For more than 57 years the brand SCOTSMAN has been synonymous with quality and innovation.
Our Italian parent company is owned by the food services industry giant Enodis, a multi national player
Who insist on good corporate governance and accounting standards.
SCOTSMAN ice machines are manufactured in Milan and Castelfranca in Italy and are 100% imported as are the majority of the spare parts used in the repair of the machines.
SCOTSMAN hold 71 international and 33 US Patents for unique features that have been developed
Into the innovative brand. Scotsman invest 250 000 hours per annum in research and development and are proud to be the World's Largest Ice Machine Manufacturer.
There are more than ONE MILLION Scotsman Ice Machines installed in the world today. They are a truly Global Company with distributors and authorized service agents operating in over one hundred countries.
THE COMPANY
In 1999 Ice Systems was founded as a technical support function to Scotsman South Africa and in early 2000 the company was restructured into a new company with Scotsman as 51% shareholders. The day to day running and remaining shares are in the capable hands of the South Africans.
At Ice Systems we have adopted and are driven by the following values :-
Honesty, Integrity, Accountability, Quality and Service Excellence.
Every staff member is committed to total customer satisfaction in every area of our work.
Our success, we believe comes from the technical strength and financial might of the parent company and the hand's on management style of our team. We now employ 5 office staff and10 workshop staff and have three technicians on the road in Gauteng daily.
We cover the whole of South Africa through a dedicated team of professional self employed technicians. This dealer network extends our workshop capabilities to any city or town in the country.
The company has grown substantially from it's humble beginnings and we are now proud to show customers around our 300 square meter workshop facility, situated on the busy arterial Atlas Road in Boksburg.
B.B.B.E.E.
We do not hold a recognized certificate at this time. We are currently discussing with our Italian partners ways in which to implement BEE into our daily business activities in Ice Systems whilst remaining within the operating parameters for subsidiary companies, asset out by our holding company Enodis.
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
All positions within our company are open to all people regardless of race, colour, creed, historical back ground, gender or persuasion.Our only criteria is capability and qualification.
We have policy of recruitment from within and many of our employees have successfully navigated into middle management and supervisory capacities.
SKILLS TRANSFER
We offer in house training on a bi-monthly basis to all employees on a technical basis.
Ice Systems hosts a minimum of two training days per year open to all technical personnel from
Our customers and dealers, in order to widen the knowledge base of technical personnel.
BLACK SUPPLIER PROCUREMENT
90% or the majority of our product comes from Scotsman in Italy, but the remaining 10% is sourced locally. We have evaluated our suppliers and do where possible purchase from BEE companies.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
We believe in supporting our own workforce and their families and have during the past few years implemented a School Supplies Scheme and a library for our workers. We support Child Welfare and Boksburg Society for the Aged amongst other ad-hoc charities.
Once we have made decisions acceptable to all role players we will inform you of any changes in our BEE status but trust that you will not penalize us, due to our non-compliance.
The brand Scotsman is a wholly imported brand and as such we trust that you will always choose to purchase peace of mind and guaranteed satisfaction when considering which brand of ice maker to choose.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Refrigeration has undergone a radical make over in recent years, in order to minimize the impact of CFCs and unsafe refrigerants on our atmosphere.
Scotsman manufactures the product under strict quality assurance guidelines relating to banned or harmful substances. The units are manufactured for use in Italy and carry C.E. certification and the Scotsman brand has a certified ISO 9001:2000 quality management system.
Our current range is manufactured and operates on R404 and R134a refrigerants.
Please visit us on the web at www.Icesystems.co.za to view our extensive range of products - currently more than 70 ice machines in the range. We are also suppliers of various associated refrigeration products such as under bar fridges, beverage coolers, water chillers and refrigerated display equipment. All the details can be viewed on our web site. www.Icesystems.co.za
We trust that this information will be sufficient for your needs and we hold ourselves available to
Discuss any part of our product or process with you at your convenience.
