THE BUSINESS
INPUT
SUPPLY
15,6%
2018 2017
PRODIST HINTERLAND
Division of Senwes Subsidiary of Hinterland with LRB as partner Joint venture with AFGRI
Senwes Equipment is an agricultural equipment
and services partner of distinction and offers
mechanisation and maintenance solutions.
Senwes Equipment is also the exclusive John
Deere agent in central South Africa, where the
quality of the equipment runs parallel with the
supply channel.
Senwes Equipment assists producers with solu-
tion-driven services in order to increase their pro
fits and keep their input costs as low as possible. Prodist is the wholesale distributor of a wide varie
ty of agricultural products and general commodi-
ties between the producer and the end consumer.
Prodist is focused on servicing the agri-business
and retail hardware markets in South Africa and
its neighbouring countries as an effective supply
channel.
Prodist is one of the most prominent wholesa
lers and suppliers of spares for agricultural im-
plements, agricultural and irrigation equipment,
hardware and tools. Hinterland specialises in the empowerment of pro-
ducers by supplying input products such as ferti
liser, seed, fuel and pesticides for a wide variety of
farming practices.
Hinterland offers a wide variety of hardware and
convenience products to the general public which
include irrigation equipment, DIY-products, hard-
ware, animal health, animal feed and fuel.
Hinterland also assists producers with irrigation
and livestock feeds and medicine.
JD IMPLEMENTE GRASLAND ONDERNEMINGS Subsidiary with the Tomlinson family as partner Joint venture with NWK
Grasland specialises in the production of high
quality lime.
Grasland also supplies dolomitic and high-quality
lime as well as gypsum products for agricultural
and industrial purposes.
(12,7%)
share of total profit
from operating activities
52%
percentage of total
business units
JD Implemente enables Senwes Equipment
to expand its market share in the Western and
Eastern Cape. JD Implemente renders services to
producers through six business units by providing
excellent agri-mechanisation and maintenance
solutions.
INPUT SUPPLY 2018 2017
Income (R’m) 1 425 1 350
Costs (R’m) 1 486 1 307
(61) 43
Operating (loss)/profit before tax (R’m)
OUR PRESENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA
54 Retail outlets with fuel stations
26 Whole goods and spares outlets
18 Mechanisation workshops
6 Retail outlets
6 John Deere agencies
5 Convenience stores at fuel stations
4 Lime mines
2 Wholesale distribution centres
2 Supermarkets
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