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Company Profile
MarPless is a technology and solutions leader in the supply, support and marketing of diverse IT Solutions, to selected local and export markets.
Vision Statement
• To shape the customer's future business operations through innovative IT solutions.
• To emerge as a leading dynamic and respected IT solutions provider by portraying a clear perspective of vision and understanding.
Values
Our guiding values are derived from three words – experience, energy and excellence.
History and Formation
Marubeni Corporation from Japan (Marubeni) and Plessey (Pty) Ltd. (Plessey) established a joint venture in South Africa in July 1993, MarPless Communication Technologies (Pty) Ltd (MarPless). The shareholding in MarPless is 51% owned by Marubeni Corporation in Japan and 49% owned by Plessey (Pty) Ltd.
Marubeni Corporation (established in 1858) is today one of Japan’s leading Sogo Shosha, or general trading companies, overseeing a range of operations that encompass domestic, import, export and offshore trade, and extend from the development of natural resources to the retail marketing of finished products. These operations are conducted through a global business network comprising nearly 149 representative offices in 75 countries worldwide, and more than 600 affiliate companies.
The expertise gained from long term participation in the Global Information and Telecommunications market has allowed Marubeni distinguishing characteristics in:
• Extensive Financing Capabilities
• Economies of Scale and Scope
• Worldwide Networks and Activities
• Diversity of Functions
• Nucleus of many Corporate Groups
Marubeni has been active in South Africa for many years and continues to be a significant investor in South Africa and a major exporter of South African products.
The commitment of MarPless is to continuously improve our ability to address changing market trends and customer expectations and to provide world class products, services and solutions that will be the differentiating factor between us and our competitors.
As a solution provider MarPless has to be aware of technological development and change. This is important, as MarPless has to be able to provide solutions across a number of supplier technologies, MarPless does not want to be tied to a single supplier or technology that is obsolete or lacks the required functionality.
MarPless is led by a dynamic and experienced management team with extensive years of experience in IT disciplines. This team has been developed to this level by exposure to theoretical and applied management techniques and a corporate culture of accepting challenges and supportive behaviour.
Activities
MarPless primary business is IT turnkey solutions especially utilizing biometric technology for the government sector and commercial sector in South Africa as well as other African countries which are designed and manufactured both internationally and locally. We have completed numerous successful projects such as Home Affairs National Identification System (HANIS) for the Department of Home Affairs in South Africa.
Employment Equity
MarPless is committed to the principles of employment equity and the achievement of representative diversity.
There are no barriers to the recruitment, promotion and development of people at MarPless and employment decisions are based on merit and business needs.
In keeping with our commitment to the communities in which we do business, MarPless is an equal opportunity employer.
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Economic Empowerment:
MarPless Economic Empowerment plan is a deliberate and ongoing intervention to ensure participation by South African citizens from previously disadvantaged communities into the mainstream of the South African economy.
MarPless policy is to continuously develop alliances with smaller BEE companies and to this extent have formed various business relationships with SMME’s. MarPless prime responsibility in these relationships is to ensure sustainability and growth for companies that usually cannot afford to take on more work due to cash flow problems or that cannot sustain their overhead structures due to a lack of orders.
Management
MarPless has a team of dynamic and experienced managers who have extensive years of experience in the IT and quality disciplines. This team has been developed to this level by exposure to theoretical and applied management techniques and a corporate culture of accepting challenges and supportive behaviour.
Mr H. Shibasaki, CEO of MarPless
Mr N. Makgoba, Executive Marketing
Ms L. Sandham, Financial Manager
Mr N. Grantham, Quality Assurance Manager.
Quality
MarPless is an ISO9001 accredited company and only source equipment from ISO accredited manufacturers. MarPless’ quality management system is modelled using the ARIS event driven process chain system, which is a powerful paperless system.
Support Services
MarPless uses qualified technical specialists to support all our solutions in the filed and where practical establish repair facilities within S.A. for line replaceable modules. MarPless is committed to providing our customers with a cost effective maintenance and support service system that will optimize solution availability and serviceability.
Track Record
MarPless since it’s inception has taken pride in ensuring that it’s vision of being “your forward thinking technology partner” marketing and contracting IT solutions company in South Africa has resulted in an outstanding track record, of whichca few of it’s achievements are:
• Home Affairs National Identification System (HANIS) accumulated more than R1bil contract
• National Identification System in Namibia
HANIS is the National Identification System being implemented by the Government of Republic of South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs. It is an electronic identification system, which comprises all our citizens and residents, listing not only the relevant identification and civic affairs information, but also biometric features, such as fingerprints. The main aims of the HANIS project are as follows:
• Provide a unique identification service for S.A. citizens, using an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)
• Provide the public and private sector with reliable identity and verification services
• Disaster Recovery Programme (another contract worth R300m) |
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Profile will cover only the highlights and does not host the
complete company overview. For more information please contact
MarPless on
+27 (0) 12 657 0191
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