Jul 6, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Environmental Management & Control, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, Packaging
THE Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (PRASA) chose World Environment Day yesterday, 5 June 2018, to announce the paper recycling rates for 2017. Last year the paper recycling industry along with conscientious consumers and thousands of collectors kept 1,3...
Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, SMME Development & Support
WANT to make more sales in your business? Want to increase the profits? Then you need to implement these sales strategies into your arsenal: cross-selling and upselling. What is upselling and cross-selling? Upselling means selling a more expensive product or service...
Jul 4, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Social Development, Transport & Logistics
FLYSAFAIR has signed on as a platinum sponsor for the Girl Fly Programme in Africa (GFPA) Foundation’s 2018 Aviation and Space Camp. The camp introduces more than 120 high school girls from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region to the aviation and...
Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) recognises the increasingly critical need for a predictable rail service that will support and enhance its drive to build successful partnerships with industry and third-party logistics service providers (3PLs). This was the message from...
Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
FNB has partnered with I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR to continue its direct engagement with aspiring entrepreneurs through entrepreneurial summits that are being hosted in select provinces across the country. “The I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR platform seeks to galvanise and promote...
Jul 4, 2018 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Security
THE recent cyber-attack on insurance provider Liberty’s IT infrastructure has drawn attention to the dire need for effective protection of consumer data. That’s according to Billy Last (pictured), CEO of LexisNexis South Africa, who said that any organisation that...
Jul 4, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Manufacturing
MERCEDES-Benz recently unveiled a R10-billion investment into its Eastern Cape plant, prompting a bullish President Cyril Ramaphosa to hail the cash injection as proof of its confidence in the South African economy. “The decision by Mercedes-Benz to further increase...
Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Environmental Management & Control, Food & Beverage, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber
LITTLE if any of the money raised by the plastic bag levy since its introduction 15 years ago has gone towards improving the environment or creating jobs, despite promises made by the government at the time, Pick n Pay Chairman Gareth Ackerman said yesterday. Speaking...
Jul 4, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, Automotive, Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, Engineering, ICT In Industry, SMME Development & Support
3D-printing, industrial prototyping and robotics are just some of the technologies being developed at the new Isuzu Industrial Hub, situated at the Propella Business Incubator in Port Elizabeth. Isuzu Motors South Africa yesterday announced its alliance with the...
