Just a few months ago, leading South African footwear manufacturer, Bata South Africa –well-known for creating much-loved products for consumers around Africa as part of the international Bata Group – was consolidating and searching for...
Manufacturing & Technology
NAMIB MILLS: 40 Years and Still Cooking at Namib Mills
40 years ago, Windhoek Maize Mill opened its doors, producing 16 tons each month; this marked the birth of Namib Mills. In 1982, before the country achieved independence, just over one million people faced food insecurity and there was a need for...
METSO OUTOTEC: Planet Positive Approach Accelerates Sustainable Development
Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Metso Outotec - provider of technologies and services to improve customers’ energy and raw material efficiency, water resources management and safety- employs over 15,000 people in more than 50 countries and...
RHEINMETALL DENEL MUNITION: Sights Set Firmly on the Future
As an integrated technology group, Rheinmetall AG stands for a strong, internationally successful company that operates in various markets world-wide with an innovative range of products and services. Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM)’s own...
JOTUN PAINTS SA: Jotun Goes Lean in Growth Push
Protectors of property, Jotun Paints (Jotun), is one of the world’s leading coatings corporates, delivering premium quality products for decorative, marine, protective, and powder applications. With more than 10,000 employees globally, active...
QUESTEK ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES: Getting the Right Message to the Right People, at the Right Time
Technology touches almost every aspect of today’s world, that much goes without saying. It has changed the way we live our daily lives, the way we conduct business, and the way we communicate. Audio-visual integration (AVI) plays a major role in...
MASTERPARTS: Masterparts Growth Shows No Signs of Slowing
Traditionally the African leader of the automotive industry, South Africa now produces more than half a million automobiles of all types each year. Amid the despondency around load shedding and other weakening economic indicators, the National...
THE SBS GROUP: Quarter Century of South African Success for SBS
“When I stand in front of a SBS Tanks customer, I am able to say: ‘Everything that will go up on this site is South African by origin’,” says Delayne Gray, Group CEO at The SBS Group. Perhaps one of South Africa’s proudest advocates, Gray heads one...
MASSLIFT AFRICA: Three Decades of Strong Growth for Africa’s Forklift Specialist
For three decades, Masslift Africa has been a powerful force, underpinning the performance of client business, elevating employees, raising the communities in which it operates, and improving itself year-on-year. A company known for ultimate...
BATA SOUTH AFRICA: Strategy Step-Up Strengthens Bata Ambitions
Last year, a leading South African manufacturer, creating much-loved products for consumers around Africa, was consolidating and searching for opportunities post-pandemic. Michael Wyatt, MD at Bata South Africa – the famous maker of robust school...
HARVEY ROOFING PRODUCTS: HRP EcoTile® to Totally Disrupt Roofing Market
Exciting things are happening at the Harvey Roofing Products (HRP) plant in Gauteng. In a world-first, this expert manufacturing business has installed all-new equipment capable of producing an innovative, strong, and in-demand new product that...
BIOTHERAPEUTICS: Excitement Builds Around New Application Launch
The African cosmetics and supplementary health industry is rife with opportunity. Pre pandemic, the cosmetics sector was estimated to be worth $400 billion but just 3% of this was African. The continental nutraceutical industry is on a growth path,...
R&D CONTRACTING: Building Valuable Skills for SA Industrial Maintenance Sector
For David Williams and Remo Torrente, Directors at R&D Contracting, the past 16 years have been a journey of learning. Establishing a contracting business in South Africa’s developing and changing compliance environments was not easy, but these...
CASEWARE AFRICA (ADAPT IT): Transformative Tools with Insight at Their Heart
Established for over 30 years, Caseware is transforming the way in which auditing and accounting professionals work through quality products and services combined with state-of-the-art infrastructure. “At Caseware, we specialise in financial...
KEMTEK: Diverse Strategy Delivers for Leading Tech Team
Like most sectors of the South African economy, printing technology has received its share of disruption over the past decade. Those companies that have failed to keep up with trends, and have been unable to meet the quickly changing needs of...
ERA EWASTE RECYCLING AUTHORITY: ERA Builds Structure for Mass SA E-Waste Recycling Scheme
South Africa already faces a major problem with electronic waste (e-waste) – one which is set to exacerbate without intervention. Research suggests that each South African generates 6.2 kg of e-waste annually, with less than 13% being recycled....
ALLIGATOR MANUFACTURING: Snap Up Loyal Customers Through the Power of Promotional Products
For a litany of reasons, promotional products have for the longest time been cited as a crucial element of the success of virtually any business, and a vital part of many marketing strategies. The Promotional Products Association International...
REINFORCING & MESH SOLUTIONS: Strong RMS Builds Solid Growth Strategy
Economies in sub-Saharan Africa continue to show reasonable recoveries following the Covid-19 pandemic. The region itself is expected to grow 3.6% in 2022, down from 4% in 2021 according to the World Bank. But South Africa’s struggles with economic...