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STANDARD BANK CLIENT OF

THE YEAR – SME CATEGORY

Grant Adlam, CEO, KZN Top Business; Kevin Naidoo, CEO, Arena Trims; and Rishaad Webster,
Provincial Head of Business Banking Standard Bank KZN

or businesses earning BBF Safety Group. Arena in the construction and
less than R100 Trims divisions include property development
Fmillion turn over Arena Footwear and Arena sector.
per annum, and that bank Protective. Enlightment Foods is a
with Standard Bank.
FINALISTS proudly family-run food
WINNER manufacturing company
Construction for Africa, producing a range of
ARENA TRIMS is founded by Virosh Singh, vegetarian and vegan
a leading supplier of is a fully compliant,
footwear components black-empowered products. Started by Minesh
and Varsha Rajput, and now
for the safety, industrial construction firm. The involving their son Krishna,
and fashion footwear firm provides a wide range the business supplies
industries. Established by of services including
Kevin Naidoo in 2003, the repair and renovation, restaurants, independent
retailers, and a few Spar
business provides cut make new developments, and
and trim assistance to the upgrading of buildings stores. 

STANDARD BANK

CLIENT OF THE YEAR –

LARGER ENTERPRISE

or businesses ensuring every member, itself as a leader in public
earning more than regardless of income, sector financial services.
FR100 million turn location, or literacy, FINALISTS
over per annum, and that receives meaningful
bank with Standard Bank. support. Searchworks 360 is driven
by innovation, excellence,
WINNER The Fund’s low- and a commitment to
cost annuity option
THE KWAZULU-NATAL empowering individuals
JOINT MUNICIPAL is rare in the public and organisations through
PENSION/PROVIDENT retirement sector and property and business data
FUNDS (NJMPF) is empowers members solutions. SearchWorks
a top-tier retirement with greater choice and and VOCA streamline
fund providing pension cost efficiency post- access to critical
and benefit services to retirement. Additionally, information, simplifying
over 32,000 members, NJMPF’s clean audit the way professionals
pensioners, and record, maintained while conduct due diligence,
beneficiaries across undergoing systemic compliance checks and
KwaZulu-Natal’s reforms, outperforms the market analysis.
municipal sector. majority of its peers in the Founded in 2005, Avemel
With assets exceeding local government pension Logistics, operates
R40 billion under space. Compared to its
management, NJMPF past performance, NJMPF throughout South
Africa, with cross-border
offers sustainable has increased engagement transport into Zimbabwe
retirement solutions, levels, expanded its and Botswana. Owned by
including defined benefit digital capabilities, and Aven Naidu, the company
and defined contribution improved turnaround focuses on professionalism,
structures. times for claims. The
Fund continues to elevate efficiency, and innovative
What sets NJMPF apart trust and satisfaction service, offering end-to-
is its ability to merge among members, end logistical solutions
financial excellence with even amid legislative tailored to the unique
human-centred service, uncertainty, proving needs of its clients. 

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