About Streetwires

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Streetwires is a pioneering social entrepreneurial organisation, founded by Douglas Ochse, Patrick Schofield, Winston Rangwani and Anton Ressel in 2000. This Proudly South African and Fair Trade accredited business provides sustainable and meaningful employment to over 120 wire craft artists who work full-time from a vibrant studio in central Cape Town. The Streetwires entrepreneurial model is community-driven and encourages members to start complementary handcraft enterprises. Its continued success translates into employment opportunities that serve as stepping stones into the broader economy and facilitate both ongoing creative skills development and leadership opportunities. for more information please contact us on the following details: Company contact details: Tel: +27 21 426 2475 fax: +27 21 426 0860 Email: info@streetwires.co.za Email: sales@streetwires.co.za website: www.streetwires.co.za

Thursday, April 14, 2011

busy! busy! busy!

2011, so far has been a funny year. It started very, very quietly, even though it seemed at one point that the sales people were competing in the quoting Olympics. A switch must have gone on some time last month because all of a sudden we are wonderfully busy. Everywhere there is industry – the sales people are quoting and booking orders, the sample artists are shaping new magic,  music is pumping in the studio where the  artists are shaping and binding keyrings, animals and other fantastic creations while a scratchy orchestra of spindle machines are furiously threading beads to be plastered onto those creations. Eddie, our production manager is carefully planning his schedule, the admin ladies are generating orders, reports, job cards, Mr Titus our driver is racing around Cape Town delivering orders and collecting stock and even Ella our housekeeper has been kept on her toes. Sparks are flying out of the welding department as Mike and his team try to keep up with the demand for the welded wire animals, while Lucky, Welly and Riaan complete 2 top secret installations for an organisation that gives hope to millions ( more about that when the project goes live). If you’re in the Cape Town CBD and you would like visit us to view this blissful chaos please feel welcome.

A final word? None of this would be possible without the ongoing support of our wonderful clients!

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