24 EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Photos by IMD
Katy ’ s Palace Bar hosted Plumblink ’ s VIP suppliers evening .
Plumblink awards
supplier of the year
Held at Katy ’ s Palace Bar in Johannesburg on 23 August 2018 , Plumblink ’ s VIP suppliers were hosted for the annual awards .
By
Benjamin Brits
Gary Chandler , commercial director for Plumblink , officially opened the evening . The venue , adorned with various trinkets and memorabilia , perfectly complemented the intention of a more informal and relaxed evening . “ This is quite a different experience to the usual events hosted by Plumblink , which followed a more formal , structured programme ,” said Chandler . The evening successfully promoted the theme of ‘ getting to know each other better ’ as laughs and serious conversations filled the venue while platters were shared and guests were entertained with live music .
Chandler , after his opening words of welcome , handed over to CEO Seaweed McFarlane , who set the casual mood by exchanging a few jokes before addressing the ‘ serious stuff ’, as he referred to it . “ The way the business has grown , what we have done , and what we have achieved over the years , have been great . Looking back a couple of years , when we opened our first little express store , it was called a spaza shop , but we are proud to now be opening our 100th spaza shop this year . A special thanks to the people in all of these stores that have done us very proud ,” McFarlane shared .
McFarlane continued that “ There are still many opportunities for Plumblink as a business to grow . For the suppliers , there are many opportunities to be a part of that growth , whatever avenue the growth entails ; so , ‘ watch this space ’ because Plumblink is not going to idle along . The executive members ,
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