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RSD designs, manufactures, refurbishes and services a complete range of rolling stock and special purpose vehicles. The products range and services include the following: • Funkey mining and industrial locomotives • GE diesel electric mainline and industrial locomotives • Freight, liquid and bulk powder tank wagons • Bogies for freight wagons, locomotives and passenger coaches • Couplers and drawgear • Locomotive refurbishing • Mobile mine detection vehicles • Renewal parts and servicing for all products.
Since its inception in 1940, RSD has established itself as a leading supplier of locomotives, railway wagons and related goods to the national railways, mining and industrial users throughout the local and international markets.
Through its innovative design, expertise and manufacturing capability, RSD has earned its reputation as the leading supplier in the Road Landmine-clearing Vehicles Industry
RSD is focused on expanding its export markets and the challenge is to continue capitalizing on its expertise in order to upgrade existing products and develop new products to ensure sustainability and entry into new markets. To this end, RSD has streamlined its business operations, employed a highly qualified permanent staff complement and a skilled contract workforce.
Management maintains
an open-door approach to ensure direct and personal communication
with all customers and its personnel. RSD bases its code of conduct
on transparency, integrity and mutual respect.
Competitive Advantage RSD’s success is based on its adaptability, innovation and track record. Its expertise, experience and reliability ensure that customer requirements are interpreted correctly and manufactured to the highest quality standards, cost effectively and on time. RSD is a leading developer and manufacturer within its field of expertise in both the national and international markets and enjoys preferred supplier status amongst is customers.
Achievements and Accreditation Health, safety, product reliability and quality play a vital role in the manufacturing of all products. RSD is both an ISO 9001 and an OHSAS 18001 Moody’s International accredited company. RSD manufactures one of the world’s leading landmine detection systems, which has been tested in accordance with NATO standards in the USA and France. This breakthrough in technological advancement has solved problems previously believed to be insurmountable. RSD holds the intellectual property rights on the majority of its manufactured products.
Skills Development and Diversity RSD contributes directly to the upliftment of all its employees through the implementation of on-going skills development and training programmes. Workplace forums are held monthly to ensure positive outcomes of the Employment Equity Plan and to further develop the plan. RSD complies with all government legislated policies and has pro-actively implemented World Best Practices initiatives. RSD is also actively involved in the development and training of previously disadvantaged individuals.
RSD is well equipped to service the increasingly stringent technological demands of the industry. Manpower resources, design expertise, research and development capability, and manufacturing facilities, are geared to meet the needs of customers. RSD has one of the most sophisticated CAD design systems in the world and is constantly improving existing products and developing new ones to suit its individual customer requirements. The research and development department is instrumental in the identification of new products for existing and potential new markets.
Alliances,Licences and Partners RSD manufactures several products under licence. It holds licences for affiliated products from US companies such as: • General Electric Transportation Systems • Critical Solutions International (CSI), a US corporation, is RSD's international partner involved in the marketing and support of the Chubby Mine Detection System. And with Railway Dynamic Systems (South Africa) for HS self-steering bogies. RSD values its suppliers, licensors and partners and is committed to being recognized as a preferred business partner.
Customer confidentiality is ensured, strict security procedures are maintained and all employees are screened to safeguard RSD’s intellectual property and confidential customer information. RSD complies with the jurisdictive restraint of all agreements, supplying services, training and after sales support.
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