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Case Studies
| Mthembu Tissue Converting |
| After a steady decline over an extended period of approximately 15 years, a point was reached in 2005 where Nampak KwaZulu-Natal - a division of the national Nampak group - was no longer a viable business entity. However, since the business was the primary manufacturer of a variety of paper and tissue products on behalf of the greater Nampak group, the company could not simply be shut down, and an alternative solution was sought. The result of this exercise was a buy-out of the business by a BEE consortium that included a Nampak Group manager - General Mthembu. And so, Mthembu Tissue Converting was born. |
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| Ithemba Farmers Co-operative |
| Ithemba Farmers Co-operative comprises a cluster of 14 Land Reform farms covering a total of 12 000 hectares and creating employment for 209 people on the outskirts of the town of Elliot in the Eastern Cape. The co-operative was established in 2006 by the farms’ owners in an effort to assist member farmers to procure the operational capital they required to ensure the proper and full utilisation of their individual farms. |
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| Island Style |
| Island Style is a Durban-based manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor and retailer of sportswear apparel (in the surf wear and active wear categories) and lifestyle accessories. Island Style has been in operation for the past 25 years – a testimony to its commitment to sustaining the individuality and uniqueness of its brand. Island Style’s products enjoy a significant following among South African consumers, and are also exported to 18 countries around the world. Island Style’s progressive approach and continuous innovation have made the brand widely recognised and relevant as one of the top international surf brands. |
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| GW Roux Farming |
| The farm Rouxpos, in the Laingsburg district in the Western Cape, is a well established agricultural business that is predominantly involved in cultivating vegetable seed and processing dried fruit. The farm has an enviable reputation as a long-standing producer of excellent apricot fruit rolls. |
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| North's Garden Furniture Close Out Report |
| North’s Garden Furniture situated in Elsies River, Cape Town, is a manufacturer of a large range of cast and extruded aluminum indoor and patio furniture.Since 1987 North’s has established a reputation as a manufacturer of high quality aluminum furniture and has been able to not only supply the local market but establish a niche for themselves overseas, with a high proportion being destined for the United States of America and the United Kingdom. |
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| Fox & Swan Close Out Report |
Fox & Swan faced severe problems when contractual work ceased and retrenchments occurred.. The major contracts provided 90% of sales until 2000 when sweet production became their main sales volume. This had been developed as they were concerned that working for the large companies on a contract basis which did not provide long term security.
The only long term solution was for all to become more productive and raise quality thus enabling the company to produce product which would be competitive in price and quality on the local market |
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| Mount Frere Emering Farmers - Turnaround |
| Operating some 30 kilometres from the main town of Mount Frere and about 120 km from Kokstad in the Eastern Cape, four smaller groups make up the cluster known as Mount Frere Emerging Farmers. However, mismanagement and underutilisation of land has occurred over the last three years due to a lack of technical knowledge and skills, as well as a lack of an effective business structure. The crisis was that corrective action had to be taken before the soil structure and the quality of farmable land eroded to such a degree that they would be forced to discontinue production. |
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| Dimpho Fresh Foods: from distress to success |
| Situated in an area known as Maccauvlei in Vereeniging, Dimpho Fresh Foods (DFF) is one of the few companies that bring a little hope to this small town. For the past twenty years, DFF has been obtaining fresh fruit and vegetables from a variety of farmers, processing the goods into ready for cooking standard container crates and delivering them by refrigerated trucks to customers two to three days per week. Some of the main customers include; Harmony, Anglo Gold, Impala Plats and Goldfields. |
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| Serco Repairs |
| Serco Repairs started up 11 years ago. The business grew steadily and by the late 1990s, was one of the leading repairers and suppliers of rigid body insulated trucks in the country. New competitors emerged, often operating with equipment bought from liquidated former manufacturers. As a result of their own poor service, and additional competition, Serco’s market share declined to the extent that by the end of 2003 Serco Repairs was in distress and facing the real possibility of enforced downsizing or closure. The Social Plan was approached to provide assistance and Productivity SA performed an in-depth analysis. |
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| Dimpho Fresh Foods: From distress to success |
| Situated in an area known as Maccauvlei in Vereeniging, Free State, Dimpho Fresh Foods is one of the few companies that bring a little hope to this small town. For the past twenty years, they have been obtaining fresh fruit and vegetables from a variety of farmers, processing the goods into ready for cooking standard container crates and delivering them by refrigerated trucks to customers 2 to 3 days per week. |
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