OCCA SA – your future

The Oil & Colour Chemists’ Association (OCCA) is recognised worldwide as a leading professional body and authority on all matters relating to the colour and coatings industries, including paints, inks and related coatings. OCCA draws its members from individuals employed in the colour and coatings industries. The South African Division of OCCA is called OCCA: Surface Coatings Association of Southern Africa.

Individuals who are involved in any aspect of the coatings industry should urgently consider the benefits of becoming part of this association. OCCA is a leading professional organisation, which is internationally recognised as one of the technical organisations for coatings and allied sectors.

Benefits of becoming a member include:

• Technical education and learning outside of the company environment

• Involvement in accredited training courses via SAPMA (South African Paint Manufacturers Association)

• Technical meetings, webinars and symposia – at national and international level

• Access to recorded webinars on a variety of technical subjects related to coatings

• Free subscription to the bimonthly Surface Coatings International journal, featuring the latest technological advances and now also the quarterly Coatings SA magazine, with news from South African companies and products

• Social networking opportunities.

The association drives education and learning through educational section meetings, webinars, and technical articles in the Surface Coatings International journal and the Coatings for Africa exhibition – again taking place in May 2022.

OCCA South Africa has three sections based in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and in the Cape. These sections are overseen by a divisional committee. To become a member, interested parties can visit the OCCA South Africa website occasa. org.za, click on Membership, and download the membership form. Fill it in and email it to the relevant secretary whose details are shown on the form. The membership of the association is currently 250, which provides both locally based networking potential and a much wider interaction opportunity with members from around the world.

OCCA South Africa has three sections based in KwaZulu- Natal,Gauteng and in the Cape. Thesesections are overseen by a divisional committee. To become a member,interested parties can visit the OCCA South Africa website occasa. org.za

Becoming a member allows individuals to tap into global knowledge pools. OCCA is an international organisation headquartered in the United Kingdom and active across the world through Divisions and Sections in Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, Canada, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Malaysia and Singapore.

The South African division represents Southern Africa and has members from South Africa and neighbouring countries. c

For more information, visit www.occasa.org.za