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ZululanD chambEr businEss ExcEllEncE awarDs 2016

Noluthando Ngubane brief overview of imminent is one of the most strategic ■ Safety Awareness Award: Thank you to RBIDZ, Umfolozi
development projects in the districts in the entire KZN, RBCT Casino as well as our award
area. with big economic potential still ■ Corporate Social sponsors: IsiZinda Aluminium,
n air of expectancy lying largely untapped. Bone Vitality Centre, Business
prevailed in the ZCCI President Judith Responsibility Award: Tronox
AUmfolozi Casino’s Nzimande shared the history Cllr Mkhulisi highlighted ■ Emerging Business of the Partners, Seeff, Tronox, Midbay
Motors and DNK Engineering.
Dome on Thursday, 27 October and growth of the Zululand some of the future developments Year: Ren Engineering
2016, as the guests arrived Chamber of Commerce and in the district, which includes ■ Micro Business of the year: The ZCCI would also like to
for the Zululand Chamber Industry from a small group the development of the Port Encore Maintenance thank the Judges, who took their
of Commerce and Industry’s of businessmen in Eshowe in Durnford Beach. Solutions time to accurately judge and
annual Business Excellence 1926 to a great, vibrant, diverse, ■ Small Business of the year: score the finalists.
Awards. successful and representative Finally, it was time to turn the HF Engineering
Chamber celebrating 90 years guests’ attention to the trophies. ■ Chris Mkhize – from
The event was themed “A of existence and excellence, ■ Corporate Business of the uThungulu Community
Legacy of Excellence” and was “Indeed it is the legacy of A total of 45 companies year: Tronox Foundation
proudly sponsored by South excellence,” said Nzimande. were nominated for Business ■ Automotive Business of the ■ Dr Isaac Machi – from
32 and Nestlife and skillfully She then congratulated all the Excellence Awards, and 26 year: Midbay Motors Group University of Zululand
hosted by the charismatic and participants, and encouraged finalists were chosen to compete ■ Logistics Business of the year:
ever popular Proverb. While them to continue delivering for the 14 awards. RBCT ■ Dhana Pillay – from Dhana
recognising the efforts of the excellent service. As Steve Job The winners of the various Pillay Insurance Brokers
business community, it was said Customers do not measure ■ Tourism Business of the year: ■ Marilyn Muller- former
also the main celebration of the you on how hard you tried, categories were: Umfolozi Casino PR guru from South 32
ZCCI’s 90th anniversary. ■ Service Excellence Award- ■ Premium award: RBCT ■ Natasha Dhaver – Accusave
they measure you on what you
Weeks of meticulous planning deliver. Public: King Cetshwayo The Chamber would like to Last, but not least, thank you
culminated in an event of Guest speaker for the evening District Municipality thank all the finalists for being to Hills Howard and Associates
which to be proud. The décor was Nick Bulunga, who analysed ■ Service Excellence Award- so meticulous with their entries; for auditing the scores and
was world class and the trophy the theme and focused on what Community: SANCA the standard of entries this year ensuring that the scoring was
winners were worthy recipients “leaving a legacy of excellence” ■ Service Excellence Award – was exceptionally high. fair.
of their awards. Business: Kloppers Inc
required from each person. A big thank you to our May the ZCCI see many more
City of uMhlathuze Deputy ■ Employer of the Year: Tronox Premium sponsors South 32 years of Business Excellence
Keynote Speaker, Cllr N.
Mayor, Cllr S. Mkhize, Mkhulisi from King Cetshwayo ■ South African Business and Nestlife. This event would and continue the “Legacy of
welcomed the guests with a Coalition on HIV/ AIDS not have been possible without Excellence”. 
District Municipality, said this (SABCOHA): RBCT their sponsorship and support.

Winning the Premium Award as the company with the highest points in the business categories The Micro Business of the Year was a keenly contested category. Finalists were Encore
– Richards Bay Coal Terminal. The Award is sponsored by DNK Engineering. Pictured (from left) Maintenance Solutions, Thuba Construction, Saryx Engineering Group and Kloppers Inc. Encore
are: Nellenie Naidoo (DNK Engineering), Judith Nzimande (ZCCI President), Danny Naidoo Maintenance Solutions won the trophy, with Saryx Engineering Group the runners up. The
(DNK Engineering) and Alan Waller, CEO of Richards Bay Coal Terminal. Trophy was sponsored by Tronox. Pictured are: Paul Naidoo (Encore), Shalen Poorun (Tronox),
Rekha Naidoo and Judith Nzimande (ZCCI President).

In the Category Service Excellence Business – the winner was Kloppers Incorporated. The trophy Celebrating business excellence – the trophy winners
was sponsored by the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone . On the photo is (from left)
ZCCI President, Judith Nzimande, Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone CEO Phumelele
Motsoahae and Andile Mtshali, a Director of Kloppers Incorporated.

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