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SIMS Committed to Training, Supplier Development & Procurement


Transformation is one of SIMS’ key business philosophies. SIMS is certified as a Level 3 Contributor with BBBEE Procurement Recognition of 110% as a Value Adding Vendor. 99% of SIMS’ staff and 100% of its board members are black.

Our management has a strong belief in innovation, diversity and a total commitment to Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment. We are a constantly growing operation, intent on expanding our physical presence across Southern Africa. To this end, we are committed to building ever- strengthening partnerships and providing local supplier development in our bid to contribute the country’s economic well-being.

We also actively invest in training programmes and support that concentrate on enhancing the skills of previously disadvantaged and disabled people. Building on an 12 year history of actively promoting the employment, training and advancement of people from different races and backgrounds our commitment extends to social development contributions that help to redress the imbalances of the past.

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The focus of the SIMS Training, Supplier Development & Procurement programme initiatives are governed by the National Development Plan’s key focus areas, which include:

  • Increasing employment in the economy.
  • Addressing competiveness.
  • Balancing spatial development of rural areas and poorer provinces.
  • Creating opportunities in improving regional and global corporation.
  • Enabling transformation that benefits a wider range of social participants in society, i.e. unskilled workers, rural communities, youth and women.

To this end, we are committed to building ever-strengthening partnerships with local EMEs and/or QSEs in our bid to contribute the country’s economic well-being. This is undertaken through a Training, Supplier Development & Procurement approach.

The approach ensures compliance with the B-BBEE Act (under the new codes as published by DTI on 11 October 2013) and the National Development Plan, as well as Corporate Social Development requirements from a company perspective and from the perspective of our customers, suppliers and business partners.

The SIMS Training, Supplier Development & Procurement initiatives present true empowering opportunities that are being made available to entrepreneurs.