Meet the key members of our team
We believe that cooperation is essential for great results. People of IBAS Group represent many years of experience from various industries, therefore offering extraordinary possibilities for their clients. We evaluate business from every angle.
Wouter Booysen & Mariette Booysen
Founders & Managing Director
Wouter Booysen has been associated with Sasol from 1982 until 1997. He holds a Masters in Mechanical Engineering.
At Sasol he was a Mechanical Area Manager (Plant Maintenance) on the Synthol plant. His main responsibility was that of mechanically maintaining the plant.
These plants consist of identical Synthol trains with a capital value of R 2 700 million in 1997. His annual maintenance budget was R 45 million and included a staff contingent of 36 people. His major management activities included reducing annual maintenance cost by 4%, maintaining 98.2% plant availability, managing plant shutdowns, keeping plant lifecycle cost at a minimum and assuring plant integrity and safety.
He is recognised for his ability to innovatively manage and solve technical problems and challenges. He has managed and directed shutdown teams and in so doing reduced outage times and saving R 572 million over five years.
He constantly deals with contractors, suppliers and clients. This experience gives him the required skills and knowledge to define the customer’s needs and to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the competitors.
In 1996 he started his own company in the construction industry. Recognising a definite opportunity for alternative access methods he founded Industrial and Builders Access Suppliers (Ibas).
IBAS Group was established with just R 7 000 start-up capital. The services and products sold were unknown and often laughed at, yet he managed to turn the company into a profitable venture within one year.
Mariette Booysen
Mariette Booysen has accumulated vast business experience over the last 30 years in Secunda. Her first business venture was in the direct selling market with “Its A Pleasure” in 1984. In a very short period she proved her business acumen and intuition and excelled to one of the top two sales persons in the then Transvaal (now Gauteng) branch. She kept this position till the company sold its interests.
Her next business project was as a fresh produce sales executive. After establishing a wide customer base in the Secunda area she sold her interest.
In 1989 her strong entrepreneurial spirit allowed her to recognise a business opportunity in the community. From there Slender line was established filling the niche with a desperately lacking and well-received service.
Ibas as an Alternative Access Company (IBAS) was established in 1996. Together with her husband they built the company to where it is today.
Management Team
Sydney Stewart
Branch Manager – Secunda
Sydney Stewart started with the company in 2002. Over a very short period of time he showed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. The company spotted his potential and started to groom him as the next potential Group Leader for the Secunda branch.
In 2005 the opportunity became available and he was appointed as the Manager for the Secunda Branch.
Gerald Putter
Divisional Manager – Access Operations
Gerald Putter started with the company in 2003. During the years the company spotted that Gerald is a person whom is very committed when it comes to job planning. In 2006 the opportunity became available for a new Divisional Leader.
He is currently our Divisional Manager - Access division with the main duties of project management.
Associates & Staff
Sydney Stewart
Branch Manager - Secunda
Ruben Slabbert
Divisional Manager – Scaffolding Operations IBAS Group – Secunda
Gerald Putter
Branch Operations Manager - Secunda
Annika Booysen
Creative Director
Colleen Stewart
Administraion Manager
Wouter Booysen Jnr
Project Development