About Us
From a small manufacturing shop dating back to 1951, to an African engineering powerhouse, Parnis continues to deliver service excellence worldwide.
Our History
Although historically our business roots were in engineering, Parnis Airport Services (Parnis) has grown its business over the years into large scale projects for the aviation industry, pipeline and integrity systems, and material handling solutions.
Parnis has enjoyed a long and productive relationship with the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) which started over 25 years ago. Parnis has the distinction of being the only South African company to have locally co-designed, manufactured and installed passenger boarding bridges at OR Tambo International (formerly Jan Smuts) Airport, Johannesburg between 1992 and 1994. (then Jan Smuts. Since then we have completed numerous aviation projects ranging from upgrades and maintenance of aviation fuel-hydrant systems to comply with the latest API and JIG standards; installation and maintenance of baggage handling and hold baggage screening systems; Visual guidance aircraft docking systems (VDGS) and 400 Hz Ground Power installations, and installation and maintenance of the Hydraulic Road Blockers.
Our Vision
Our vision is to be the African leader in creating and maintaining airport infrastructure solutions.
We believe in winning through hard work and fair play and endeavor to live by our company values of Authenticity, Innovation, Diversity and Excellence, characterised by the acronym AIDE.
Sustainability
At Parnis, we are aware that our success as a business is dependent on the communities in which we operate. In addition to a structured corporate social responsibility programme which aims to uplift and give preference to communities in the close vicinity of our airport operations, we actively manage the environmental impact of our operations.
We are committed to recycling and to the safe and responsible disposal of used lubricants and other waste generated in the course of our maintenance activities.
Our Values
Authenticity
At Parnis, we believe in winning through hard work and fair play. Our heritage is one of honesty, transparency, integrity and the courage to do the right thing, and we encourage this in each and every one of our employees and our stakeholders.
Innovation
We recognise that today’s best is the benchmark we must surpass tomorrow and we continue to be committed to new ideas that add value for our clients and business partners.
Diversity
We believe that workforce diversity gives us access to a world of different ideas and perspectives. Parnis is committed to implementing a corporate culture where men and women of all races, physical abilities, preferences and backgrounds are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to create a high-performance environment where individual differences and contributions of employees are valued and the way we do business is governed by fairness, trust and integrity.
Excellence
By balancing the efficiencies of new technologies and solutions with the personal touch of our professionally trained and highly motivated technicians, we are able to deliver solutions and services that exceed our clients’ expectations.
Company Accreditations
Parnis is the holder of a Level 7 ME / 6 EP grading issued by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), indicating the company’s proficiency with the execution of high-value specialised mechanical and engineering projects.
Parnis was the proud recipient of ACSA Feather Awards for Safety (KSIA) and Sub-contractor of the Year (ORTIA).
Above all, we also hold level 1 B-BBEE.
Presence and Capacity
Parnis has offices in all 3 major South African cities, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban and currently employs more than 120 staff.
As a South African company specialising in airport and airport related maintenance and installation projects, we have access to a team of skilled engineers and other specialists able to offer innovative, cost-effective solutions to most technical airport maintenance problems. Our long established working relationships with our global associates and our passion for training and excellence helps ensure that we remain at the cutting edge of new developments in the aviation space.
Current Contracts
In addition to various capital projects focused mainly on fuel hydrant installations and baggage system upgrades, our current contracts include maintenance of Passenger Loading Bridges, Baggage Sortation and Conveyering Systems, Visual Guidance Docking Systems and 400-Hz Ground Power Units, and Hydraulic Road-blockers.
B-BBEE and Transformation
With 100% Black Female Ownership, Parnis is the proud holder of a level 1 B-BBEE Certification, and we are classified as an Empowering supplier under the 2015 DTI Codes of Good Practice.
As a level 1 B-BBEE Entity with a commercial history that dates back to the early 1950s, Parnis takes its developmental role in developing the South African economy seriously. Over the past 10 years, Parnis has helped create and entered into mentoring and transformation relationships with several suppliers, providing them with the benefit of our experience and resources as well as commercial contracts all focused on creating sustainable and healthy companies capable of growing to meet the demands placed on modern day businesses. These companies include:
- Simtrade 50cc, a sub-contractor on various escalator trolley maintenance contracts
- Magic Time Trading (Pty) Ltd, a sub-contractor on the baggage handling system maintenance contract at OR Tambo International Airport
- Rendelex (Pty) Ltd, a sub-contractor on various fuel hydrant maintenance projects
Corporate Governance
Business Charter
Our Business Charter sets out our vision, values and ethos and is central to the way we do business as Parnis.
To download a copy of our Business Charter please click here
Management Policies
Parnis has adopted specific policies to guide its operations and to ensure that the company operates as a good corporate citizen.
As we continue to grow so does our business acumen and as such we are working on updating our existing policies to ensure we remain on the forefront of corporate citizenship. Once these have been completed you will be able to find our new policies here.