About Us
Converting research into metrics that matterAfriforte was established in February 2005 as the commercial partner of WorkWell, The Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus. The purpose of Afriforte is two-fold:
To convert human factor and workplace research efforts into practical management and risk management tools that would promote the capability of businesses to:
Business Intelligence
Generate human factor and workplace metrics to ultimately create business intelligence for an organisation.
Strategic Intent
Act on strategic intent and successfully implement said strategies.
Health and Safety
Promote occupational health and safety for a safer and more productive work environment.
To support the WorkWell Research Unit (NWU) in research efforts by:
Information Sharing
Sharing trends regarding employee and workplace functioning with students and WorkWell researchers for further research and scientific confirmation.
Assistance
Assisting students and staff to gather and analyse data from industry.
Industry Needs
Assessing industry needs for practical research.
How we can serve you?
Helping you optimise your people
Optimising people is all about sustainable returns. People are the one factor of value growth that drives all others because people drive processes. The value that a company creates results from the way that people apply their skills, energies, and expertise to the capital and raw materials that customers want. We need to recognise this by demanding a rigorous and credible approach to both valuing this significant asset, and linking that value to the benefits for stakeholders.
Board of Directors
Behind the scenes at AfriforteProf. Leon de Beer
Independent Director and Chairman of the Board
Director of the WorkWell Research Unit (NWU)
PhD (Industrial Psychology), Registered Industrial Psychologist (HPCSA)
Prof. Ina Rothmann
Managing Director: Afriforte (Pty) Ltd.
PhD Pharmacy Practice
Extraordinary Associate Professor, WorkWell Research Unit, NWU
Ian Rothmann Jr.
Business Intelligence Manager: Afriforte (Pty) Ltd.
MSc Human Resource Management
Mr. Satish Roopa
Owner: S Roopa Consultants
B.Iuris, LLB, M.Phil.