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TRADE SECTOR AWARD

he 2018 winner is ... Hirsch Woman in Business
Award has become very much
T Hirsch’s sought after by business women
in the province. They have a
Hirsch’s has built a solid training centre for their staff in
reputation by being associated Umhlanga, and this is used for
with big brands, giving good up skilling suppliers’ staff in
service and carrying a wide the retail industry.
range of products for the
home, as well as supporting its FINALISTS
employees and the communities
in which the stores operate. Star Retailers
Star Retailers comprises seven
Hirsch’s has been serving independent Spar supermarkets
the public in KwaZulu-Natal in the greater Durban area.
for the past 39 years. They Founded in 2008, with the
are passionate about this opening of their first store,
province, to the extent that Starwood SuperSpar in
they have kept their head Phoenix, the group has grown
office in KwaZulu-Natal (six dramatically over the past ten Hirsch’s public relation officers, Shane Spencer and Jonathan Brauteseth.
branches) even though they years. Star Retailers is recognised
have nine branches in Gauteng. by both their customers and the
Hirsch’s are enormously Spar Group as a success story. machines and spare parts in their current customers and equipment. The company
involved in the KwaZulu- Ravi and Serena Jagadasan the country and is driven by attract new customers. also distributes its own brand
Natal community, holding free attribute their success on the the desire to be the leader in of household oil/lubricant.
monthly networking business groups’ culture and strategy its industry. Consequently, the The company supplies over Products are sourced from
events in all their branches which has been implemented. main goal of CEO Sherwin 10 000 spare parts for all Germany, South Korea,
to help local entrepreneurs Ramlall and directors Ram and sewing machines and has Indonesia, Vietnam, the
expand their own businesses. The Ramsi Group Shawn Ramlall is to distribute more than 20 industrial United States, China, Taiwan,
Women are a particular focus The Ramsi Group is one of the a range of sewing related and domestic Saito sewing Japan and Malaysia. 
for Hirsch’s and the Margaret largest distributors of sewing products that will add value to machines, cutting and steam

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