Stuart Peter Sprunt has over 20 years of experience in precision machining, fabrication, welding, and engineering. He currently serves as the Sales and Marketing Manager for Stuart Agriculture and Forestry Mechanisation, where he oversees new product development, production management, and more. Prior to this role, Sprunt held positions as Workshop Manager and Marketing and Sales Manager for other companies. He has extensive expertise in areas such as agricultural equipment design, manufacturing, and maintenance.

1. Curriculum
Vita
Of
Stuart Peter Sprunt
Full Name: Stuart Peter Sprunt
ID Number: 8012185188080
Place of residence: 4 Sunwood Place Lester Park, Pietermaritzburg
Current Employment: Marketing and Sales Manager for Stuart Agriculture and Forestry
Mechanisation

2. Health: Excellent (Non-Smoker)
Citizenship: RSA
Drivers License: Code 08
Marital Status: Married
Dependants: 1 Son Born 2011
Vehicle: Own
Contact number : 0765848575
Passport Validity: 2026
Prior employment: - Workshop Manager MG Engineering
- Marketing and Sales Manager Rogue Service Centre
MG Engineering:
Responsibilities: machine shop management. (10 years precision turning and milling
experience), Fabrication manager (7 years fabrication and boiler making experience).
New product development, manufacture and drawings. Accounts and invoice control.
Quoting and tenders. General maintenance of all machinery. (lathes, mills, radial Drill,
mig and tig welders, compressors slotting machine

3. Length of employment from 1 April 1999-1may 2008 (reason for leaving owner
immigrated in December 2008)
Contact reference Owner Glynn +27828553842/ 033 3867604
Current skills and experience. - Precision Machining 10 years
-CO2 Mig welding 9 years
- Tig welding 7 years St/steel and mild steel
- Tig welding high frequency aluminum 4 years
-Boiler making 7 years agricultural equipment
- Basic Solid edge, Solid Works and TurboCAD drawing 5
years
- Fitting 10 years
-Hydraulic System Installation and design 5 years
Specialized fields : agricultural equipment design and manufacture, precision
machining, general fabrication, industrial conveyor systems fabrication, general
engineering, general fitting and factory maintenance, Sawmill engineering and
maintenance, machine component manufacturing, printing industry maintenance and
engineering, food industry maintenance and engineering.
Rogue Service Centre
Responsibilities: Agricultural Equipment Design and manufacture, Workshop setup and
development, Staff training, Production Management, Factory maintenance, Marketing
and Sales management, HR Management, Programming, Natis system control and
management, Logistics management, Machine shop management, Customer services
management
-Workshop manager 2009-2014: Duties included:

4. - Workshop set up to incorporate a manufacturing division into an existing cut and
supply business
-Product design and manufacture
-Production management
-Sales and Marketing Management
-Cnc plasma programming
-TurboCAD Drawing
-Solid Edge Drawing
-Job Costing and quoting
-Invoicing
-Logistics Management
-HR Management
-Health and Safety Management
-Customer Service Management
-NATIS management
-Web Based Marketing Management and Design
-Equipment Experience -Guillotine
-Press Brake
-Centre Lathes
-Turret Milling Machines
-Radial Arm Drill
-CnC Plasma Profiler (programming and operation)
-CO 2 Mig welding Equipment
-TIG Welding Equipment ( High frequency and normal tig)
-Spot Welding Equipment

5. -Fork Lift 2-7ton
-Lifting and Loading Equipment
-Small Hand Tools
-Hydraulic Press
-Rolling Equipment
Current Employment
Stuart Agriculture and Forestry Mechanisation
(Please see Character reference on last page for details on my current Employment)
Position: Sales and Marketing Manager (10% Equity Owner)
Duties:
-New Product development and design
-Product Costing
-Market Penetration Management
-Marketing Campaign Management
-Customer Service Management
-Operations Management
-HR Management
-General sales Management
-QC Management
-Production Management
-Machine Programming
-Factory and Machine Maintenance
-Logistics Management
-NATIS management

6. Schooling and other achievements
Junior schools Ridge and Pelham Primary school.
Activities 1st
team cricket, hockey and soccer
Senior School Maritzburg College, matriculated 1998 with exemption pass
Subjects: math’s ©, English©, Afrikaans(B), geography(B), biology(A), art(D),
Activities: 2nd team Cricket, 2nd team hockey
Studied at Rhodes university for 1 year after school then started working with MG
Engineering and decided to pursue a trade instead.
1998 Natal Junior Artlure team at SA Champs
2001 represented Natal B senior Artlure team at SA Champs
2003 represented Natal B senior Artlure team at SA Champs
2006Natal senior champ
2006 Represented Natal senior A Artlure Team at SA Champs
2006 4Place individual finish in SA Trials
2007 Represented Natal B Artlure team at SA Champs
2007 5 Place individual finish in SA Trials
2008 Gold Medal Finish for SA Club champs hosted in Mpumalanga
2008 Represented Natal A Artlure team at SA Champs
2008 4th Place individual in SA Trials
2008 South African Colors awarded for Artlure
2008 Represented South Africa in a 4 nations Test match in Malawi
2008 Gold Medal finish Representing South Africa in 4 Nations Test Match in Malawi
2009 Natal A Artlure Team for SA Champs

7. 2009 2nd Place Individual for SA Trials
2009 South African Colors Awarded
2016 Natal Senior Artlure Champ
Diploma in Business Management 2013 Varsity College. (Distinction pass)
Other activities
Sport: Club hockey for the Olympics 1st
team
Current Club Hockey Wembly Old Boys 1st Team
Played company soccer for the central waste recycling group
Company Action Cricket League A1 Hydraulics
Company Hockey League for Safmech Social Team
Avid Offshore Kayak Fisherman
Qualified CAT C Coastal skipper
Current Artlure Natal Champ
If you require any further references of copy’s of my certificates please do not hesitate
to contact me on +27845218086 or mail me stuart.sprunt@gmail.com or
stuart@safmech.co.za
References : Rogue Service Centre. Curtis Hampson 0836544638
MG Engineering Glynn Sprunt 0783843109
Safmech Gerald Broadbent 0824888890/ http://www.safmech.co.za/Home/About
Character reference
Farmers Weekly Article
About Safmech: Stuart Agricultural and Forestry
Mechanisation

8. Safmech began its existence through a series of discussions between two completely unrelated
parties with a passion for very similar ideas. Gerald Stuart Broadbent and Stuart Peter Sprunt
were first introduced during a demonstration day for Mondi while assisting with two different
facets of modernised planting concepts. Safmech would like to extend a big thank you to Dean
Dacosta for introducing us both to each other and to the possibility of a business partnership.
Stuart Sprunt comes from a long history of agricultural equipment design and manufacturing
starting back in 1999 were he began manufacturing components for the G.C Tillage product
range within the family engineering business. This progressed and developed into a business
which became a major contract manufacturer to a number of agricultural product manufacturers
such as CUTS manufacturing and Landmech engineering. Due to a number of negative economic
influences the family business was forced to close its doors in 2009 which is when Stuart joined
Rogue Service Centre in Pietermaritzburg and developed the Rogue Agricultural product range
and brand. Sprunt says that his time at Rogue was better spent than at any tertiary education
available as he was allowed the freedom to follow his passion which resulted in a very popular
and sought after product range. In 2013 Sprunt says that he began to feel the restrictions of being
an employee as opposed to being an employer. This was the deciding factor for him to make a
change and develop another range of equipment suited for both forestry and agricultural
requirements.
Gerald Broadbent comes from an extensive forestry and timber harvesting background. In recent
years he has accumulated a small earthworks fleet of equipment and built up an impressive light
fabrication and project management business trading as GSB projects. GSB projects specialises
in timber nursery modernising projects which extends from design to manufacturing and
installation of complete tray cart systems, sand bed structures, platforms and many other
engineering and earth works facets required by the industry. Gerald also has an experienced
background in fabrication and manufacturing of equipment such as timber grabs and winches.
The combination of these two individuals has created an exciting robust range of both forestry
and agricultural equipment. The business is situated in the heart of the midlands just off the N3
highway in Merrivale. The factory already boasts an impressive array of modern equipment and
manufactures almost every component of the product range in house. This allows them to be
competitive and maintain a high standard of quality. The product range has grown in leaps and
bounds and has been very well accepted in the market place. Sprunt says “The customer support
has also been absolutely fantastic and very much appreciated.” “We at Safmech would like to
take this opportunity to thank both all our clients as well as our team of staff for their loyal and
continued support and the passion which they share in the products.”
Personal Summary
I am an honest hard working committed individual. I have a very close relationship with
my family. We are very much outdoors enthusiasts with a particular passion for the
ocean. I have a very strong drive to ensure my Son has the best possible start in life to
secure a successful future for himself.

9. Over my years employment I have had a great education on the mechanics and physics
of general business practices within Southern Africa. I believe I am a well liked
individual within the Agricultural and manufacturing sectors of this country. I believe I
have achieved a lot and successfully created 2 well sought after product ranges within
the Agricultural and Forestry sectors. I believe I am capable of anything life has to throw
at me and am a very fast learner. I am very enthusiastic about increasing my knowledge
in as many business practices as possible.
I am a very mechanically minded person with what i would call good people skills. I
have a very strong passion to please and therefore take great pride in my work. I am a
very tidy individual and believe strongly in a firm but fair approach in a work
environment. I have many years worth of staff management experience and believe I
naturally create an enthusiastic work environment out of any situation assigned to me to
manage.