. Chemcraft has Plastic injection moulding machines making chairs and shells for chairs. Those doing this job are called operators. The Re-grind machine grinds off cuts down to size to be re-melted and moulded into chairs and chair shells as well as to resell to other plastic companies. They also have a wood store making chairs and tables for schools etc.

Crates for Africa make plastic boxes for various customers (custom made). Boxes for various customers such as farms to put tangible products in to go to market, flowerboxes for nurseries, archive boxes used for government filing as well as lawyers.

They make the board for the boxes, printing, punching as well as strapping the boxes.

They also use our people as co-drivers to do deliveries and also general maintenance on their property.

· APEX CORDSET TECHNOLOGIES (Pty) Ltd

· This contract is suitable for women. They make plugs, packaging, seals and straps products. The men mainly work in the maintenance department. There is also a store man.

· MILLER METHODS

· Our people make flycatchers, mirrors, mats and a variety of plastic products.

All machines are injection moulding so our people are used as operators on these as well as working in their printing division.

Millers started a new factory last year to make the vuvuzela product for the World Cup 2010.

· COCHRANE ENGINEERING

· Paint rolls and trays. Workers make paint trays as well as handles for paint rollers. They are produced through an injection moulding machine. There is an operator working on this machine.

· Paint rollers are made from scratch. Long plastic pipes are glued and white tape gets stuck to the piping. They then get cut to size.

· The handles for paint rollers are made by bending the steel handle before plastic comes on to finish product off.

· The finished tray and roller get put into a bag and sealed. They count them out into bundles and these are strapped together before being distributed.

· Swing balls:

· These swing ball sets are put together with a ball, rope, pipe, box and rackets. This is done for Dunlop. These sets get labelled with barcodes and distributed to Checkers, Makro, Game, etc.

· Steelwork:

· They also manufacture braais, trolleys and storage racks. Boiler makers and welders are used for this type of work.

Forklift drivers as well as co-drivers are used.

There are many other contracts which the Manger Care Centre is involved with, such as Krier, Holztrans Antiseptol and Endurcoat. Please contact Meloney Bouwer for further information regarding outsourcing of staff and resources.

All donations contributed, be it with cash or material goods are tax deductible according to section 18A of the SARS income tax act.