Distribution Archives

14 Dec 2021

There’s nothing like golf – Essential Golf Day 2021

By Staff Writer

The Essential Hardware Group hosted a highly successful 2021 Golf Day at Glen Vista country club in October.

14 Dec 2021

EST Breakfast 2021

By Staff Writer

Since 2007, EST, a co-operative buying group is empowering

28 Oct 2021

Ready, set, display!

By Staff Writer

Vermont Sales has seven new packed displays available for retail stores carrying the new Pony Jorgensen products.

20 Oct 2021

Vermont Sales opens an exhibition centre

By Staff Writer

Vermont Sales host an annual Trade Show that has always been very well attended and became an industry event that retailers around the country looked forward to.

23 Jul 2021

Essential Hardware raises another flag

By Staff Writer

Another independent hardware store joined the Essential Hardware group, this time in Somerset East. Tonie de Wet took ownership of Buchner Hardware in May 2008. At the time, Buchner Hardware had already been meeting the hardware needs of Somerset East for 14 years. “Today, we are proud to have continued in the legacy of growth...

23 Jul 2021

Outdoor lighting tips and ideas

By Staff Writer

Outdoor lighting is a popular way to upgrade one’s home. Use these tips and ideas to improve and move more products out of your lighting section. Curb appeal – it’s something everyone wants their home to have yet few people know how to achieve it using lighting. To make a home stand out in an...

22 Apr 2021

Raw materials shortage puts the S.A. Coatings industry under heavy pressure

By Staff Writer

A serious shortage of raw materials, coupled with substantial increases in prices for raw materials, has put the South African coatings industry under intense pressure, says Tara Benn, executive director of the SA Paint Manufacturing Association (SAPMA). Benn says a complex mix of demand; production issues at global chemical plants; and scarce transport resources for...

08 Mar 2021

Exports to drive further growth for SPL

By Staff Writer

Synthetic Polymers Limited (SPL) has recently completed five years of operations – a period of rapid growth. Despite the disruption of the pandemic, SPL is confident that the future holds even more success for the relatively young company with exports among its key priorities, says founder and MD, Sanjeev Bhatt. SPL is a member of...

02 Feb 2021

Introducing the new Coldkit and Freezerkit

By Staff Writer

Isowall a proudly black-owned business; found the need by the customers and the industry to develop a Coldkit and Freezerkit. The kits offer customisable, practical solutions for cold chain and cold storage needs to individuals and a number of businesses in various industries; including bakeries, butcheries, fisheries, fresh produce and supermarkets; local grocers, restaurants, boutique...

21 Dec 2020

a.b.e. 'best practice' policy paying off

By Staff Writer

a.b.e. Construction Chemicals is making substantial progress on the ‘Best Practice’ policy it introduced to boost production and performance in 2019, says Rob Winter, General Manager of a.b.e., which is part of The Chryso S.A. Group. Winter says the first stage of the process and modernisation of production started in 2019 when the company felt...

07 Dec 2020

Morgan Cargo joins Atterbury’s King Air Industria development in Cape Town

By Staff Writer

Morgan Cargo has chosen King Air Industria Cape Town as the location of its new headquarters and logistics base in the Western Cape. Leading international company Morgan Cargo, which offers specialised perishable cargo logistics services in 16 countries, identified the 72ha King Air Industria Cape Town, which is just minutes from Cape Town International Airport, as the ideal base from which...

06 Oct 2020

The future of sustainable warehouse operations lies in battery-powered technologies

By Staff Writer

Operations director at EIE Group, Chantell Malherbe, emphasises the need for the material handling and warehouse industry to reduce its carbon footprint, suggesting the future efficiencies of the industry lies in battery-powered equipment. As the global conversation steers towards the need to adapt to the changing business landscape, the pandemic has shed even greater light...