2022 – SUCCESSFUL AUDIT

Premier Scale Services (Pty) Ltd is excited to report that we have again passed our SANAS Verification Laboratory Accreditation audit by the NRCS! We strongly feel that this has been our most successful audit to date! Our Quality Management Duo works tirelessly to ensure that we remain compliant and efficient throughout our entire business and […]

How can preventive maintenance help avoid downtime and costly repairs?

Why do we maintain our vehicles but not our scales? It is clear that preventive maintenance of cars has a beneficial impact on their performance and lifespan. The same principle applies to your scale too, often small faults are overlooked or ignored, over time these lead to serious damage which can be costly to repair […]

CONTINUED SANAS ACCREDITATION AFTER SUCCESSFUL AUDIT

Premier Scale Services is a SANAS approved Verification laboratory for weighing equipment up to 60 000kg. This together with our Certificate of Authority from NRCS allows us to Verify scales for trade use. This includes weighbridges, gas filling scales, platform scales, butchery scales and many others. It is a legal requirement for many scales to […]

NEW LEGAL METROLOGY REGULATIONS MEAN BIG CHANGES FOR INDUSTRY.

The DTI and NRCS have had their final stakeholder meetings on the Draft Legal Metrology Regulations. These Regulations cover weight, volume, measurement, and many other areas but our focus is obviously on weight. Many industry bodies, companies and interested parties attended these stakeholder meetings. Whilst a large number of concerns were raised, it was made […]

Successful 2017

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our staff, clients and suppliers a very successful 2017. We are blessed to have started the year well with weighbridge orders from Massmart and Rand Water, 2 custom made 30 ton coil weighing scales for a large steel manufacturer, 2 new gas filling depots in […]

DO YOU USE REGISTERED COMPANIES TO REPAIR, SERVICE AND VERIFY YOUR SCALES?

Like many industries in South Africa, the weighing (or Metrology) industry has certain bodies set up to monitor, regulate and improve the industry. The 3 main bodies involved in the scale industry are; SANAS (South African National Accreditation System), NRCS (National Regulator for Compulsory Standards) and SACS (Scale Council for South Africa). SANAS : SANAS […]

YEAR END MESSAGE TO ALL OUR CLIENTS

2016 is rapidly drawing to a close and once again many South Africans are getting ready for their annual holidays. This year has been a tough one for many businesses the world over, at Premier Scale Services we were blessed to have many loyal customers and suppliers who have helped us through the tough times […]

PREMIER SCALES INTRODUCES NEW RANGE OF LABORATORY SCALES AND BALANCES

Premier Scale Services has partnered with Adam Equipment in the distribution of their products in South Africa. Adam Equipment offers a comprehensive selection of precision balances, analytical balances and moisture analyzers created for laboratories. Durable construction and smart features make Adam balances ideal for all lab applications, including weighing chemicals, pharmaceutical processing and quality control […]

Compliance with the legal requirements for weighing – verification

Weighing is an often forgotten, behind the scenes activity, which most people rarely think about. When people think about weighing they immediately think about their bathroom scale, but have you considered how many products you use every single day that are sold by weight? Food, drinks, gas, cleaning products, medicines, virtually every product you use, […]

How to choose the right scale for your specific needs

Choosing the right scale to meet your needs seems simple enough but very often we find that clients haven’t given careful consideration to what they need and have ended up with the wrong scale for the wrong application and been disappointed. Below are some simple questions to consider before you make a decision. 1.    […]