The Hot Dip Galvanizers Association Southern Africa (Est. 1965) is a not-for-profit entity furnishing advisory & inspection services, training, liaison with regulatory & standards authorities and compliance to standards. Founded in 1965, the Association’s primary objective is to develop and expand the market for hot dip galvanizing and duplex systems as cost effective corrosion control systems. To further this aim, the Association provides training and information to end users, engineers, consultants, contractors, end-users, specifiers, designers and architects by way of courses, presentations, technical research papers, plant tours and by advisory involvement at the design stage of projects.