structural wood adhesives
and resin capsules for
mining.
timber, treated poles,
laminated timber, roof
trusses, plywood & doors.
steel pipes, valves, plumbing
fittings, road barriers and
other metal products.
TECHNICAL AUDITING SERVICES
makes it possible for us to offer short reaction time
to service requests.
makes it possible for us to offer short reaction time
to service requests.
cable conduit, geyser drip
trays, shade netting and
rubber sealing rings.
inspected to a SATAS private
standard, revised as new
processes are introduced.
INSPECTIONS
examining products in
Southern Africa as well as
some other countries.
TECHNICAL AUDITING SERVICES
enable us to offer a nationwide service. CVs for all our
auditors are available on request.
enable us to offer a nationwide service. CVs for all our
auditors are available on request.
AUDITING SERVICES
personnel in strategic positions
makes it possible for us to
offer short reaction time
to service requests.
AUDITING SERVICES
as a number of subcontractors,
enable us to offer a nationwide service.
CVs for all our auditors are available
on request.
Scope
Mission
Our mission is to empower clients by delivering accurate, thorough and internationally credible certification services, underpinned by competent, impartial assessment. We combine deep industry expertise with responsive client support to help organisations demonstrate compliance, enhance market access, and build trust with stakeholders — without compromising the rigour of any assessment.
Vision
Quality Policy
- Impartiality: safeguarding certification decisions from commercial, financial or other undue pressure, through our documented impartiality mechanism.
- Competence: applying deep technical knowledge and maintaining the competence of our personnel to ensure reliable and relevant certification outcomes.
- Client responsiveness: delivering efficient, well-communicated service, without compromising the accuracy or thoroughness of any assessment.
- Global credibility: upholding internationally recognised practices, within our accredited scope, that foster trust and confidence.
- Continuous improvement: regularly reviewing and enhancing our processes to meet evolving client and industry needs, informed by internal audit, management review and the output of our impartiality mechanism.
Company Profile
The original company South African Timber Auditing Services, was formed by Abe Stears, Piet Posthumus and Danny Goodall to meet an identified need for a specialized service to the Timber Industry. The company was formally registered on 29 November 2002.
We registered a Product Certification Logo on 17 December 2002 and within a short while timber products bearing this logo appeared on the market. This logo has since become highly respected as a mark of distinguished quality.
As time progressed it became more and more evident that we would need to broaden the scope of our certification activities. The name South African Timber Auditing Services, which contributed to our success in the beginning, was no longer appropriate as we broadened our certification activities to other technologies.
A decision was made in 2010 to change the company name to South African Technical Auditing Services (Pty) Ltd. (SATAS)
SATAS is accredited by South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) to certify manufacturers, producing products within the scope of our accreditation, to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17065. The scope of our accreditation is covered on the Accreditation Certificate.
About Us
SATAS offers the following range of services in the fields of certification and inspections:
Certification Services
Consignments Inspection Services
Consumer Inspection Services
General Inspection Services
Management of the Company
The company is managed by Piet Posthumus performing the function of Managing Director. The
company is financially independent and is owned by the 2 directors who are also the shareholders.
Piet Posthumus
Key Success Factors
The placement of highly trained personnel in strategic positions makes it possible for us to offer short reaction time to service requests.
Seven auditors, as well as a number of subcontractors, enable us to offer a nationwide service. CVs for all our auditors are available on request.
Where the expertise and experience is not available within SATAS, use is made of subcontractors with the necessary background and experience.
SATAS also makes use of subcontractors in a number of foreign countries.
The hands-on management of the company by the directors enables SATAS to make speedy decisions.
SATAS prides itself on maintaining a very high standard of service delivery backed by the wealth of our experience.
In all our business deals we apply the following principles:
Integrity
Honesty
Reliability
SATAS Services and Products
- Certification
- Product Inspections
- Development of client specific specifications
- Participation in specification committees
- Factory Capability reports for tenders
- Specific Product tests
- ZA Dry Q Certification
- Roof truss inspections
- Organic Farming Products – KIWA
Future Plans
- To ensure the future existence of SATAS as a certification body, succession planning is undertaken.
- Broaden the scope of our certification service to cover a wide range of technologies.
- Extend our client base.
- Continue training of personnel to keep abreast with developments.
- Investigate all national and international business opportunities.