L & G Tools: Well equipped for success
South Africa’s DIY market continues to thrive and is good news for independent retailers and the big chain stores. That success is also filtering down to the companies that supply these outlets, with L & G Tools enjoying a record first Quarter. The company has its roots set in family tradition and L & G […]
Superway Construction: A Super Way to Build a Business
If one were to chart the growth of Superway Construction, one could form an interesting comparison with the South African Government’s efforts to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure. The Pretoria-based company was launched back in 1995 and ever since has been hugely successful in acquiring road construction, road maintenance, building construction and telecommunications work across the […]
Growthpoint Properties: Setting new property standards
One of the many secrets to success in a competitive corporate world is the ability to analyse market intelligence. Within South Africa’s property management sector, Growthpoint Properties has gained an outstanding reputation for its transparency and company reporting in recent years. Such has been the level of meticulous attention to detail, that Growthpoint has, for […]
Lilly SA: Taking a lead on diabetes
Incidents of diabetes are fast becoming a chronic concern across the globe. According to the World Diabetes Foundation (WDF), in 2010, 285 million people were living with diabetes – approximately 4.6 per cent of the world’s population. The WDF anticipates that these figures will increase to 438 million (7.8 per cent) by 2030. In South […]
Cape Waste: Making the most of waste
A step back in time to the early Eighties puts a very different slant on the word recycle and its meaning to the population. The onus on recycling in the 21st Century has multiplied out of all recognition from the time when Cape Waste started out. The original company in the Wykco Group, Cape Waste […]
McCarthy Toyota Bruma: Exciting Times in a Changing Automotive Environment
When the economic climate is challenging, retail businesses have to look at ways to enhance the service offering to ensure quality and value for money. Such has been the case of McCarthy Toyota Bruma, where 18 months ago a new General Manager came on board and changed the focus of the business and the results […]
Mica Hardware: Fuelling the nation’s passion for DIY
The retail environment in South Africa continues to undergo enormous transition due to the ever-growing impact of technology, rising costs and economic downturn. Amid all this change, Mica Hardware continues to prosper from the evolution and growth of another phenomenon: the Do-it-Yourself marketplace. “Mica is South Africa’s leading expert in Do-it-Yourself and Hardware Brands in […]
Axton Matrix Construction: Laying the Foundations for a new South Africa
In recent years South Africa has undergone transformation on a number of levels. One of the most striking changes in the landscape is the ongoing effort to upgrade the country’s infrastructure through a series of ambitious projects. Of course transformation also extends to delivering equality in South Africa and Black Economic Empowerment has presented a […]
Kenya Medical Supplies Authority: Putting health at the forefront in Kenya
There can by few industries impacted by globalisation to the extent of the medical supply industry. The demand of drugs and the regulatory minefield of legislation makes this a most-demanding sector. With Kenya, much of the hard work in supplying the country with medical supplies is Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), a state corporation under […]
Pharma Dynamics: What is in a name?
In tough economic times and a hugely competitive market place, timing and cost, combined with a quality product, can make the world of difference. If that is true of Pharma Dynamics, then the company itself is making the world of difference for maybe as many as a million South Africans. South Africa’s generic medication market […]