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Exporter of the Year Awards 2022

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Today, at the Paxton Hotel, Quintin Levey – Exporters EC Chairman – announced the date of the 2022 Exporters of the Year function in Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay as 21 October 2022.

This years glittering awards ceremony will be back OFF line (after being held virtually for the last two years) at the Boardwalk Hotel and Conference Center.

The Exporter of the Year Awards is hosted annually to acknowledge the achievements of Eastern Cape exporters and service providers in the province. The 2022 Awards ceremony wil take place OFFline this year. Creating hundreds of new jobs, increasing market share, profits and growing export turnover. These are just some of the successes Exporters Eastern Cape’s Exporter of the Year winners have achieved over the past year.

2022 Exporter of the Year Awards

Present at the announcement were previous winners – Acoustex, represented by Andre Swartbooi and S4 Design, represented by Etiene Gerwel.

Andre Swartbooi – Commercial Director of Acoustex, Gqeberha. Overall Winner of the Exporter of the Year 2021. Acoustex has been a supplier of quality Sound Deadening, Acoustic Insulation, Carpets, Parcel Tray, Injection-Moulded and Extruded Products to the Automotive Assembly Industry for more than 40 years. The company originates from a local management buy-out from Bostik, which then became Formex Industries. The company name was changed to Acoustex in 2007 and subsequently became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Automotive Division of Ukuvula Investment Holdings. Ukuvula also acquired General Upholsterers, which then became Acoustex Trim. VPS and BluTech have recently been acquired to form part of the Acoustex Group. VPS is a supplier of vehicle protection kits, vehicle protection seat covers and CMT to the automotive industry. BluTech supplies technical laminated fabrics for medical and domestic use for both export and local markets. Acoustex supplies product directly to local markets in South Africa and indirectly to international markets in countries such as England, Spain, Japan, Germany, China, Australia, Italy, France, America and North and Central Africa.

Etienne Gerwel – S4 Automation. 2022 IDC Job Creation Merit Award: S4 Development Services and Exporter of the Year – Overall Winner 2020. S4 is an agent for a number of international organisations, S4 is able to supply quality products and services that cannot be found locally. S4’s highly qualified engineers and IT specialists are dedicated to developing the best possible solutions in both the industrial and commercial environments, catering to all of automation and machine building needs. From simple network installations to complex Production Line systems S4 staff will provide assistance and advice from the initial automation planning stages right through to deployment. Comprehensive experience gained both locally and abroad, allows S4 to provide cost-effective automation and machine building solutions uniquely tailored to clients’ needs. S4’s vision is to be the preferred solution provider in the software and manufacturing industries, which we will achieve through ensuring total customer satisfaction. We strive to accomplish our vision by providing professional, high quality, indispensable solutions to our clients and promoting a reputable company profile through mutual respect as well as efficient and effective service.

2022 Exporter of The Year Awards
Etienne Gerwel from S4, Quintin Levey from Exporters Eastern Cape and Andre Swartbooi from Acoustex at the launch of the 2022 Exporter of the Year Awards.

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