{"id":24526,"date":"2013-10-17T21:54:16","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T19:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2013\/10\/apd-to-reflect-their-ability\/"},"modified":"2013-10-17T21:54:16","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T19:54:16","slug":"apd-to-reflect-their-ability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/apd-to-reflect-their-ability\/","title":{"rendered":"APD to reflect their Ability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"wpsr_floatbts_anchor\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Port Elizabeth\" class=\"aal\" target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/cgi-bin\/search.cgi?keywords=Port+Elizabeth\">Port Elizabeth<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/W_,045_From_Walls_to_Wrought_Iron\/Welfare_Organisations_,040Registered,041\/association_for_persons_with_disabilites_5909.html\">Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities<\/a> (APD) is in the process of rebranding to Ability in order to show that their work product is in fact equivalent, if not better than other businesses which rely on able-bodied employees. The organisation, which employs 120 persons with disabilities, also manufactures ladies\u2019 spencers for Woolworths.<\/p>\n<p>APD clients include Marina sea salt (APD brands their products, amounting to 200,000 items per consignment), <a title=\"Volkswagen Group\" class=\"aal\" target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/M_,045_From_Machines_to_Mutual_Funds\/Motor_Vehicle_Mfrs\/volkswagen_south_africa_12016.html\">Volkswagen Group<\/a> South Africa (APD helps with the mailing of 40,000 of their magazines), the Algoa Bus Company (APD upholsters the bus seats) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/I_,045_From_Ice_Cream_to_Ivory\/Insurance_Companies\/multisure_16576.html\">Multisure<\/a> who said; \u201cMultisure is proud to be able to support an important part of our community,\u201d said Goodford. \u201cAPD\u2019s work is on a par with any other business out there, and their service is impeccable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>APD executive director Brian Bezuidenhout said: \u201cWe do business with our clients because our service and product is outstanding. We don\u2019t play the sympathy card and falter on quality or service. Our quality and service is top notch and all our employees work within their abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/I_,045_From_Ice_Cream_to_Ivory\/Insurance_Companies\/multisure_16576.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30100\" alt=\"Darren Goodford\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/aee55_Darren_Goodford.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Already preparing for 2014 is director of operations for Multisure Corporation, Darren Goodford (centre), who has asked Port Elizabeth\u2019s Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities (APD) to put together Multisure\u2019s fridge calendars for customers for the New Year. Holding the calendars is APD industrial workshop manager, Patricia Bruiners (right), while APD employee Blossom Ndudunla works hard to complete the job at hand.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>These businesses support <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/2011\/07\/more-ad-choices-on-mype\/\">MyPE<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/2011\/07\/more-ad-choices-on-mype\/\">MyPE<\/a> supports PE business:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port Elizabeth\u2019s Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities (APD) is in the process of rebranding to Ability in order to show that their work product is in fact equivalent, if not better than other businesses which rely on able-bodied employees. The organisation, which employs 120 persons with disabilities, also manufactures ladies\u2019 spencers for Woolworths. 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