About Us

About Us

Global Spec, established in 1991, has a proven track record in providing independent, professional non-destructive testing (NDT) specializing in the marine industry. We always keep the safety of our Client’s personnel into account as well as assuring that the quality of the equipment inspected conforms to, or surpasses the requirements of the specification of the equipment.

Global Spec is built on the experience of its people and many of our technicians were all previously artisans. The advantage of this of course being that their knowledge, understanding and practicality of the work they’re conducting is invaluable and sets us apart from our competitors. We have a permanent complement of personnel and can also mobilise additional manpower should the need arise.

While based in Cape Town, Global Spec provides its services, not only within South Africa, but also worldwide in counties such as Namibia, Singapore, Vietnam, France, Angola, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea and various African countries on the West & East coast of Africa.

One of our greatest achievements is the repairs and re-certification survey of more than 2 million meters of stud link mooring chain for the offshore oil exploration and diamond mining industries, a feat never accomplished before in Southern Africa. We also designed and built our own stud press machine for loose studs not requiring welding.

 

Our History

Global Spec (Pty) Ltd was formed in 1991 and is wholly owned by two partners, Paul Clarence and Stewart Heynes since its inception. Both founder members qualified as engineering artisans prior to establishing the company. Our ability to build and maintain relationships with both overseas clients and local ship repair yards has afforded us opportunities to secure work off almost every oil rig or vessel visiting the Port of Cape Town.

 

VISION

To be a dynamic, sustainable and successful business entity which promotes social justice & transformation whilst contributing to overall growth of the South African economy by actively participating competitively in the global economy.

 

MISSION

Global Spec’s mission is to:

  1. Participate primarily in the African SADAC regions and the BRICS emerging economies by interacting with all local and global engineering, marine, industrial, oil & gas sectors.
  2. Provide a competitive equitable business environment conducive to enterprise development and foreign investment.
  3. To utilise and promote the BOTT principal in all aspects of business engagements in the African SADAC and BRICS regions by ensuring that adequate training, capacitation and skill building programmes form an integral part of regions in which we operate.
  4. Strive towards continual improvement and service delivery, quality assurance in the field in which we operate by adding real value to all our clients.

 

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:

  1. Remain the preferred and reputable NDT & Inspection company of the African continent.
  2. Continue global interaction with all the major marine, oil & gas corporations and attract investment into the African SADAC & BRICS regions.
  3. Promote a professional, ethical and customer focussed business environment.
  4. To ensure and broaden the economic participation of PDI’S (previously disadvantaged individuals) by applying the BOTT principal by Building, Operating, Training and finally Transferring skill and business opportunities in the regions where we operate.
  5. Enter into strategic alliances with other business entities who express similar business principals and interests in Africa and the rest of the world.
  6. Retain the current B-BBEE level 1 and PPP status with the existing ownership and shareholding status.

 

CORE VALUES:

  1. Professionalism – All personnel employed at all levels in the organisation will conduct themselves in a professional manner.
  2. Excellence – We will strive and continue the highest levels of service delivery of standards within our sector.
  3. Integrity – We deliver accurate and trustworthy results, certificates and reports as required by the many classification societies that have accredited our company ie. Bureau Veritas, DNV-GL (Der Norske Veritas – Germanischer Lloyds) ABS (American bureau Of Shipping) , KR (Korean Register), NKK (Nippon Kaiji kyokai) , International Register of Shipping )
  4. Reliability - We will assist and meet our client’s needs regardless of the time and day involved.
  5. Adaptability - Being a dynamic business we can adapt to the changing needs of our clients.
  6. Efficiency - We will continue maximising our company resources to achieve the best possible results for our clients.