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Standard Bank

MEDIUM MANUFACTURING TRANSPORT, STORAGE

T HE WINNER IS... KwaZulu-Natal. Products excellence. With aQuellé being AND COMMUNICATION

100% for people, the company is
manufactured include potato
Frimax Foods
chips, corn chips, maize puffs
firmly committed to uplifting the
On the 20 October
1982, the very first packet of and nax. community and has the interests HE WINNER IS ... and mission is to be a focused
freight transport company,
if its people at heart.
potato chips was produced by Frimax Foods as an organisation T King Shaka delivering integrated, efficient,
a new start-up company in has always embraced a culture of FutureLife®
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal charity, community development International Airport safe, reliable and cost-effective
(then Natal) called Frimax Foods, and poverty alleviation Founded in 2007, Futurelife®, Now in its 7th year of operation services to promote economic
headed by a 37 year old visionary, throughout its existence. started as a social project in King Shaka International growth in KZN and the rest
Mr Haroon Essa. This year, this KwaZulu-Natal with the vision Airport has garnered many of South Africa. Within the
very same company is celebrating FINALISTS to create the most nutritional accolades over this short period. KZN region, Transnet Port
its 35 year anniversary. The product possible to improve the
company’s directors now include aQuellé health and wellbeing of everyone. The airport was voted the top Terminals operates terminals
his sons, Abdool Kader (Baboo), Tucked away in the heart of Futurelife® grew so popular that it Regional Airport for Africa in the ports of Durban and
Shamir and Faizel Essa. KwaZulu-Natal, beneath the was repackaged and launched into in the Skytrax World Airport Richards Bay.
earth’s surface, flows aQuellé’s retail. A decade later – Futurelife® Awards in 2013/2014/2015/2016,
Frimax Foods has grown to exceptionally pure and precious is now represented in four FMCG Mediterranean Shipping
become a household name and a spring water. aQuellé is dedicated categories and has become a and was second in the
major player in the multibillion- to delivering an innovative, leading health brand. Staying true 2013/2014/2015/2016 ACI for Company (MSC)
rand potato and corn snack affordable and genuine brand to their vision they have served the Best Airport in the Middle MSC is a world leader in global
manufacturing sector. Frimax of water, and has always been over 9.2 million meals through East/Africa category. The most container shipping and a
Foods operates a 12 000m² high- synonymous with the highest the Futurelife® Foundation to exciting award received so far has company that prides itself on
tech processing plant in Verulam, standards of quality and product those most in need.  been voted by Skytrax for the Best offering global service with

Airport Staff in Africa 2017. KSIA local knowledge. The company
was also voted internationally as has access to an integrated
the 10th Most Punctual Airport network of road, rail and sea
in the world in its category by transport resources which
OAG Aviation Worldwide. stretches across the globe. Its
huge investment in people sets
As Durban is rated as the “event the company unparalleled in
city” of South Africa the airport offering excellent and flexible
works closely with strategic customer service which is
partners including, eThekwini, the company’s ethos – which
Convention Bureau, ICC Durban, means having total confidence
Durban Chamber of Commerce in the quality of service you
and Industry, Tourism KZN, will receive.
Durban Tourism, Dube
TradePort, Trade and Investment Richards Bay Coal Terminal
KZN and others to ensure that
Medium Manufacturing Award Richards Bay Coal Terminal is
the airport is always ready to one of the leading coal export
welcome tourists, business terminals in the world. RBCT
delegations and conference celebrated its 40th anniversary
delegates on a daily basis.
in 2016. This export coal
FINALISTS terminal has grown into an
advanced 24-hour operation
Transnet Port Terminals that to date has moved over
Transnet Port Terminals’ vision two-billion tons of coal. 

Transport, Storage and Communication Award from left to right: Mark Taylor (eLan
Property Group), Colin Naidoo (Airports Company South Africa) and Imraan Noorbhai
(Standard Bank)

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