Page 107 - KZN Top Business Portfolio 2018

Afripack has named its culture HERO – Highly Engaged KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Home
and Resilient Organisation. HERO is characterised “Durban is a large manufacturing hub, has a
by openness and transparency, effective two way significant port facility and is home to the sugar
communication, cascaded scorecards, participative industry. The bulk of Afripack’s raw materials are also
management, agreed values and shared incentives. brought in via Durban harbour.”
It seeks to build willingness and capability on a
foundation of effective leadership. These, says Vermaak, are just some of the advantages
of being Durban based. He explains that Afripack
Partnering
is committed to active involvement in the Durban
Constantia Afripack has a proven track record business community through their membership of
partnering with customers up and down the supply organisations such as the KZN Growth Coalition and
chain. For example, Afripack has an unbroken supply the Manufacturing Circle.
relationship with PPC for 85 years and is now supplying
PPC’s operations in Zimbabwe, DRC and Rwanda. “We are part of the greater KZN community and are
Partnering along the value chain with customers and doing our best to get involved to add value and make a
suppliers becomes the multiplier effect to the strategic contribution towards building a better future for
foundations of Focus, Technology and People. our KZN community,” says Vermaak in conclusion.

Full Name of Company: Constantia Afripack KEY PERSONNEL
Industry Sector: Manufacturing Chairman: Arnold Vermaak
Services / Products: Flexible Packaging VP Africa: James Hynd
Date Established: 16 January 1933 CFO: Herbert Pasipamire
Subsidiaries: Pouch Dynamics Human Resources: Wiseman Sishi
Directors: Salukazi Dakile-Hongwane, Arnold Vermaak,
Customer Base: Unilever, Mondelez, Nestle, James Hynd
Tiger Brands, AVI, Mondi, PPC, Sephaku, Intercement,
Idwala, Sasol CONTACT DETAILS
No. of Employees: 900 Physical Address: 75 Richard Carte Road,
Auditors / Accountants: PWC Mobeni, Durban
Postal Address: PO Box 12242 Jacobs Durban 4026
Bankers: Nedbank Tel: +27 (0)31 452 1300
Advertising / PRO Agency: Blue Apple E-mail: info@afripack.cflex.com
B-BBEE Status: Level 4 Website: www.cflex.com
107