- BBF ensures workers put safety first as all economic sectors open up Face masks are one of the best weapons in the daily fight against COVID-19, which is why BBF Safety Group is donating 400 000 Nikki reusable filtered masks to the value of R4.4 million to those who need them most. As the economy began to open up after the hard lockdown experienced in April and May,...
- BioNTech receives €100 million in debt financing for development of COVID-19 vaccine The European Investment Bank and BioNTech have concluded a €100 million debt financing agreement to support the development of BNT162, the company’s COVID-19 vaccine programme. The deal will also allow the company to expand its manufacturing capacity in order to supply the vaccine fast worldwide in response to the pandemic. This will be done at...
- 13 000 make a difference at this year's J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge Entrants in the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge® will have a spring in their step as they realize their efforts will help make a positive change in the lives of youngsters throughout South Africa. J.P. Morgan will make a donation to the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation in celebration of the capacity crowd of 13,000 runners...
- Ashburton’s Energy Fund wins prestigious award Ashburton Investments’ Jersey-domiciled Global Energy Fund has been recognised for outstanding performance with a Thomson Reuters Lipper® Fund Award in an event held in the City of London.
- ITC-SA Roof Estimator/Designer Courses open for registration The Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA), South Africa’s engineered timber construction industry body, offers estimators and designers in the nail-plated timber roof truss industry access to fundamental training through its Level 1 and 2 Estimator/Designer Courses. Registration for these courses is now open. Engineering software for roof trusses has seen rapid advancement over...
- Futuregrowth the only institutional investor in SA’s first ECD social impact bond Specialist investment company Futuregrowth Asset Management, acting on behalf of client funds, recently concluded an investment in the Impact Bond Innovation Fund (IBIF), a South African outcome-based financing mechanism that seeks to improve early childhood learning and development (ECD) outcomes in the Western Cape. The capital has been invested through the Futuregrowth Infrastructure and Development...
- Support Million Plus plastic recycling revolution during lockdown As per new regulations of 29 April recycling is now permitted at 50% capacity and informal recyclers are permitted to resume operations. In solidarity, Polyco has donated R100 000 towards a relief fund for informal waste reclaimers as well as well as R120 000 for those unable to sell their recyclables to Packa-Ching during lockdown....
- 6 Hidden lighting techniques Hidden lighting techniques in architecture is essentially hiding the light source or not knowing where the light is coming from. Here are a few examples to consider in your next project. Interested in lighting? February 2020 is Lighting month, where Specifile shines a ‘spotlight’ on everything and anything to do with Lighting. Got a...
- The three phases of saving for retirement By Shaun Ruiters, Executive of Business Development at PPS Investments. Life expectancy within the global context has been increasing rapidly, which enhances the growing risk of outliving your retirement savings. According to the World Economic Forum, individuals born in 2017 are expected to live to the year 2117. The obvious consequence of this is that...
- Eskom: Financial and operational challenges remain Eskom remains the biggest threat to South Africa’s economy. Today the parastatal released interim results. Eskom results indicate some positive financial performance for the first half of the year, although financial and operational challenges remain Net profit after tax of R1.3 billion compared to R0.6 billion in the same period last year EBITDA increased to R30.6 billion...

DIY and Industrial Trade News – Product of the Year 2020 – September 2020

he DIY and Industrial Trade News Product of the Year is a category in our annual awards where the hardware retailer is given the opportunity to vote for it’s favourite product based on certain criteria

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Academy Brushware

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Agrinet

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CRC

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Dulux

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Eureka

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Eurolux

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Excelsior Paints

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Gedore

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GlueDevil

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Hamilton Brush

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Henkel

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L&G Tools

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Mackie DIY

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Matus

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Ryobi

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Sika

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Skillcraft Agencies/Ingco

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Vermont Sales

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