WÄRTSILÄ :ENABLING SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES THROUGH INNOVATION

WÄRTSILÄ :ENABLING SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES THROUGH INNOVATION

COMPANY VISION: Enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services.The demand for clean and flexible energy, and the need for efficient and safe transportation are increasingly affecting the way that customers operate. This forms the basis for Wärtsilä’s Smart Marine and SmartEnergy visions.

Part of the Wärtsilä Group, Wärtsilä South Africa (Pty) Ltd. is partly owned by the Engineering Students OwnershipTrust, with its beneficiaries all being final year black students from theEngineering department at theNelson Mandela University.

The Trust makes up 25% of the entity’sownership. Wärtsilä South Africa (Pty)Ltd. recently employed 7 engineeringgraduates with the aim of growing thelocal expertise in the country.

The company’s objective is to increase its pool of engineers with competent, qualified local experts – young black individuals – with the aim of training and developing their technical and leadership skills to further their careers and opportunities in the Wärtsilä Group.

WÄRTSILÄFAST FACTS

Restructured the local company

Established an Engineering StudiesOwnership Trust as a black South African shareholder as a way to support education the country

Increased the use of South African suppliers, sub-contractors and locally-hired workforce

More than 25 percent of the national electricity supply in more than 25 of the continent’s countries is produced by Wärtsilä technologies.

Wärtsilä has an office in Johannesburg, and a service office and workshop in CapeTown.

FEROZA CASSIM: WÄRTSILÄ MANAGING DIRECTOR SOUTH AFRICA

Company Details

Address:Cape Town: 4 Powerful Street, Paarden Eiland, 7405

Postal address: PO Box 356, Paarden Eiland, 7420

Johannesburg 1st Floor Soleil Building Coachmans crossing office park 4 Brian Street, 2191, Bryanston, South Africa

Tel: +27 21 511 1230

Fax: :+27 21 511 1415

Toll-free: +27 21 300 2750 (24h)

Email: parts.africa@wartsila.com

Website: wartsila.com

Social Media: @WartsilaEnergy