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