2008-08-28
This
prestigious event brought together over 700 top business, government and
community leaders in KZN, for a celebration of business excellence in the
province.
The
Awards are a platform to honour great performance, both in the private sector
workplace and in government organizations, contributing to the socio-economic
growth of KZN. Award criteria were drawn from the principles of the King Report
on Corporate Governance 2001 and
Companies
had to illustrate how they have adhered to these best practices in achieving a
balanced and integrated economic, social and environmental performance.
Over
150 nominations from a range of top companies from the industry sectors of ariculture; mining and quarrying; manufacturing;
utilities; construction; trade; transport, storage and communication; financial and business services; social and community services and tourism were received.
Nominees
also included well-known brands housed in KZN, such as Illovo
Sugar Limited, Tongaat Hulett Limited, Orange Grove Dairy, Afripack, aQuellé, Chemspec, Catering Supreme, Hosaf, Jonsson
Group, Nampak, NCS Resins, Rainbow Chickens, Southern African
Shipyards (Pty) LTD, Spring Lights Gas, Elma Engineering Services
(Pty) Ltd, Paradigm Container Management, Bondsource, Liviero, Mhlathuze Water,
Sesalos, SA Homeloans, Zimbali Coastal Resort, J.T. Ross, Durban Graduate
School of Business, East Coast Radio, Management College of Southern Africa
(Mancosa), SA Sugar
Association,
FNB
and Pearl Coral 4 were impressed with the quality of the 2008 nominations,
making the selection of winners a challenging task. The judging panel included KZN
Top Business management, former KZN Growth Fund executive, Mel Clark, and Prof
Bonke Dumisa, with results audited by Roshan Morar.
The
winners were:
Agriculture:
NCT
Forestry Co-operative Ltd
Mining and
Quarrying:
Manufacturing:
Hulamin
Limited
Utilities: Umgeni Water
Construction:
Group
Five KZN
Trade: Spar Group KZN
Transport,
Storage and Communication:
Financial
and Business services: Shepstone and Wylie
Social and
Community services: KZNonSource
Tourism
(additional award): Gooderson Leisure Corporation
“For
promoting sustainable growth in this part of
Lalita
Dhasiar-Ventura, publisher of the Portfolio, added that it was great to see so
many outstanding companies contributing to the vibrant and growing economy of KZN.
“These organisations are prospering and participating in the process of
building the province’s future through their commitment to the communities
around them.”