Manufacturing & Technology

In 2018, Enterprise Africa found FALKE South Africa in a strong place with the nice problem of struggling to meet demand for its products. Eight years later, the company has been through an interesting period, and a new executive team is looking to...

Rotolabel, S&N Labels, and Spec Systems – three of South Africa’s most prominent label and printing specialists – have been bought together under the Bidvest banner to create an organisation with deep local understanding and world-class...

Imvula Quality Protection is investing in technology to add to its strong, human-centred security operation. Tech innovation can, according to CEO Brenda Reddy, extend and enhance the service offering, but it is not a replacement for people. Human...

Adapting and adjusting to meet the needs of modern industry, Sappi is aiming to build partnerships to drive competitiveness. Dr Beverley Sukhdeo has grown alongside the company for the past 15 years, and she is now leading operations as this South...

An increasingly complex operating environment is forcing businesses to rethink how they manage the services, supply chains and operational functions that sit outside their core business. Sapphire has built an integrated model spanning uniforms and...

By investing in technology to continuously improve quality and efficiency, Allwear – a leading SA clothing manufacture – is separating itself from the competition and positioning itself as a long-term local partner to retailers and brands. MD Joe...

This Women’s Month, AIDC Chairperson Meloney Van Eck tells Enterprise Africa that South Africa’s automotive industry is at a turning point as production demands change and labour dynamics continue to shift. She is driving transformation across the...

Gordon Johnstone, Managing Director at Team Clothing, tells Enterprise Africa that the company remains strong, reliable, and quality-driven as the industry faces significant challenges. An experienced and skilled team of people continues to delight...

South Africa’s mining and minerals industry is home to some of the world's greatest innovation and industrial progress. Equipment manufacturing business, MechProTech, is taking that pioneering thinking global as it expands across two new...

Marketing and technology powerhouse, JCDecaux, is booming across Africa as its unique business model helps to drive results for advertising clients and the cities that play host to its tech suite. Managing Director at JCDecaux South Africa, Lunga...

Using AI as an efficiency and productivity tool, The Promo Group is driving scale across its operations. The company is an industry leader in the corporate gifting and promotional goods space, and CEO Dane Spear tells Enterprise Africa that even...

By providing world-class quality in both product and service, Inteto Connect has built lasting relationships that position it as the obvious local partner for African voice and data connectivity and associated infrastructure projects. GM Frank...

Fast moving and quality driven, Barron remains a key player in the South African marketing space, manufacturing and sourcing promotional goods and uniform products to drive brand engagement. At the same time, the business itself is growing through...