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The importance of scale is on the agenda this month as we look at businesses that have grown from small or medium-sized entity to become large and influential through commitment and hard work. Don’t be fooled by those who say each day must be different – much progress comes from finding a good idea, working at it and refining it, and then doing it repeatedly until customers can’t live without it. This in itself is a difficult task that requires mental capability unlike any other.

GardaWorld Security International is a global private security player, headquartered in Canada, with regional offices around Africa. Yes, the company offers a range of products and services, but its ability to provide uniformity and consistency is what has helped it to become the industry leader in the sectors it operates in. Acquiring Kenya’s KK Secuity to enter Africa, the company has grown quickly by delivering on its promises and finding extra value for clients who require the very best in risk mitigation and protection.

Sagiro is a leading South African provider of fresh chicken. The company started out small – a family-run operation with Andrew Wilkinson acting as farmer, abattoir director, business manager, and head of distribution. By steadily and continually offering up excellent meat for SA retailers, Sangiro has become a trusted name and now supplies the market with more than one million birds per week. In the future, by continuing to do the same things really well, the company will open two new sites – one in the Western Cape and one in Gauteng – bringing production to around two million birds per week.

The same story of growth comes from Brauteseth Blasting – a drill and blast specialist out of Port Shepstone. With each year of its existence, the company has grown carefully, by doing the same things each day but doing them better than others. Reaching continental scale, this mining, construction, and aggregates business is taking the next step by committing to furthering its day-to-day in new geographies.

These three and more are doing things for the long-term. Not a flash in the pan, not to attract venture capital, but to build brands that outlast people and wealth that transcends generations. It’s the hard way but the organic way.

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