G & W
Mineral Resources
G & W Base and Industrial Minerals, T/A G & W Mineral Resources is a member of the Zimco group of companies in South Africa which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ecobat Technologies group in the UK. This gives G & W access to global technology and resources.
G &W Mineral Resources is the leading supplier of specialised industrial minerals in South Africa and has been servicing the needs of both local and overseas customers for more than 60 years.
G & W operates 7 mines in South Africa, as well as marketing a range of specialised industrial minerals and other products that are sourced both locally and internationally. These are processed at our Wadeville plant and distributed directly to our customers.
A fully integrated, traceable quality assurance programme is in operation to monitor every stage of the supply chain process - from raw material acceptance through to delivery of the final product. This culminated resulted in G&W Base receiving the coveted ISO 9001:2008 certification.
G & W will also be certified for OHSAS 18001 & ISO 14001 by end of 2011.
Our research and development involves continuous improvement of product performance, process improvements and product customisation inorder to supply products that comply to our customers' exact needs.
G & W seeks to increase market share by the continuous improvement of its products and customer service, and by providing the leadership, resources and training necessary to create an environment in which every member of the company can contribute towards our continuing success.
G&W Mineral Resources manufactures products for a wide range of industries. G&W's products are used in:
- the manufacture of paint (talc, kaolin and barytes)
- ceramics and refractories(clays, kaolin, pigments & plastic clays)
- iron foundries and ore pelletizing (bentonite and coal dust)
- rubber and plastics (talc and kaolin)
- the automotive industry (barytes and talc)
- the manufacture of window putty (limestone).
G&W's products address the control of toxic seepage from landfill and other waste disposal facilities with a variety of clay-based products such as Envirobent, which can be used as natural environmentally-friendly impervious liners for landfills, dams, reservoirs and other civil engineering applications.
G&W mills, blends and bags its own mineral products and provides these services to customers.
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