Industry Stakeholders
Bridgestone
Bridgestone South Africa is a unit of the world's No.1 tyre manufacturer. Today, Bridgestone
develops, manufactures, and markets tyres for passenger, light truck, truck,
bus, earthmoving, agricultural, motorcycle and aircraft applications. Bridgestone South
Africa has two manufacturing plants in South Africa, one situated in Brits in the North West
Province and the other in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.
Continental Tyres
In 1947 General Tyre South Africa was established by the Williams Hunt Group and General
Tyre USA. In 1985 Continental AG and General Tyre SA signed agreement to produce
Continental branded tyres in SA and since 2013 CTSA is 100% owned by CAG. Continental
Tyre Plant in Africa is based in Port Elizabeth in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.
Goodyear
Goodyear is one of the world's leading tyre companies, with operations in most regions of
the world. Goodyear operates 49 plants in 22 countries. Collectively employing
approximately 66,000 people world-wide. With 2 Innovation centres: one based in Akron
(USA) and one based in Europe with offices in Colmar-Berg (Luxembourg) & Hanau
(Germany), Research and Development are at the forefront of Goodyear’s principle values.
In South Africa Goodyear has a manufacturing facility in Port Elizabeth.
Sumitomo Rubber Industries
Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (Pty) Ltd is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd
(SRI), which is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.
SRI is the fifth largest tyre manufacturing company in the world and is responsible for
producing and distributing the iconic Dunlop brand, amongst other high-quality products.
SRI operates four domestic and several overseas tyre factories with plants in Japan, China,
Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey and Africa.
The company has sales offices in 16 countries and the group comprises seventy companies
in tyres, sporting goods, and industrial product categories.
Sumitomo Rubber South Africa’s head office and plant is based in Ladysmith, Durban.
Numsa
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa is the biggest single trade union in South Africa with more than 338,000 members,
and prior to its expulsion on 8 November 2014, the largest affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions,
the country's largest trade union federation.
merSETA
The merSETA is one of the 21 Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) established to promote skills development in terms of the Skills Development Act of 1998 (as amended).
The 21 SETAs broadly reflect different sectors of the South African economy.
The merSETA encompasses Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services.