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EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
Puregas appreciates partners
By Ntsako Khosa
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In order to extend a hand of appreciation to customers they work with, Puregas held their annual
partnership awards at the Johannesburg Country Club in Woodmead last year.
he venue was filled with various
Puregas clientele that enjoyed a
cheese buffet before things began.
The master of ceremonies was
comedian, Al Prodgers, who kept tickling
guests’ funny bones with quirky punch
lines. Managing director, Philip Cloete
welcomed guests, sharing that this is an
annual event that they look forward to.
Keynote speaker was futurist, Pieter
Geldenhuys. His presentation was on
‘the tour of the future’, sharing some
trends that can be expected to shape
the way we live. According to him,
although the population of some regions
in the world are seeing a decrease in
age groups 20 – 45, Africa is expected
to grow in population. This provides a lot
of opportunity for business as the world
moves to be more digital. He predicts
that the ubiquitous personal assistant
(UBA) will be the ‘next big thing’ and
not a gadget as we have seen in the
past. Amazon Alexa is the current UBA
gaining traction in America and was
recently introduced locally. Alexa is a
Philip Cloete, MD of Puregas.
BNG Packaging and Technology won category C.
smart speaker that takes on the role of
an assistant for anything you require. You
can ask Alexa to switch off the lights,
play some music or even start your car.
Geldenhuys’ presentation kept guests
engaged with some commenting on how
insightful they found it.
Tiger Brands won category A.
Dinner was served, with waiters providing
rotating platters.
After Geldenhuys came the awards
ceremony. Jaco Wiese, general manager,
sales and operations, handed out the
awards with help from colleagues,
Gugulethu Mkhathini and Cloete. Broken
down into three categories, the main aim
of the awards focused on plant safety and
a rating was given according to those
statistics, explained Wiese.
Categories ranged from cylinders, bulk
customers with a small to medium firms
and bulk customers with a large firm. CLA
And the
winners are…
Futurist, Pieter Geldenhuys is enthusiastic
about what the future holds.
Cylinders category:
The runner up was Acorn Group of
companies, and BNG Packaging
and Technology was crowned the
winner.
Bulk customers,
small to medium firm:
First runner-up went to Clarke
Colours and Vitafoam was second.
Winner in the category was
Cibapac.
Bulk customers, large firm:
SC Johnson was named second
runner ups; Unilever was first and
Tiger Brands was overall winner of
the category.
Jaco Wiese from Puregas.
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Cibapac won category B.
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