50 Years, 50 million Carats and Counting

by Manelesi Dumasi | Jul 6, 2017 | Profiles

100 years ago, the Fourth General Conference on Weights and Measures adopted the Metric Carat as the official measurement for gemstone weights. 50 years ago, production started at South Africa’s Finsch Diamond Mine. Today, Finsch has produced almost 50 million carats,...

Quality Retail Offering to Grow Across Shell Fuel Network

by Manelesi Dumasi | Jul 6, 2017 | Profiles

‘We put the service back into service-station, ensuring you always leave us a little happier than when you arrived’ is the message from Shell South Africa, and by building partnerships with some of the country’s most recognisable brands to deliver quality across its...

30 Years of Protecting SA Industry

by Manelesi Dumasi | Jul 6, 2017 | Profiles

After 30 years, Pienaar Bros continues to ‘bring safety to the workplace’ and, with a number of expansion and growth plans underway, its reach looks set to be extended further into Africa. Co-founder and Managing Director, Brian Pienaar tells us more…

France’s Wirquin to Expand Further in South Africa

by Manelesi Dumasi | Jul 6, 2017 | Profiles

World leading sanitary equipment specialist, Wirquin, will expand its operations in SA following an extended period of growth. New products will be added to the portfolio, manufacturing capacity will be increased and marketing activities stepped up to help the company...

Household Giants Eye African Expansion

by Manelesi Dumasi | Jul 6, 2017 | Profiles

Established in 1965 with the aim of manufacturing day-to-day household products, Chet Chemicals manufacturing facility in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, now produces between 200 and 300 metric tons of liquids and powder detergents per day. Chet has contract manufacturing...