Global insurance giant, Marsh, is continuing its push across the continent and is eyeing up opportunities in many African nations. In many cases, the continent is hugely under insured and with an ever growing middle class, there are opportunities...
Profiles
VEGTECH 2000 – Growing in Great Greenhouses
Vegtech 2000 designs, manufactures, delivers, erects and installs some of the most technologically advanced polyethylene greenhouses and other solutions for all undercover growing requirements. While expanding into Africa, this innovative...
STANDARD ELECTRICAL – African Business Providing the Spark for Growth
Standard Electrical Co-owner, Stephen Pell tells us that after taking control of the business last year, he has made important changes that are now being realised. Even though the country’s construction industry is not thriving, this expert...
BAFOTECH – South African Bafotech Growing in South America
Bafotech Founder and Marketing Director, Chris Boone has built his business successfully over the last 34 years but as the mining industry in South Africa faces decline, he has been forced to look further afield for growth opportunities. The mining...
UNILEVER FOOD SOLUTIONS – Healthy, Nutritional & Full of Flavour and Flair
As consumers change their eating habits; now more informed about what is healthy and what is not; there is a new demand for more and more information about the food we are eating, both in and out of the home. South Africa’s premier foodservice...
SA MANUFACTURING – SA Tooling Desperate for Corporate & Government Support
The South African toolmaking and manufacturing industries go hand in hand. You cannot have one without the other. So why is it that manufacturing seems to be doing pretty well, even in a slow economy, while toolmaking has been having problems for...
MEDIA24 – Leading the Way in a Constantly Evolving Industry
Media24 has over 63,000 followers on Twitter and over 41,000 fans on Facebook. It publishes more than 48 magazines, 14 websites and 67 newspapers. Now it is turning to TV and video to further diversify its product portfolio. This is a company that...
FOSKOR – ‘Foskorites’ Are the Key to Success
Foskor has once again been named one of the best employers in the country. It offers unrivalled development schemes in both the professional and personal space and its ‘Foskorites’ are its most important asset. There is no hiding from the fact that...
NEDBANK – Investing In the Digital & the Physical
Nedbank is looking to become Africa’s most admired bank by all of its stakeholders. With investments into its branch network, its digital capabilities and its growing continental presence, this vision is looking more and more realistic every day....
NATIONAL FLAG & BRANDING – Giving new meaning to flying YOUR Flag
National Flag and Branding ‘gives wings to the biggest brands in the world’ and for the next five years this innovative organisation is planning a major growth strategy in Africa. This is a company that is truly flying the South African flag high!...
SANRAL – Caring for SA’s Economic Arteries
As SANRAL searches for a new CEO to take over from the well-respected Nazir Alli, Enterprise Africa takes a look at some of the major projects that any potential candidates will have to pick up straight away. This truly is a company with a lot...
NETCARE – Healthy Expansion for SA’s Netcare
JSE listed Netcare has recently completed extensive upgrades to its hospitals in Pietermaritzburg and Midrand. The company is also celebrating a big milestone at its hospital in Port Elizabeth and with more upgrades planned for 2015 and 2016, this...
EXXARO – A Cool Coal Strategy
As Exxaro enters a new phase in its history, under the leadership of Mxolisi Mgojo following Sipho Nkosi’s retirement, it seems that the strategy will not change and carbon fuels will continue to drive this ambitious business forward. The South...
DEFY APPLIANCES – 110 Years Old and Still Growing
You certainly wouldn’t rely on a 110 year old person to deliver efficiency, quality and growth but at 110 years old Defy Appliances is offering all of this and more. This is one of South Africa’s most popular brands and now is certainly a good time...
SUNSHINE SEEDLINGS – Quality Seeds, Quality Harvest
Sunshine Seedling Services produces some of the highest quality timber and vegetable seedlings in South Africa. This expert organisation is an example of how a modern agricultural business should be managed, utilising a mixture of innovation,...
SA CORPORATE REAL ESTATE – Changing Strategies to Change Results
SA Corporate Real Estate’s vision is to exceed its stakeholders’ expectations by generating superior, sustainable returns, investment in quality real estate assets, optimal allocation of its capital resources and the sustainable management of its...
BYTES TECHNOLOGY GROUP – Helping Clients Do Great Work
In the past six months, Bytes Technology Group has seen its divisions build major partnerships with some of the world’s most innovative organisations, all with the goal of providing the best possible service to its clients in South Africa. As one...
PARAMOUNT TRAILERS – Manufacturing: Paramount for Africa
Now settled in its new home in Midvaal, Paramount Trailers is a shining light in the SA manufacturing sector; creating jobs, delivering quality and driving innovation. Last year, The Economist described Africa’s manufacturing sector as an...