It was a night of celebrations as exporting excellence in the region was celebrated at the Exporter of the Year Gala Banquet.<\/p>\n
Exporters Eastern Cape\u2019s 2024 Exporter of the Year Award winners were announced at the prestigious banquet, hosted at the Tramways Building on Friday, 11 October 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cTonight is a flagship event for Exporters Eastern Cape, one that we look forward to every year not only because it is a highlight on our social calendars, but also because it is a celebration of the culmination of another year of hard work and success by our members in the export industry in the Eastern Cape.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRecognising our members\u2019 achievements is a privilege and testament to the partnerships we continue to forge locally and internationally. I have no doubt, after being chairman of Exporters Eastern Cape for 15 years, that we are a unique region with exceptional export businesses, and export support businesses, that are truly of the highest calibre,\u201d said Exporters Eastern Cape Chairman Quintin Levey.<\/p>\n
A highlight of the evening was the announcement of the Overall Winner of the 2024 Exporter of the Year Awards, which went to the first-time overall winner, ISUZU Motors South Africa.
\nISUZU Vice President for Planning, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Celestin Ndhlovu, said winning the award was very encouraging, especially looking at how tough the year had been and the hard work the team had put in, into a very competitive market.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur strategy has always been to grow the business through exports, and getting this kind of recognition means you\u2019re doing something right. So going back into the business, I think it\u2019s something that encourages everyone, because, you know, when you get incentivized in such a manner, then it shows that the kind of effort you are putting in, is yielding positive results,\u201d said Ndhlovu.<\/p>\n
In the year under review, the company had massively grown exports from the Eastern Cape into the rest of the African market, to 26 countries across the continent. In terms of volumes, they were the second highest South African exporter of vehicles (SUV, LCV, CV) into Africa, and the top Eastern Cape-based exporter of vehicles (SUV, LCV, CV) into Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have seen our exports grow into Africa. If we look at our production, about 25 to 30% of our volume is exported into Africa, and we continue taking part in some of the discussions with policymakers to make sure that we are creating an enabling environment. So, discussions are something that we also encourage, especially looking at other players, because at the end of the day, if we can improve the kind of trade that happens in Africa, it\u2019s going to be a huge opportunity for all,\u201d said Ndhlovu.<\/p>\n
While ISUZU had been a category winner before, it is the first time since the company was established in 2018, that they walked away with the coveted title of Overall Winner of the Exporter of the Year.<\/p>\n
In addition to being announced the overall winner, ISUZU also achieved the following Exporters Eastern Cape 2024 accolades: Best Exporter: OEM \u2013 Winner. SJM Flex Environmental Award \u2013 Merit Award and the IDC Job Creator Award \u2013 Merit Award.<\/p>\n
Standard Bank was the Platinum Sponsor for the awards evening, along with Gold Sponsors Volkswagen Group Africa and OM & Barker; Silver Sponsor Kingfisher FM; Bronze Sponsors ISUZU, IDC and SJM Flex. The official Media partner of the event was The Herald. The venue sponsor was the Eastern Cape Deveopment Corporation.<\/p>\n
Thank you to DG Incentives for sponsoring the gifts for all the guests; BLG Logistics South Africa for sponsoring the main entertainment for the evening; BMW Nelson Mandela Bay for providing luxury vehicles transporting guests from the parking areas to the Tramways Building and Colin Carmody from The Alternative Board for sponsoring Business Coaching Sessions for all the Category Winners.<\/p>\n
Thank you to LX Events, Magnetic Storm and OM & Barker for being our event partners for the 2024 Exporter of the Year Banquet!
\nCongratulations to all the 2024 Exporter of the Year<\/p>\n
Category and Merit Award Winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n 2024 Exporter of the Year Overall Winner \u2013 ISUZU Motors South Africa<\/p>\n BEST EXPORTER: OEM<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Exporter OEM Winner \u2013 ISUZU Motors South Africa BEST EXPORTER: CORPORATE<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Exporter Corporate Winner \u2013 Lumotech BEST EXPORTER: MEDIUM ENTERPRISE<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Exporter Medium Enterprise Winner \u2013 S4 Integration BEST EXPORTER: SMALL BUSINESS<\/strong><\/p>\n No winners.<\/p>\n BEST PROVIDER OF SERVICE TO EXPORTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Provider of Service to Exporters Winner \u2013 C. Steinweg Logistics IDC JOB CREATOR<\/strong><\/p>\n IDC Job Creator Award Winner \u2013 Lumotech SJM FLEX ENVIRONMENTAL<\/strong><\/p>\n SJM Flex Environmental Award Winner \u2013 Volkswagen Group Africa SJM FLEX ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE<\/strong><\/p>\n SJM Flex Environmental Practice Award Winner \u2013 Tavcor Motor Group It was a night of celebrations as exporting excellence in the region was celebrated at the Exporter of the Year Gala Banquet. Exporters Eastern Cape\u2019s 2024 Exporter of the Year Award winners were announced at the prestigious banquet, hosted at the Tramways Building on Friday, 11 October 2024. \u201cTonight is a flagship event for Exporters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[540],"tags":[661],"class_list":["post-5976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business-news","tag-exporters-ec","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5977,"href":"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5976\/revisions\/5977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBest Exporter OEM Merit Award for Strategic Innovation (Growth into Africa) \u2013 Volkswagen Group Africa<\/p>\n
\nBest Exporter Corporate Merit Award for increase in Profitability and Turnover \u2013 SJM Flex SA
\nBest Exporter Corporate Merit Award for Increase in Profitability \u2013 Shatterprufe<\/p>\n
\nBest Exporter Medium Enterprise \u2013 Merit Award for Increase in Profitability and Turnover \u2013 Wirquin Manufacturing<\/p>\n
\nBest Provider of Service to Exporters Merit Award for New Contracts \u2013 Coega Development Corporation
\nBest Provider of Service to Exporters Merit Award for Growth & Increase in Profitability \u2013 OM & Barker
\nBest Provider of Service to Exporters Merit Award for Innovation \u2013 Thermascan 2020<\/p>\n
\nIDC Job Creator Merit Award \u2013 ISUZU Motors South Africa<\/p>\n
\nSJM Flex Environmental Merit Award \u2013 ISUZU Motors South Africa
\nSJM Flex Environmental Merit Award \u2013 Schaeffler South Africa<\/p>\n
\nSJM Flex Environmental Practice Merit Award \u2013 S4 Integration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"