Established in 2007 by
its founder, Franscois Steenkamp, this year marks the 10th anniversary of
Mechanical Rotating Solutions (MRS), a leading South African supplier of
mechanical seals and various mechanical engineering solutions.
Since its inception MRS
has showed steady growth gradually increasing its footprint in the Mechanical
Seals, Rotating and Engineering Protection as well as Sealing Equipment fields to
become one of the leading industry partners in its field. According to
Franscois it has always been his vision to change the way in which the mining
supply industry was perceived by creating an office environment that not only
serves as corporate offices but also reflects professionalism and the greatest
customer care in a modern setting.
“Since starting in the Mechanical Engineering
and Mining Industry over 20 years ago it was always my ambition to create a
company that breaks away from the mould. After working from home between 2007
and 2009 we had the unique opportunity to move to new premises and realise our dream
of how we wanted to be perceived as not only a player in the industry but also
by our own staff.”
Coupled to the vision of
a modern workplace is the company’s number one goal in providing unequalled
customer service to their clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
“We pride ourselves that
we facilitate reliable operational uptime and return on investment for our
clients by making 100% sure that they receive the best support possible at any
time. In the ten years that we have been operating we have guaranteed that
through providing valuable customer support on the world class products that we
supply we were able to not only grow the company in revenue and product
offering but also created work opportunities along the way.”
Boasting a workforce
that grew from three employees in 2008 the company now employees thirteen
employees as well as a subsidiary, Mechanical Rotating Solutions South Africa
(MRSSA) established in 2014 focusing on partnered solutions with The Department
of Water & Sanitation and other national government departments.
A particular highlight
for the company came in 2015 when AESSEAL (PTY) Ltd. awarded MRS the
Distributor of the Year Award for the second consecutive year at their annual
conference held in the Drakensberg.
“Thanks to our clients
we’ve got a lot of achievements to celebrate during our first ten years, and a
lot to look forward to in the next ten, and beyond. As a distributor I have to
thank the AESSEAL® National branches as well as our Head Office for their
fantastic support in assuring that we
can offer 100% customer satisfaction to all our clients every time. Also to my
own staff at MRS, I highly appreciate your invaluable contribution and know
that we, as a company are definitely moving into the right direction.”