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Afrox clinches top science
and technology award

Andy Gouws shows off Afrox’s Science
and Technology Award.

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frox has won the Department of
Science and Technology Minister’s
Award for Large Enterprises in the
category of Sustainable Performance
at the 2015 Technology Top 100 (TT100)
Business Awards.
Afrox was awarded this accolade for its
overall contribution within its markets and
to South African society as a whole.
“With this award, Afrox has clearly
demonstrated why it is such a wellrespected brand and a leading gas
and equipment supplier,” says Andy
Gouws, Afrox’s business development
manager. “Afrox is able to leverage The
Linde Group’s vast global footprint – and
technology developments, and this is
why Afrox continues to be the supplier of
choice in sub-Saharan Africa.”
According to the award citation, the
essence of this award is the value Afrox
contributes to both its internal and external
communities.
Afrox not only demonstrates a unique
ability to manage the Research and
Sustainability (TIPS™), elements within its
own operations, but also demonstrates
an ability to manage its impact on
the environment, and its commitment
to Broad-Based Black Economic
Empowerment, job creation, employment
equity and private and public partnerships.
In being recognised for this award, the
company had to meet certain criteria,
namely it must have won at least one
category award in the last three years
and be placed in the top 10 of its industry
sector.
In 2014, Afrox scooped major awards
in two categories for Large Enterprises,
for Management of Systems as well as
Research in the Technology in the TT100
programme.
This year the awards ceremony was
held at the Atterbury Theatre, in Lynnwood,
Pretoria and was attended by major
industry leaders. CLA

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