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alone, we have the following operations, therefore More than 20 years ago, our company’s founder,
serving as one of the major private-sector employers Mr Brian Corbishley, established a school in Greytown
in this small country town and surrounding districts: called Wembley College, which caters for children
Plennegy Head Office from Grade RRRR to Grade 12. Not only does this
Starke Ayres Research school provide quality education for many of the
Mascor John Deere Head Office children of employees of the various Plennegy Group
Mascor Toyota companies based in and around Greytown, but also
Pidelta Head Office (seed and crop-production, for the children of the local community as well. The
forestry and livestock) intention of our founder in creating this school was to
Kombat (premier household & agricultural pest- keep families in our small country town together for as
control solutions) long as possible by not having to send one’s children
Plennegy Print (digital printing & signage solutions) off to boarding school much further afield in bigger
Pennegy Aviation Hub (in-house and charter cities, as there is now high-quality private schooling
flights; non-corrosive, affordable hangarage available around the corner.
solutions). By ensuring that the agricultural products we sell
are of the highest quality – the Rolls Royces in their
Further afield in KZN, we have the Triton Admin HQ in
Durban, as well as Triton branches in Pietermaritzburg, respective categories – we aim to ensure that we
Newcastle and Richards Bay; Jupidex (distribution maintain the trust of our customers; and ensure that
we retain our good reputation and legitimacy for
and service of agricultural equipment) based in
Pietermaritzburg; as well as Mascor John Deere reliability.
branches in 11 towns across KZN; Pidelta farms based Plennegy’s established infrastructure and grouping of
in the Umvoti, Kranskop and Winterton areas; EGT industry experts ensure the quality and precision of
(sawmill in Crammond), and various Starke Ayres its activities, products and services. Our competitive
depots in KZN. Our Maritzburg Arch in Pietermaritzburg advantage as a professional family business – with
is a push from our side to help reduce urban decay by each operating entity being part of a bigger family of
investing in inner-city infrastructure. operating entities – is that it strives to:
Each of these Plennegy Group companies not Implement initiatives that have an affinity with its
only provides employment to a large part of the majority family-owned farmer customers
communities in those towns, but also gives back Invest for the longer term
to the local communities through supporting local Be driven by a set of values that strongly
businesses wherever they can; and sponsoring local emphasise the wholesome nature of a family
charitable fundraisers in each of their areas. – ethics and people.
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