KZN Top Business Awards Finalists Announced2017-08-02 The finalists of the 2017 Standard Bank KwaZulu-Natal Top Business Portfolio Awards powered by the eLan Property Group have been announced.
The announcement of the winners of the 2017Awards will take place on Thursday 3 August at the Wavehouse, Gateway, uMhlanga. The much anticipated event celebrates the achievements of KwaZulu-Natal's top companies and organisations. The gala awards evening will be attended by a host of key business leaders from across the province as well as municipal and government officials. Key note speaker will be Goolam Ballim, Standard Bank's Chief Economist, who is sure to provide much insight into the current state of the South African economy. Awards are given across a variety of economic sectors. The finalists are as follows: Agriculture Illovo Sugar South Africa NCT Forestry Co-Operative Tongaat Hulett Mining and Quarrying: Richards Bay Minerals Tronox Construction and Development LA Consulting Engineers Shree Property Holdings Black Balance Projects Globacon VNA Large Manufacturing Corobrik Constantia Afripack Defy Appliances Medium Manufacturing Aquelle Frimax Foods FutureLife Trade Hirsch's Boxer Superstores The Sparkport Group of Pharmacies Transport, Storage and Communication King Shaka International Airport. Mediterranean Shipping Company Transnet Port Terminals Richards Bay Coal Terminal Financial Services KPMG FMI The Unlimited Natal Joint Municipal Pension Fund (NJMPF) Business Services Tyson Properties Ignition Group Esquire Technologies Woodford Group Community and Social Services SmartXchange Green Office (greenABLE) Wonderbag Tourism Suncoast Casino, Hotels and Entertainment uShaka Marine World The Beekman Group Municipal EThekwini Municipality Ugu District Municipality Government The KZN Growth Fund Trust The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture Dube TradePort Partnership Award Tronox Southern African Shipyards and Transnet National Ports Authority Business Entrepreneur (This is a new award sponsored by BusinessFit) Calvin Mathibeli Megan Ngiba Sherwyn Esbend SLG is again sponsoring the Business Personality of the Year award, which celebrates a businessperson who demonstrates exemplary business achievement, industry influence and is a real inspiration to all of us all. A highlight of the evening is the announcement of the KwaZulu-Natal Top Brand Award. This award is presented on the basis of the results of on-line voting only, which take place over a number of weeks. The award is hotly contested with a large number of KZN brands canvassing for support. Top 20 performers in the category this year, listed in no particular order, include: REMAX Esquire Technologies KwaZulu-Natal East Coast Radio uShaka Marine World Serendipity Travel First Technology KwaZulu-Natal KPMG Woodford Car Hire Tyson Properties Boxer Superstores Defy Edison Power Group FMI King Shaka International Airport MCS Debt Recovery DRG Outsourcing Dube TradePort Hirsch's Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology Lalita Dhasiar-Ventura, publisher of the Top Business Portfolio says, "The Awards recognise and pay tribute to the world class enterprises we have in the province. I am delighted to congratulate all the finalists from across KwaZulu-Natal and wish them well in their future endeavours. Grant Adlam www.topbusiness.co.za |
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