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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