ABOUT US
The foundation of Tuscany Manufacturing is a combination of competency, proficient skill sets, manufacturing, and hands-on experience with leather products.
These are vital threads that have been sewn together by the husband and wife team, Amina and Ashraf Abbas, who have been building Tuscany Manufacturing Enterprises for more than 25 years.
In 2017, Mubeen Ahmed Abbas joined the company as part of the management team for production, planning, improving and introducing on current technology and techniques.
Tuscany Manufacturing Enterprises have since been established as one of the leading leather goods manufacturers in Southern Africa. Tuscany Manufacturing are an empowerment company with 100% black shareholding.
VALUE CREATION
Efficient Service Delivery and Development that puts people first
Excellent service to the clients
above all else
Equipping people to contribute to their personal growth and development
Building relationships with various stakeholders to promote efficient delivery of service
Using appropriate technology for development
Encouraging employee participation
Quality Service at Tuscany Manufacturing
The standard is discerning quality, and the emphasis is exceeding client’s expectations.
Our products are manufactured following and exceed SABS specifications.
We are always investigating, researching and developing new standards and products. Tuscany Manufacuturing ensure that the service provided will meet and exceed the expectations of their clients. Tuscany Manufacturing always thinks ahead to enhancements for future prospects.
Tuscany Manufacturing prides itself that all products manufactured for government tenders are inspected and approved by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) before delivery.
Skills Development
We strive to make a difference in our community by teaching people skills, allowing them to learn and pushing them towards achieving results.
We are proud to say that we have achieved this.
Social Responsibility
Tuscany Manufacturing is engaged at all levels in evaluating the social impact of its activities. It acknowledges its responsibility for understanding the effects of its business activity on the social environment.
Beyond the vital question of responsibility, Tuscany Manufacturing believes that its level of involvement in communities is a gauge of the continuing sustainability to grow.
Community Development
Tuscany Manufacturing Enterprises will continue in its quest to employ people from township areas and enrich them with knowledge, as Tuscany Manufacturing believe knowledge is the key to empowerment.
Tuscany Manufacturing espouses the ethos so profoundly articulated by (late) President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela:
“Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.”
EMPOWERMENT
Tuscany Manufacturing are committed to empowerment through job creation, training and upgrading of skills. Tuscany Manufacturing currently has more than 25 employees with diverse industry-related skillsets acquired over the years, from managerial, cutting, machining and table hands.
MANAGEMENT
Tuscany Manufacturing is owner-managed, and the hands-on approach ensures optimal proficiencies and efficiencies. Of the 25 plus staff employed, more than 80% are female and have been with the company for 15 years or more.
Skills Transfer & Job Creation
Given the opportunity to successfully procure sustainable work, Tuscany Manufacturing has the space and capacity to increase production.
The Tuscany Manufacturing community works creation programme entails providing work to home “cottage” industries. In addition, Tuscany Manufacturing empowers local communities by borrowing machinery to transfer skills, thereby creating further employment and sustainable growth.
Tuscany Manufacturing currently employs three families (sister, mother and sons) with no previous experience or skills. Enhancing Tuscany’s capabilities to effectively and efficiently increase production capacity, ensuring timeous delivery and manufacture of the products Tuscany has tendered for.
Tuscany Manufacturing has trained them via their incentivised in-house machine operator’s skills transfer programme, using Tuscany’s highly skilled machinists with more than 15 years of experience with the company for skills training.
Enhancing Tuscany’s capabilities to effectively and efficiently increase production capacity, ensuring timeous delivery and manufacture of the products Tuscany Manufacturing has tendered for.
Capacity to deliver
Tuscany Manufacturing are equipped to produce more than 3000 items per month. Tuscany Manufacturing personnel, machinery and equipment configuration allows them to increase capacity and output on demand.
Currently, Tuscany’s manufacturing capacity is under-utilised as our production rate outstrips their work in flow-rate, hence the need to procure work. The increased workflow will have an immediate impact on creating new job opportunities in the short and long term.
Success Story
By 2020, proudly, Tuscany Manufacturing currently employs three sets of families (sister, mother and sons) with no previous experience or skills. Tuscany Manufacturing has trained them via their incentivised in-house machine operator’s skills transfer programme, using Tuscany’s highly skilled machinists with more than 15 years of experience with the company for skills training.
Enhancing Tuscany’s capabilities to effectively and efficiently increase production capacity, ensuring timeous delivery and manufacture of the products Tuscany Manufacturing has tendered for.