INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW THE BUSINESS STRATEGIC & OPERATING CONTEXT
QUARTER 3 :
1 NOVEMBER 2021 – 31 JANUARY 2022
1 . The Senwes Group acknowledged the long service periods of 41 employees during a long service awards function .
2 . Senwes appointed 15 graduates to the 2022 graduate programme . The graduate programme is in its 12th year of existence and 102 graduates have been appointed thus far .
3 . Senwes ’ Central Admin division implemented Optical Character Recognition ( OCR ) and Bot software to enhance the automatic capturing of vendor invoices .
4 . Thobo Trust launched the mobile kitchen and cricket nets at Itokisetseng Combined School ( near Losdoorns silo ), with the support of Cricket SA and the Department of Education .
5 . KLK ’ s subsidiary , SA Dorper , introduced the salting of greenhides ( raw ) upon request .
6 . KLK Makelaars entered into a co-operation agreement with Certisure .
7 . Bastion upgraded the weighbridge station at the Buhrmansdrif mine .
8 . JDI was recognised at the ABSA Rewards for achieving the highest quarter three turnover in the last 5 years .
9 . The Market Intelligence unit held 27 information sessions for producers .
10 . The Market Intelligence unit increased the average basis premium for grain per silo .
11 . Hinterland experienced major challenges during this quarter due to several branches being impacted by a surge in Covid-19 infections .
12 . Grainovation changed its business model whereby more focus was placed on internal transport requirements of Grainlink rather than a combination of internal and external transport .
13 . Grainovation negotiated with preferred sub-contractors to secure the lowest possible transport tariffs and to introduce new structures into the market place .
14 . Falcon / Staalmeester endured a two-week long labour strike while still delivering products to their clients .
15 . Falcon / Staalmeester received notification from Amazone , extending some delivery lead times to over 150 days due to the raw material and electronic com-ponent shortage because of the Covid-19 pandemic .
16 . Total hectares financed for summer production increased by 7,5 % compared to the previous year .
17 . The heavy rainfall caused severe initial damage to young crops and it was estimated that more than 200 000 hectares could be lost completely .
18 . NviroTek Ifafi maintained its international ISO – 17025 accreditation status and expanded the scope of accreditation of agri-chemical residues for the export market . A new Soil2Sap analytical protocol was established in association with a new customer .
19 . Senwes Equipment implemented a rental and integrated harvest solution model .
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