History
Silver Solutions 1445 PTY LTD trading as CECS Reg. No. 2023/662253/07 acquired CECS Laboratory in 2020.
CECS is a SANAS-accredited laboratory complying to IS0/IEC 17025:2017.
We are also a proud level 1 BBBEE contributor.
THE COLLIERIES DUST AND VENTILATION LABORATORIES
The Transvaal and Orange Free State Collieries Dust and Ventilation Laboratories have a rich history and were established in 1954.
On 1 March 1981, the name of the department was officially changed from Colliery Dust and Ventilation laboratories to Collieries Environmental Control Service (CECS) with Mr. Y.J.F. Haven as the first appointed manager of the department.
On 31 January 1988, it was decided to slot CECS in with Colliery Training College and the Rescue Drilling Unit to establish Collieries Technical Services (CTS).
On 01 December 2020, the Laboratory was aquired by Silver Solutions.
The old accreditation T0275 of Colliery Training College was transferred to Silver Solutions with a new accreditation number T0970 on the 3rd of December 2020.
Who We Are
Our Values
Focus on new and innovative ideas.
Practice high ethical standards, respect and protect the environment.
Meet the changing requirements of clients and consumers.
Create a compelling value proposition for both clients and consumers.
Develop key industry relationships with the mining industry, and provide a high level of personalized service.
We are committed to supporting our country’s transformation agenda.
Our Mission
Our mission is to excellerate the participation of historically marginalized citizens into senior positions without comprimising the services delivered to the client.
We will promote and facilitate sustainable development and growth, and be a responsible service provider that
contributes positively towards your bottom line.
Trust
We place trust and transparency right
at the top of any agenda and will
ensure that everything we say and do
will reflect exactly that.
Integrity
We will always do what we say and will
act and deliver in the highest
professional manner.
Objectives
Focusing on customer satisfaction.
Calculate and create the best value of
service for cost and customer satisfaction.
Respect
We will ensure that the client,
employee and or other stakeholders are always respected.
Zero Harm
We pledge to do everything in our
power to empower our employees and
look after the environment we operate
in, we will never compromise on safety,
or expose our brand, or employees to
risks environmentally or Health and
Safety related.
Excellence
We will always strive to be the best,
ensuring that the client gets the best,
we will always strive to deliver the highest
standard of work and therefor earning the trust
of our clients and being the preferred supplier.
