Welcome to Swoosh Business Enterprises

The Oasis of Black Entrepreneurship 

About Swoosh Business Enterprises

Swoosh Business Enterprises is a BBBEE 100% Black owned company established in 2002.

We have over 10 years of experience in business services to both government and private sector.

Services are:

Printing

Essential to every business are business cards, letterheads, envelopes, mailing labels, pocket folders andbrochures. Although basic, they serve a critical role: communicating the first impression most customers will form of your business. We not only have the range of equipment that will allow us to produce short and long run work to exacting standards, but we also have the people and creativity to assist you in making your projects stand out.  Booklets, annual reports, product catalogues, hard-bound books, newsletters, flyers and more complex jobs require a team of dedicated people who are going to navigate your project through the production process. With many of the best people in the industry at your disposal, you can be confident that even the most complex project gets done right.

Office Supplies

We offer Stationery, Ink & Toner, Paper, Technology, Canteen, Janitorial, Wellbeing & Safety,

Industrial Equipment, Computers, Printers and Furniture.

Cleaning Services

We provide a variety of cleaning methods, chemicals and equipment to facilitate and expedite the cleaning process. The scope of work may include all internal, general and routine cleaning to include floors, tiles, partition walls, internal walls, suspended ceilings, lighting, furniture and cleaning, window cleaning, deep cleans of sanitary conveniences and washing facilities, kitchens and dining areas, consumables and feminine hygiene facilities as well as cleaning of telephones, IT and other periodic cleaning as required. External cleaning, litter picking and removal of graffiti may also be incorporated.

Web and Graphic Design

Web design encompasses many different skills and disciplines in the production and maintenance of websites. The different areas of web design include web graphic design; interface design; authoring, including standardised code and proprietary software; user experience design; and search engine optimization. We overlap web engineering with web design in the broader scope of web development. We have an awareness of usability and creating mark up. We are always up to date with web accessibility guidelines.

 Mining

We provide various services and equipment such as Tunnelling and DrillingEquipment, Earthmoving Services,

Explosive Equipment, Pumps and Valves.

Trade References: 

Department of Health
South African Police Services
Gauteng Finance
Intersite Property Management Services
Department of Education

Contact
e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tel: 012 373 8606
web: www.swooshbe.co.za 

Johannesburg, South Africa – Day in and day out, we are faced with messages about the harm that the printing industry does to our environment. More often than not, these messages are found at the bottom of emails. Contrary to popular and often misinformed belief, the fibre that is used to make paper products is not sourced from the wood of rainforests, indigenous or common garden trees. The printing industry comes under fire for its use of paper yet critics do not take into consideration the facts behind paper manufacturing. Therefore, it is facts such as these that the print industry needs to make known, shredding the misconceptions about print.

Deforestation is a complex and critical problem with no easy answers; however, printed paper is taking a lot of the blame in the public’s mind for this act. We are told to “think before you print” in order to save trees and are regularly shown pictures of clear-cut forests that sadden and anger us. Maybe it is time to think before we don’t print. The fact is, when the demand for paper declines, tree farming also declines which takes all of the important ecological impacts like clean water and wildlife habitat right along with it. Managed forests also help to clean the air that we breathe and offer an improved lifestyle through unmatched recreational opportunities for families who like to hike, fish, camp and study nature. Managed forests do all of this and also provide the pulp that we need for paper and packaging.

So, if you decide to decrease your industrial use of paper, don’t assume that you’re going to save a tree or two. The reality is that decreasing your use of paper has an impact on the future of our forests. The truth is that most paper is 100 percent recyclable and is one of the benefits that make tree farming for printing paper a sustainable industry. Recyclability is one of paper’s credentials as a renewable resource that can begin and end its life in a responsible manner, and you play a key role in this life cycle.

Forests mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by absorbing CO2 and releasing oxygen through the natural process of photosynthesis. South Africa's timber plantations lock up 900 million tons of CO2 a year, which is a massive environmental service, and a key means of alleviating climate change. If it weren’t for the worldwide pulp and paper industry that has been operating for the last 150 years, the CO2 levels in the atmosphere would be five percent higher (about 0.5 degrees) than they are at present.

We all enjoy the instant communication, information and entertainment that our computers, smartphones and other electronic devices provide. Each new generation of products brings us even more must-have advantages and marketing strategies that lead to the consumer’s belief that life has evolved in such a way that print or paper is obsolete. But every time a newer, more advanced electronic device arrives, an older one becomes electronic waste with very little benefit. Eventually it will have to be disposed of, and the question to then ask is how environmentally friendly this unit was and what harm it will now do to the environment?

While the print industry cannot stop the digital age of communication and its convenience, the electronic distribution of information should not be flaunted as being more environmentally friendly than print. Every decision to communicate has some impact on the environment. For example, whether we send an email or send a letter, we consume energy and valuable resources. There are environmental trade-offs in every choice that we make, and there is no simple “right answer”. Effective stewardship requires a careful examination of the bigger picture to fully understand the impact and performance of both electronic media and print on paper; one that encompasses the entire lifecycle of a product, from raw materials to the energy use and end of life.

In fact, reading a document on an iPad or computer screen produces more carbon dioxide (CO2) than printing out the same document on a piece of paper. A printed document can be read over and over again without further emissions and can also be recycled at the end of its lifecycle.         

• A printed 700-page document emits 85g of CO2 (one copy can be read over and over again without further emissions).         
• Reading a document on a computer for one hour emits 226g of CO2 every time.         
• Burning the 700-page document to a CD is estimated to emit 300g of CO2 for every copy.         
• Burning the document to a DVD is estimated to emit 350g of CO2 for every copy.

Independent campaigning organisation, Greenpeace, has identified electronic waste as the fastest-growing component of the municipal waste stream. Server farms that power computers have become the fastest growing users of fossil fuel in the world, and the amount of energy that they use is doubling every year. Also, manufacturing a computer typically requires the mining and refining of dozens of minerals and metals, including gold, silver and palladium, as well as the extensive use of plastics and hydrocarbon solvents. Most computers are imported from overseas on either ships or planes – the two types of transportation with the greatest carbon footprint. And, that's before they are domestically shipped on trains or trucks.

Locally produced paper eliminates the overseas shipping energy that is used, and most of the paper that is used in South Africa is manufactured domestically. Over 80 percent of South African plantations are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), ensuring that it has the highest level of international certification in the world. The FSC’s Chain of Custody tracks certified material through the production process – from the forest to the consumer – including all of the successive stages of processing, transformation, manufacturing and distribution. Few people realise that all paper in South Africa is produced from plantation-grown trees, recycled paper or bagasse (sugar cane fibre). Some 600 million trees across 762,000 hectares are specifically farmed for use in pulp and paper manufacturing, just as maize was planted for our cereal, and wheat for our bread.

The Environmental Benefits of Printed Paper

Printed paper is made from a renewable resource. Trees can be replanted in places where they were harvested and also in places where they don’t currently grow. As much as we enjoy our electronic devices, they don’t grow on trees and cannot be harvested or replanted.

Printed paper can be recycled, recovered and reused. Over the many years that they have existed, the systems that are in place for these processes are widely available and have become more efficient and sophisticated. In contrast, electronic devices are much more complex and expensive to recycle, recover and reuse due to the toxic nature of many of their components, and current systems are still in the early stages.

Modern commercial printing employs more sustainable practices. From recycling to energy usage, commercial printers are making great strides in reducing their environmental footprints by implementing various practices, these can include:        

• Purchasing products, materials and services from individuals and organisations that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability;         
• Gaining third-party certification credentials;         
• Reducing the impact of chemicals by using vegetable-based inks, eco-friendly soy inks, alcohol-free chemistry and aqueous coatings;         
• Using biodegradable packaging materials and waste paper instead of petroleum-based foam peanuts;         
• Using a higher percentage of paper grades from responsible sources that are recycled, post-consumer and third-party forest certified;         
• Educating employees on environmental information, recycling procedures and certification training;         
• Equipping presses with ink monitoring devices to reduce waste; and         
• Recycling printing plates.

In conclusion, a future without print or paper would have a devastating effect on society. It can be said however, that it is in everyone’s best interest to embrace this “technology”.  Think before you don’t print and be responsible with your electronic waste. Use a reputable e-waste recycling company that you know will handle your old electronic devices with the environment in mind.

Konica Minolta South Africa’s award winning bizhub PRESS range of digital printers will keep you printing, safe in the knowledge that these machines were manufactured according to the most stringent environmental certification, as well as keeping in mind the environmental influence that the company has when disposing of the equipment. These multifunction printers also use a 100 percent bio-degradable polymerised toner that is created from harvest plant based oils, which are certified as ‘nontoxic’ when coming into contact with food in packaging. Konica Minolta South Africa brings you a print technology that embraces the environmental benefits of print and paper, optimising the functionality of office automation systems.  

ABOUT KONICA MINOLTA SOUTH AFRICA:

Recently named as international Konica Minolta Distributor of the Year for the eighth time, Konica Minolta South Africa is a leader in advanced document management technologies. Wholly owned by the Bidvest Group, the company focuses on complete business solutions, including production print systems, digital presses, multifunctional products (MFPs), managed print services, vertical application solutions and related services and supplies.  Konica Minolta is one of the only manufacturers in the digital imaging industry, over the past 20 years, to have been awarded the Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) “A3 MFP line of the year” award for three consecutive years. For more information, questions or queries, contact Ritchi Smith at 0800 bizhub | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Debbie Sielemann at +27 (0) 82 414 4633 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..    

Konica Minolta South Africa has improved the performance and production workflow of the bizhub C1805 and C1100 to ensure reliable, accurate and efficient results.  

Product News   JOHANNESBURG  - September 30, 2014 – EFIand Konica Minolta Business Solutions have teamed up to announce the launch of two advanced digital front ends (DFEs) for the new Konica Minolta bizhub C1085 and C1100 family of digital presses. The updated EFI Fiery IC-308 DFE and the new EFI Fiery IC-310 DFE are set to deliver excellent performance and colour quality, end-to-end workflow automation and integration that are compatible with EFI's MIS and web-to-print products.  

The high-end Fiery IC-310 DFE brings faster production performance to the bizhub print engines with Fiery HyperRIP technology, which can process an individual job up to 40 percent faster than other DFEs. It does this by splitting pages to simultaneously process them with multiple processor cores, interpreters and rendering engines. The powerful hardware and feature set makes the IC-310 twice as fast compared to the IC-308 and streamlines the processing of graphic-intensive and variable data jobs to minimise data spikes and avoid lost production time. These improvements make the products ideal for any office environment.  

With the Fiery IC-308 and IC-310 DFEs, users can be assured that their jobs will print correctly the first time. In addition, the DFEs are based on EFI's Fiery FS100 Pro platform technology - the first and only production platform to achieve a 100 percent perfect pass rating from the Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic Communication’s (VIGC) PDF RIP Audit. The rating highlights the DFEs' capabilities for accurate, consistent reproduction of intricately designed files, including jobs with composite overprints, transparencies and other complex design elements.  

The Fiery FS100 Pro platform is also the first to achieve a JDF1.3 Integrated Digital Printing Interoperability Conformance Specifications certification from CIP4, a global not-for-profit standards association, focusing on fostering the adoption of process automation in the printing industry. In addition, both DFEs support all leading industry VDP standards, such as PDF/VT, VPS and the latest PPML 3.0 specifications.  

The robust JDF capabilities of the DFEs allow for seamless integration with third-party prepress and workflow solutions, allowing users to streamline their business operations as well as to reduce the touch points in their business and production processes by integrating their DFEs with EFI's MIS and web-to-print products.  

The optional Fiery JobMaster provides users with the power to profitably produce higher-value jobs by automating complex document preparation and production. This intuitive make-ready product tackles some of the biggest production challenges, such as visual tab insertion and design, bleed-edge and multi-bank tabs, late-stage page editing and numbering, page-level ticketing and chapterisation.  

ABOUT EFI:
EFI (www.efi.com) is a worldwide provider of products, technology and services leading the transformation of analog to digital imaging. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the company's powerful integrated product portfolio includes digital front-end servers; superwide, wide-format, label and ceramic inkjet presses and inks; production workflow, web to print, and business automation software; and office, enterprise and mobile cloud solutions. These products allow users to produce, communicate and share information in an easy and effective way, and enable businesses to increase their profits, productivity, and efficiency.  

ABOUT KONICA MINOLTA SOUTH AFRICA:
Konica Minolta South Africa is a leader in advanced document management technologies. Wholly owned by the Bidvest Group, the company focuses on complete business solutions, including production print systems, digital presses, multifunctional products (MFPs), managed print services, vertical application solutions and related services and supplies. Konica Minolta is one of the only manufacturers in the digital imaging industry, over the past 20 years, to have been awarded the Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) “A3 MFP line of the year” award for three consecutive years.  

For more information, questions or queries, contact Ritchi Smith at 0800 bizhub | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Debbie Sielemann at +27 (0) 82 414 4633 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

Konica Minolta South Africa assists Cape Town opera protégé, Anelisa Mahlungulu, in moving closer to achieving her dreams.  

CAPE TOWN - September 17, 2014 – Bidvest company, Konica Minolta South Africa has pledged to assist a promising young opera singer in need.

Cape Town branch manager, Alten Hulme, heard a plea for financial assistance on local radio station, Cape Talk. The presenter mentioned that a 16-year-old girl with a natural talent for opera had been ‘discovered’ in a Cape Town township.

With the assistance of the local community choirmaster and a charity organisation within the township, Anelisa Mahlungulu had been tested by the University of Cape Town (UCT) with the result that the institution recognised her rare gift. The University also advised that she needed to be enrolled in a school that would allow for university exemption. UCT further identified Wynberg Girls’ High as the ideal school, but Anelisa needed financial assistance to help her move forward.

On hearing the request, Hulme immediately sprang into action by calling the radio station and on behalf of Konica Minolta South Africa, he offered to sponsor Anelisa’s schooling and hostel costs. Konica Minolta South Africa will also sponsor Anelisa’s music lessons until the end of her matric year.  Waltons, another Bidvest Group company, has also agreed to fund Anelisa’s stationery, transportation and uniforms.

Anelisa has since begun her third term in Grade 10 at Wynberg Girls’ High, where she has her own room in the hostel and now too has her very own bed. Anelisa receives three cooked meals a day and, for the first time ever, she is now able to study at a desk. Since the initial outreach, she has performed for a number of dignitaries, including a teary-eyed Archbishop Desmond Tutu. She also sang before a large audience at an outdoor venue which earned her a standing ovation that lasted several minutes for her first full 90 minute performance.

“Although Konica Minolta South Africa’s primary focus is to see to it that Anelisa does well enough at school to be admitted to university, the company will also do what is needed to support her singing career. In fact, we have already been in touch with Cape Town Opera (CTO), Africa’s top opera company, which has undertaken to expose her to real opera and to assist in the learning process. Konica Minolta South Africa already has a very strong sense of community, with several projects in place that identify and assist not only staff members’ children, but also children with potential from poor communities. Anelisa fits perfectly into this category and we will follow our new ‘Proudly Bidvest’ and Konica Minolta South Africa protégé with great interest in the years to come,” says Hulme.

About  
Konica Minolta South Africa is a leader in advanced document management technologies. Wholly owned by the Bidvest Group, the company focuses on complete business solutions, including production print systems, digital presses, multifunctional products (MFPs), managed print services, vertical application solutions and related services and supplies. Konica Minolta is one of the only manufacturers in the digital imaging industry, over the past 20 years, to have been awarded the Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) “A3 MFP line of the year” award for four consecutive years.

For more information, questions or queries, contact Ritchi Smith at 0800 bizhub | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Debbie Sielemann at +27 (0) 82 414 4633 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Buyers Laboratory Inc. recognises Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS 1250 production printer as the best in the industry.

Johannesburg, South Africa – The Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS 1250 production printer has picked up yet another award, this time at the Buyers Laboratory LLC’s (BLI) 2014 PRO Awards. It scooped the prize for Outstanding Monochrome Light- to Mid-Volume Production Device.

In the highly competitive and complex world of production print, choosing the most suitable printing device is a tough task for buyers. BLI is the world’s leading independent provider of analytical information and services to the document imaging industry, with unmatched expertise in evaluating devices gained over the past 50 years. The PRO awards go to the best performers in BLI’s production test suite, which sheds light on how these production printing devices perform in the real world.

BLI’s field evaluations entail three full days of intensive testing during which tens of thousands of impressions are printed—from 30,000 to more than 150,000 depending on the model. Printing devices are tested for productivity with coated and uncoated media in a wide range of weights and sizes and using various finishing options to simulate a wide variety of real-world job scenarios. BLI technicians also evaluate image quality, including production of halftones, text and fine lines, plus density levels, variations in density and drift over the course of a 1,000-page print run. In addition, BLI assesses media-handling capabilities in terms of the paper sizes, weights and capacities supported; media catalogue integration and inline finishing options available. The test also includes an assessment of ease of use for setting up, submitting and managing jobs; loading paper and toner; switching out operator-replaceable components; and removing misfeeds.

Having generated tens of millions of impressions on production printing devices from the leading vendors over several years—both in the lab and in the field—BLI’s production tests reveal what separates the best from the rest. It is the best - the top performer in each category - that BLI recognises with its annual PRO Awards.

“The bizhub PRESS 1250 is a true production workhorse and its outstanding media handling, plus the wealth of feedback it provides, ensure jobs will not only get done quickly, but with minimal interruptions,” said David Sweetnam, BLI’s head of European Research and Lab Services.

Highly productive, the bizhub PRESS 1250 printer is the only model in its class to have earned BLI’s 5-star rating for productivity, with throughput speeds that were among the fastest tested to date on heavy-grade stocks and better than those of competitors with A3 and SRA3 media. “Mixed-media workflows were handled well, and virtually no drop-off in rated speed was experienced when running sub-set stapling and perfect bindery jobs. Plus, a new tandem print ability gives productivity a further boost by allowing a job to be split across two devices,” said Sweetnam.

BLI noted that the series is highly customisable from base to full configuration, meaning it can be tailored to the specific needs of an environment. The compact footprint of the base configuration makes it a good fit in in-plant and CRD environments, while extensive finishing and stacking options, including perfect binding, ring binding and 50-sheet saddle-stitch capability, serve the device well in print-for-pay or commercial print shops. Up to three high-capacity stackers can be added, for an above average stacking capacity of 15,000 sheets. Duplexing is supported for media weights up to 300 gsm, exceeding the capability of several competitors, and all drawers support paper weights up to 300 gsm, whereas some competitors limit support for 300 gsm to only certain drawers or do not support it at all. Several trays include air assist technology to prevent misfeeds and any tray not actively feeding the paper path can be opened and refilled during device operation.

BLI also praised the bizhub PRESS 1250 production printer’s control panel, citing that it is easy to master. Unlike with some competitors, the custom media catalogue is fully integrated with the print driver, which provides a high level of functionality and job programming capabilities. The control panel also provides detailed information on device status, consumables and paper levels, RIP resources and the job queue. While the Scheduler feature uses colour coding to indicate to operators when certain paper types need to be replenished. 

“Today’s printer market is a neck-and-neck race, so winning yet another international award for this series is a major accomplishment. We are delighted that our ongoing efforts to add substantial value to our customers’ businesses continue to be recognised,” says Leon Minnie, product manager of production systems at Konica Minolta South Africa. “After having won the BLI PRO Award last year for our bizhub PRESS C7000, the award for our monochrome flagship bizhub PRESS 1250 is a great achievement for us and proves Konica Minolta’s leading position in the production printing industry as well as the outstanding quality of our systems.” 

ABOUT KONICA MINOLTA SOUTH AFRICA:

Konica Minolta South Africa (KMSA) provides a comprehensive range of business solutions to businesses of all sizes, countrywide. The organisation is wholly owned by the Bidvest Group and believes in product excellence and exceptional service. KMSA is also the principal importer and distributor of the award winning bizhub collection of multifunctional printers, copiers, fax machines and other digital devices. Headquartered in Johannesburg, KMSA has an impressive distribution network that includes 17 branches and 49 dealerships in Southern Africa.         

Konica Minolta SA: Ritchi Smith, 0800 bizhub, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
icomm: Debbie Sielemann, +27 (0) 82 414 4633, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., www.icomm-pr.co.za                          

Konica Minolta South Africa’s bizhub PRESS C1070 has led to the innovative production printer brand receiving yet another award from the European Digital Press Association.

Johannesburg, South Africa – Konica Minolta has once again been recognised by the renowned European Digital Press Association (EDP), an alliance of Europe’s leading digital print magazines, which boasts more than one million professionals as readers. The EDP jury selected the bizhub PRESS C1070 series, as a winner in the category “Best cut sheet colour printer light production” 2014. This award confirms Konica Minolta’s path to continued success in the production printing market.

“We are proud that our continuous efforts to add substantial value to our customers’ businesses are gaining international recognition. After having won EDP Awards in 2009, 2011 and 2013, we are pleased to have impressed the jury with our bizhub PRESS C1070 series this time as well,” says Leon Minnie, product manager of production systems at Konica Minolta South Africa.

This year the EDP Awards received over 120 entries. Once a device has been submitted for the awards, the rigorous evaluation process starts with members of the Technical Committee investigating each product’s features and qualities, value to the user, support and service. External experts are also consulted for their input. At the end of the submission period the Technical Committee nominates the top products within each category for the final judging round, before finally deciding on the winner. This year’s winners were awarded their trophies at FESPA Digital in Munich, Germany.

The bizhub PRESS C1070 series for digital colour printing adds power, performance and simplicity to any production print application. It offers up to 71ppm print/copy output, familiar PC-like operation with a hand-held mouse, real-time image density and colour density control sensors, and digital colour imaging to rival offset printers at a fraction of the cost.

The bizhub PRESS C1070 colour printer is built for peak volumes of up to 350,000 impressions per month. The PRESS models provide a print resolution of 1,200 x 1,200 dpi, with 8-bit processing for smoother, more realistic images. The series offers high media flexibility, including the ability to print on paper weights up to 300gsm and paper sizes up to 330mm x 487mm.

These models also feature a large 15 inch colour touch-screen display with familiar PC-like operation. The maximum load that each printer will carry and seamlessly process through a vacuum feed paper tray with air-suction feeding technology is 7,500 sheets of paper. Various configurations are available by combining a wide variety of finishers such as an automatic ring binder, a perfect binding unit and a finisher for professional saddle stitching as well as a GBC punch unit.  

About Konica Minolta South Africa

Konica Minolta South Africa (KMSA) provides a comprehensive range of business solutions to businesses of all sizes, countrywide. The organisation is wholly owned by the Bidvest Group and believes in product excellence and exceptional service. KMSA is also the principal importer and distributor of the award winning bizhub collection of multifunctional printers, copiers, fax machines and other digital devices. Headquartered in Johannesburg, KMSA has an impressive distribution network that includes 17 branches and 49 dealerships in Southern Africa.  

CONTACTS:

Konica Minolta SA: Ritchi Smith, 0800 bizhub, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
icomm: Debbie Sielemann, +27 (0) 82 414 4633, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., www.icomm-pr.co.za