Towards building a Solar Water Heating Industry Association
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Towards building a Solar Water
Heating Industry Association
SESSA SWHD 2009 1
Mission & Objectives of SESSA
MISSION
• The mission of SESSA is the creation and continued growth of an
authoritative renewable energy forum, in Southern Africa.
OBJECTIVES
• To promote and increase the use of renewable energy with informal
education, demonstration and information dissemination to end‐users
and other decision makers of all levels;
• To establish the society as the main regional information centre in close
co‐operation with similar initiatives;
• To facilitate in the creation and maintenance of appropriate standards for
products, systems or methods and training.
• For this purpose SESSA maintains a close relationship with it’s various
divisions, one of which is the Solar Water Heating Division.
SESSA SWHD 2009 2Solar Water Heating Division
CODE OF CONDUCT
• All members of the SESSA Solar Water Heating Division are required to
sign a code of practice the aims of which are to assist in co‐operating,
developing, instituting, maintaining and promoting a code of good
conduct and practices for the division’s membership.
MEMBER CATEGORIES
• Manufacturers
• Importers
• Distributors
• Installers
• Training Providers
• Researchers
• Consultants
SESSA SWHD 2009 3Member Categories SESSA SWHD 2009 4
Membership
• 2007 membership = 15 members
• 2009 membership = 130 members and growing daily
• Geographic spread of members within South Africa
*5 members are active in more than one area
SESSA SWHD 2009 5Portfolio Driven Committee in 2009
PORTFOLIO MANAGER IN CHARGE
• Finance & Membership ‐ Debbie Agenbag
• Complaints & Compliments ‐ Colin Bain
• In‐house & Legal ‐ Colin Bain
• Standards ‐ Neville de Kock
• Training ‐ Thabo Mncube
• Communications ‐ James McCallum
• Associations ‐ John Ledger
• Government & Parastatals ‐ Dylan Tudor‐Jones
• Banks & Insurers ‐ Duncan Abel
SESSA SWHD 2009 6Portfolio Managers Goals
FINANCE
• Create a new income stream through advertising
• Develop and implement an annual budget
MEMBERSHIP
• Streamline the management of membership administration
• Develop further members benefits in collaboration with all Portfolio
Managers
SESSA SWHD 2009 7Portfolio Managers Goals Cont.
COMPLAINTS
• Investigate all complaints submitted in writing regarding SWHD members
or systems
• Formalise methods in order to assist complainants
COMPLIMENTS
• Publish compliments on the SESSA website
• Use compliments for positive PR for SESSA SWHD
SESSA SWHD 2009 8Portfolio Managers Goals Cont.
INHOUSE
• Further develop SWHD ‘bye laws’
• Review ‘bye laws’ against current SESSA Constitution for possible changes
LEGAL
• As standard practice, non complaint members issues will be dealt with
through negotiation
• In the unlikely & unfortunate event of a deadlock, legal action will be
taken
SESSA SWHD 2009 9Portfolio Managers Goals Cont.
STANDARDS
• Promote and Educate consumers on SABS Standards and the need for
regulations
• Educate SWHD members on related SANS Standards and promote and
assist with compliance
• Represent SWH Industry on various SABS Technical Committees
• Build on the existing SANS1307 standard with new standards for
individual collectors and components
• Assist in the development of Energy Efficiency / Performance labelling for
Solar Water Heaters
SESSA SWHD 2009 10Portfolio Managers Goals Cont.
TRAINING
• Participate with primary stake stakeholders (ESETA, CETA, SAQA, etc.) in
the development of training standards
• Promote SWH installation training as an opportunity for training
providers
• Source finance for developing local training infrastructure
• Contact overseas training counterparts to promote the transfer of skills
• Develop an SWH Industry skills programme through BBS (Business
Building Seminars) incl. topics such as effective marketing, sales
strategies, customer service etc.
SESSA SWHD 2009 11Portfolio Managers Goals Cont.
COMMUNICATIONS
• Develop and implement a monthly budget for an ongoing PR campaign to
promote SESSA SWHD
• Update SESSA website by removing barriers to entry for member and
customer interface
• Develop a new monthly newsletter to keep members abreast of industry
developments
ASSOCIATIONS
• Indentify various Industry Associations for possible strategic partnerships
that would benefit SESSA SWHD
SESSA SWHD 2009 12Portfolio Managers Goals Cont.
GOVERNMENT
• Continue to interact with Government with regard to SWH Industry
matters
• Lobby Government for mandatory installations of SWH for buildings
above a certain size & value
PARASTATALS
• Interact with and support Eskom with the current SWH Rebate
Programme
• Source funding for the development of a sustainable and bankable
Business Plan for SESSA SWHD
SESSA SWHD 2009 13Portfolio Managers Goals Cont.
BANKS
• Contact the Banking Association of South Africa to present the case for
the development of the SWH
• Identify opportunities / constraints for the development of SWH specific
financing products
• Assist in developing financing products to increase the sales of SWH
• Source funding for the implementation of the SESSA SWHD Business Plan
INSURERS
• Contact the South African Insurance Association to present the case for
the replacement of electric geysers with SWH
• Identify constraints for this implementation
• Assist in removing barriers to implementation and developing systems to
streamline the transition to a new ‘geyser to solar’ client offering
• Offer assistance in developing criteria for becoming a registered product
suppliers or service provider
SESSA SWHD 2009 14Closing
THIS IS THE YEAR 200SHINE FOR THE SESSA SOLAR WATER HEATING DIVISION
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