Atlas Copco backs Jacaranda Water Drive in the wake of South Africa’s drought




Sustainable productivity solutions provider Atlas Copco bequeathed a helping hand to relieve the plight of people in some of South Africa’s drought-stricken areas.

Atlas Copco South Africa’s Managing Director, Frans van Niekerk, became aware of local radio station, Jacaranda FM’s water drive initiative in conjunction with Pureau. “Pureau happens to be our bottled water supplier and recognising the dire need of our country’s people, we decided to heed the call for support in donating water to areas that were severely affected by water deficiencies,” explains Atlas Copco South Africa and Sub-Sahara Communications Manager, Kgothatso Ntsie. 

“The recent drought not only affected our farmers, but also us, the consumers, and therefore we were extremely excited to support and be a part of this project.”

Ntsie adds that this particular initiative was of special significance owing to the fact that Atlas Copco has a CSI initiative called ‘Water for All’. “Through the Water for All project, we set out to make clean, potable water a possibility for all. The more recent beneficiaries of our initiative were learners from the Mhlazane Primary School in Rorke’s Drift, Kwa-Zulu Natal.”






 
Atlas Copco backs Jacaranda Water Drive  

Atlas Copco’s donation of R100 000 to the Jacaranda FM water drive equated to 41,500 litres of water. The entire initiative along with the involvement of other organisations culminated in a total of 73,740 litres of water comprising of 14,748 five litre bottles donated and delivered to communities in the North West and Free State Provinces.


Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and service focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2015, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 102 (BEUR 11) and more than 43 000 employees. Learn more at www.atlascopcogroup.com

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