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STANDARD BANK

                                                                                                      KZN TOP BUSINESS


                                                                                                                     AWARDS 2024


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     GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND IN KZN





           ll the winners of the   leadership. Ozoux said,   Partnership               Thank you to our media partners:    S C A N Q R C O D E T O
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     Business Awards 2024 were   awareness and understanding   Transport/Logistics Sector                                    P RO C E E D I N G S
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     announced at an elegant   that in every situation we   ■   Grindrod Limited                                              O N  YO U T U B E
     gala dinner held at the   have choices. It’s no longer   Employee Wellness
     Radisson Blu Hotel Durban   about ticking boxes but                                                                  www.youtube.com/c/KZNTopBusiness
     Umhlanga on the 17 July.  about the sustainable positive   ■   Beekman Group
                              impact that we can make.”  Agriculture and Agri-
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     Top Business Awards      The winner of the title of
     recognise businesses in   Standard Bank KZN Top    ■   Agrikool
     the province that are going   Brand 2024, which was   Business, Finance and
     above and beyond in their   voted for by public SMS vote   Education
     efforts to be successful and   only, was revealed to be Mi7   ■   Inspired Financial
     to make a difference for   National Group who claimed     Management Solutions
     their employees, clients and   the title for the second year
     other stakeholders.      in a row. Beekman Group   Community Upliftment
                              were in second place and SA   and Improvement
     Grant Adlam CEO of KZN   Home Loans in third place.   ■   SA Home Loans
     Top Business commented,   Once more, this sought-after
     “Success is always about   accolade saw much social   Renewable Efficiency –
     people and guiding these   media activity with many   Green initiatives
     businesses and their teams’   thousands of votes cast by   ■   SAMAC Engineering
     achievements are some    employees, clients, family,     Solutions                       THERE’S              THEN THERE’S BEING
     extremely talented and   and friends for their brand                                  READING A
     committed business leaders.”                       In her comments, Simone                                    THE BUSINESS
                              of choice.                Cooper, Head, Business         STORY ABOUT
     Each year the Standard Bank   The 2024 category winners   and Commercial Banking,
     KZN Top Business Leader of   were:                 South Africa, Standard            A BUSINESS               IN THE STORY
     the Year is given to someone                       Bank, said, “We are
     who has demonstrated     Standard Bank Client of the   extremely proud to be
     exemplary business       Year – SME Category: Less   associated with an event
     achievement, industry    than R100 million turnover   such as this. Together let us
     influence and is a true   per annum.               build a prosperous future
     inspiration to others. This   ■   Steelco          for KZN.”
     year the honour went to    Standard Bank Client of the
     Brian Howarth who has    Year – Larger Enterprise:   While making her closing
     served as the managing   More than R100 million    remarks programme
     director of Magnet, a leading   turnover per annum.   director, Carol Ofori said        MAKE YOUR BUSINESS THE NEXT BIG THING
     industrial and commercial                          that in a time of significant
     electrical and energy solutions   ■   Natal Joint Municipal    socio-political changes,
     provider, for the past 32     Pension Fund         these achievements
     years. Howarth has been   Manufacturing Sector     remind us of the strength                    Standard Bank Business & Commercial Banking
     accountable for steering the   ■   Sumitomo Rubber    and potential within our
     company and its dedicated     South Africa         business community.
     employees on the path of                           Standard Bank believes
     profitability and growth.   Franchising Sector     that these awards are key in
                              ■   RE/MAX Coast and
     Following in this theme,     Country               celebrating the businesses
     the key note speaker,                              that align with their
     Lubin Ozoux, the CEO for   Family Owned/ Managed   purpose of driving Africa’s
     Sumitomo Rubber South    Business                  growth.                         Terms and conditions apply. Standard Bank is an authorised financial services and registered credit provider (NCRCP15).
                                                                                                    The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (Reg. No. 1962/000738/06).
     Africa spoke on conscious   ■   Royal Tyres        #PartneringForGrowth
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