Creating both standard and custom packaging for businesses in the Indian Ocean region, since 2015 Dakri Cartons’ factory has been relocated in Petite Rivière, Mauritius. A leading specialised corrugated carton manufacturing company on the island,...
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INNOVATIVE PVC COMPOUNDS: Flourishing Family Business Flying into Fresh Markets
Running a successful family business takes a clear vision, time, commitment, strategic efforts, and great patience, all of which Innovative PVC Compounds has proven is not only very much possible but a pleasing experience. The Siddiqi family has...
BLENDCOR: Keeping Everything Running Smoothly
In its various guises, Blendcor has been behind the production of top-quality products and the fullest range of lubricants for coming up to 70 years, with its initial founding dating back to 1956 in the Port of Durban alongside other major...
FOSKOR: Proudly South African Phosphate Production
Foskor is the leading South African supplier of granular fertilisers, the core ingredient in nitrogen, phosphate and potassium fertiliser products known as NPKs, and is also a commercial producer of phosphoric and sulphuric acids and magnetite,...
DUBE TRADEPORT: Throwing A Spotlight on KZN’s Manufacturing Potential
John Langalibalele Dube was an educator, clergyman, writer, newspaper editor, civil rights leader and the first President-General of the then South African Native National Congress, which later became the African National Congress. Widely acclaimed...
GARDAWORLD AFRICA: Resilience in the Face of Complexity | GardaWorld in Africa
INDUSTRY FOCUS: SECURITYAs opportunities for business success in Africa boom, threats are never far behind. GardaWorld is a leading provider of security and risk solutions, growing aggressively on the continent, and President and Chief Operating...
XENIA PHARMACEUTICAL: Trustworthy, Superior Quality, Affordable – Fuelling a Healthy Future in Africa
Southern Africa's veterinary medicine sector serves as a pivotal contributor to the domestic economy and holds significant importance to crucial industries, notably the agriculture and retail sectors. Unprecedented growth in the pet industry,...
MCWADE PRODUCTIONS: Sparking a Local Manufacturing Revolution
Last year, in the wake of the pandemic, as all industries struggled against the backdrop of a weak South African economy, insight from Pan-African Investment and Research Services suggested that just a 10% increase in manufacturing investment in...
LINK AFRICA: Open Access to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa
With the pandemic and the swift life-changes that came in 2020, a new workplace culture and a different way of doing business drove innovation. Life online became more important and increasingly critical for South Africa’s resilient business...
WANAWAKE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES: Powerful Player Provides Purposeful Progress
Sean and Saretha Sandham have created a leading import and distribution business for the industrial products sector. Coming out of a challenging set of circumstances, this enterprise has boomed, seeing fantastic growth while others have scaled...
CHEMICAL PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES: Innovation and Combined Capacity Leave CPT Uniquely Positioned
Established in 2001 and now consummately staffed by 74 permanent employees, Chemical Process Technologies (CPT) is a private chemical synthesis company within the animal health industry, also supplying fine chemicals to various other industries....
PIERRE CRONJE: Masterful Crafting Behind Breathtaking Bespoke Designs
What springs to mind upon hearing the name Pierre Cronje? For most it is a blend of artisan, creative, and exclusive - an emblem of aspirational living and the type of wares to be passed along generation after generation, century after century....
VM AUTOMOTIVE: Formidable Fusion of World-Class Equipment and Expertise
The automotive industry is South Africa’s most important manufacturing sector, with approximately one-third of value addition within the domestic manufacturing sector derived either directly or indirectly from vehicle assembly and automotive...
MACKAY MARINE SA: Dynamic Mackay Positions for a Steady Course of Growth
In the global maritime industry, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) require vessels to meet certain standards to ensure safety and effectiveness. This is not only applicable in the construction of a vessel and its structure, but also...
PENBRO KELNICK: Tailormade Solutions to Optimise Performance
Renowned for tailor-made solutions assisting its doting customers with often niche, specialised requirements, Penbro Kelnick has a long operational history dating back to its foundation in 1951 and is now a fully autonomous, leading, and...
CASLAD: Building Bigger and Better
As 2020’s brutal lockdowns came into force, many entrepreneurs feared the worst. Consumers stuck at home, businesses closed, site activity ceased, investment crashed, and every penny being covered away for a brighter time. Negative sentiment was...
SA METAL GROUP: The First Step to a Circular Economy Starts with SA Metal
South Africa is relatively strong in the industrial recycling space. As of 2022, 46% of plastic, 70% of paper, 72% of cans and beverage metals, and 42% of glass was recycled. South Africans generate 122 million tonnes of waste each year and...
STADIO HOLDINGS: STADIO Invests in Future of the Nation
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” is how the famous Mandela quote goes. Ramaphosa agrees, saying: “It is through education that we can realise the goal of a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic...