From non-destructive testing to training: Dekra Industrial’s holistic service offering makes a tangible difference in many sectors
Dekra Industrial makes a tangible difference with its holistic service offering, from non-destructive testing and inspection to industry training
As Dekra Industrial and its adult-based education and occupational skills training division, the Institute of Learning (IOL) embark on a new year, the company reaffirms its commitment to offering a truly holistic service across many different sectors.
“By seamlessly integrating non-destructive testing (NDT) inspections together with adult-based education and occupational skills training, Dekra Industrial provides a comprehensive, value-driven solution which supports clients, making a tangible difference across multiple industry sectors,” says Managing Director Johan Gerber.
The company is also physically co-located in key centres including Sasolburg, Lephalale, Secunda, Middelburg and Cape Town.
Holistic offering for multiple sectors
Dekra Industrial and the IOL have strategically aligned their services, ensuring that where inspections and NDT services are provided, adult-based education and occupational skills training opportunities are also available.
“With this fully integrated approach, we are effectively positioned as more than just another industrial service provider – but as a strategic partner to our clients,” says Gerber. “Our co-located offices in key industrial regions also mirror and reinforce this strategy, ensuring that we offer an accessible and complete service portfolio to our clients.”
Together, DEKRA Industrial and the IOL offer a wide range of services, including non-destructive testing (NDT) inspections, vendor inspections, vehicle mapping, welding inspections, safety consulting, and adult-based education and occupational-based skills training.
This holistic service portfolio caters to a wide range of key sectors such as mining, power generation, petrochemicals, construction and manufacturing, ensuring that clients meet stringent safety, compliance and quality standards. By providing a comprehensive and integrated approach, Dekra Industrial supports businesses in maintaining operational excellence while enhancing workforce skills and regulatory adherence.
Enhancing safety, compliance and industry expertise
The combined expertise of Dekra Industrial and the IOL ensures that companies can meet stringent regulatory requirements – while equipping their workforce with the necessary skills to maintain high safety and quality standards.
Christopher Mörsner, Head of Training and Consulting at Dekra IOL, explains: “By providing comprehensive training alongside NDT and inspections, we not only address our clients’ immediate compliance needs – but also contribute to the long-term sustainability of their businesses. This holistic service offering and ‘dual-benefit’ approach supports industry safety, regulatory compliance and staff development in a way that traditional, ‘stand-alone’ services cannot.”
Growth and service excellence
Dekra Industrial’s approach to holistic service delivery also extends to vendor inspections, ensuring that quality control measures are seamlessly integrated across supply chains. In addition, the company now offers vehicle mapping services, in collaboration with Dekra in Japan.
This involves mapping and collecting data on South African road conditions to test and improve advanced in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems. By gathering real-time data across various terrains, the initiative aims to enhance navigation and vehicle system performance, aligning with global automotive safety and efficiency standards. This further strengthens the company’s role as a comprehensive partner to diverse industries.
“Our goal is to build on our competitive advantage by refining our offerings and reinforcing our brand as a holistic solutions provider,” Gerber points out.
“We are also placing strong emphasis on educating our teams internally to ensure that every staff member understands the full scope of our services, thereby enhancing the client experience by educating them about our other services which they can benefit from,” he adds.
Mörsner agrees: “Everything we do needs to be solution-based for our clients’ benefit. Our clients are looking for streamlined, efficient services – reflecting global innovation combined with local knowledge and experience. By offering these elements – all in a comprehensive, one-stop solution, we not only meet their needs, but also create added value. Success is a collective effort, and ensuring that, as a company, we succeed together with our clients!”
Strategic growth in SEMEA
DEKRA Industrial has also officially transitioned from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to the newly-created Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (SEMEA) region, as part of its parent company Dekra Global’s streamlined operational structure. This strategic shift positions Dekra Industrial in South Africa for significant growth, with opportunities to extend its holistic offering to key markets such as Saudi Arabia, a region known for its vast oil, petrochemical and industrial projects requiring NDT, inspection, testing and training.
Gerber expresses his enthusiasm about this regional realignment: “Being part of the SEMEA region opens up remarkable opportunities for our company! The Middle East – particularly oil-rich countries such as Saudi Arabia – presents a growing demand for high-quality NDT, inspection and training services. Being part of Dekra’s SEMEA region therefore strengthens our ability to deliver world-class solutions to a broader client base.”
Committed to continuous improvement
Looking ahead, Dekra Industrial is set to expand its holistic service offering, with a focus on innovation, regulatory compliance and tailored training solutions.
“Our clients are at the core of our strategy. Through our holistic service model, we are creating greater opportunities for safer work environments, improved industry standards and long-term, sustainable partnerships.
This is not just about meeting requirements: it is about adding tangible making a tangible difference to our clients’ businesses. Or, as we like to describe it, ‘expanding our roots for a brighter future’,” Mörsner concludes.
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