Company Registration / Listing
Why register ?
Ckit.co.za is a portal site on the internet, focused specifically at the engineering community in South Africa and internationally.
As an extension to the value-added technical content of this site, Ckit promotes the registration or listing of participants in the engineering field, to improve the communication between these players and to promote their capabilities, competencies and products.
As indicated in Ckit.co.za's objectives, it is important that the 'community' can network with each other to facilitate the transfer of information, data and to simplify the process of establishing such contact even from remote locations.
How does registration or listing benefit me / our business ?
Logical links to your company - Throughout the many sections in the Engineering Handbook, reference is made to types of equipment used, brand names, contractors and engineers. Ckit.co.za provides logical links from these sections to the Suppliers / Consultants lists to simplify the lines of communication between the visitor and the contractor / supplier.
Association with products & brands - Your company / brand / service is immediately associated with the applicable subject matter in the Handbook.
Improved visibility, increased client base - Listing improves your company's visibility within the existing engineering community and broadens your potential client base to include the visitors / users of this Handbook who may otherwise not come into contact with your company.
International exposure, appropriate audience - The fact that this portal is; (i) an internet-based tool with (ii) significant 'value-added' content which targets (iii) a specific audience with (iv) appropriate skills / training and that it (v) has growing support within the engineering community (vi) both locally and internationally, means that your details, advertisments, brands, etc will be accessed by a significant number of appropriate individuals throughout the world.
Increased awareness & marketing - Efforts made by Ckit.co.za to market the facilities of this portal, improve traffic through this Handbook and generally create awareness of this internet tool, automatically supplements your business' marketing effort and broadens your existing target audience.
Demonstrates local competence, internationally - By becoming involved in this portal site your company is joining others in demonstrating the collective capabilities and competence of the South African engineering community, to the world.
Who should list / register with Ckit.co.za ?
Suppliers - of equipment or branded products or processes or components in the engineering field.
Manufacturers - of components, structures, buildings, etc.
Contractors - offering turnkey project capability or services or skills in support of the contracting field.
Consultants - providing technical expertise skills and support to contractors, end-users, manufacturers, suppliers, institutes and educational institutions.
Educators - where learning facilities and relevant subject content can be provided into the engineering community at different levels i.e. trade schools, technikons, universities, product courses, suppliers' courses, etc.
What are the costs involved ?
Two types of registration are made available namely; a 'free' registration and 'paid' registration.
Free registration
This registration is completely free of charge and includes the following basic information :-
Company details :-
Company name.
Telephone number.
Fax number.
Email address.
Web-site address.Service or Product information :-
Product(s) and service(s) - to list your company in the relevant categories.
Paid Registration
This registration provides a comprehensive listing of your company profile, technologies, services, etc.
The information is presented in the form of a printable web-site within ckit.co.za and is drawn up by your company in a template provided by Ckit.co.za. A visitor is then able to quickly overview your company, your business focus, capabilities, references and products before linking to your company web site for more specific details.This listing is particularly important to international visitors who are considering doing business in conjunction with local companies.
In addition to the basic information provided under 'free registration', ckit.co.za places the information supplied by the company onto the database for access by visitors.
Examples of the details which can be made available to visitors to ckit.co.za include the following :-
Company profile including :-
Overview - Nature of business, industry focus, core competencies, date established, management structure, type of legal entity, references, company structure, branch offices, mission statement, company objectives and vision, turnover.
Expertise - Technical skills, innovations, business capabilities, contracting skills, international experience, etc.
Products - Niche products, processes, systems, components, brand names.
Services - Type of services, geographic regions served, skills development, training.
References - Major clients, largest contracts, technically astute installations, geographic locations, current contracts, recent highlights, photograph.
Logos :-
Your company logo will appear on the template, linked to your company web site.
Contact information :-
Names - Contact names for individuals responsible for each product line / service center / company branch / division, etc.
Directory - Branch office details i.e. telephone and fax numbers, email and web addresses.
Linking to the Ckit.co.za Engineering Handbook :-
Logos - These are placed on pages and contents bars in the appropriate sections within the Handbook for example, idler manufacturers would advertise in the 'Idler' section.
Linking - Each logo in the Handbook is linked through to the relevant 'Suppliers' or 'Consultants' sections, where your company details are listed.
If the visitor wishes to view more information on your company, they click the 'Profile' link to access your company profile. Alternatively they can click straight through to your web-site or Email to contact your company.
How do I / we register ?
For either the 'Free' listing or 'Paid' listing, click here and follow the steps through the registration process.