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NAMPAK BEVCAN
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Keeps Nampak At the Top PRODUCTION: Timothy Reeder
Nampak is Africa’s largest diversified packaging manufacturer, and this year celebrates 50 years on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) following its listing in 1969. Its Bevcan arm boasts a long tradition of continuous improvement and business excellence, and continues to be one of the key drivers behind strong performance for the Nampak group.
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Nampak has grown into a giant of the packaging world, operating from 25 sites in South Africa and 18 sites across the remainder of the continent, bolstered by a further eight locations in the United Kingdom. South Africa is without question the dominant force, contributing more than half of the overall revenue of the group on its own. “We leverage the skills of our 5,641 people and capitalise on our substantial investment in state-of-the-art production facilities,” Nampak says of the driving forces behind its success. “Our worldclass research and development facility based in Cape Town provides technical and innovative product development support to our businesses, as well as
to our customers - many of which are among the world’s largest fast-moving consumer goods companies.” DIVERSE OPERATIONS Nampak’s subdivision are all leaders in their class, with diverse and wideranging specialities characterising each. It goes without saying that these centre around Nampak’s expertise in the food and beverage sector, which is in good health in South Africa today and ripe with opportunity for a forward-thinking packaging monolith such as this one. The South African industry reported impressive growth in the industry of 2.9% in May 2019, when compared to the same period the year before, coming on the back of a colossal
7.8% increase in March and marking the 10th consecutive month the food and beverage sector has shown comparative growth. The two key contributors to this rapid and sustained growth are, encouragingly, two that are set to be stalwarts for the foreseeable: restaurants and coffee shops and takeaway and fast food outlets, Nampak Glass is based in Roodekop Gauteng, and produces a diverse range of glass bottles for the full range of alcoholic drink and processed foods markets. “We have a committed and innovative approach to our customers and their requirements,” Nampak Glass says. “Our Continues on page 6
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BUSINESS PROTECTION One of a business owner’s many responsibilities includes the protection of their business against intruders, potential theft and other acts that could cause business vulnerability. Taylor says, “We don’t believe in vulnerability. We do believe in responsibility and ours is to keep you and your business safe. You keep your eye on your business and we will see to your security and the safety of your offce, building or offce park, even whilst you’re away or asleep.” Nashua Surveillance Monitoring Solution is able to monitor your surveillance system 24/7/365. “Our solution takes the guess work out of securing your estate. Perimeter monitoring is key to ensure you are protected and keeping undesirable elements off your property and preventing breaches before they happen.”
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A high tech integrated system of hardware, video management software, the internet and a state of the art control room monitoring centre work together to detect, assess and alert of any incident. All triggers are assessed and responses and alerts activated immediately, as defined by you. An optional extra is cloud storage of trigger events, incidents, alerts. Keep your fleet, business and residential estate protected with Nashua’s Surveillance Monitoring Solution. This real time technology solution combines intelligence and human ingenuity to create a comprehensive surveillance platform that prevents, protects and provides you with the right data at any given time.
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Continued from page 3 business has recently evolved through significant investments in capacity and technology. Through our people, we are committed to serving our customers with excellence.” Nampak Plastics, meanwhile, produces everything from bottles and plastic closures to tubes, crates and drums for the entire range of soft drink and household markets, among others. Nampak Paper stands alone as the only division based in the rest of Africa - in Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe - and produces paper sacks for the flour and sugar markets and cartons for the alcoholic beverage, tobacco and dairy markets. Metal is arguably the most precious element for Nampak, however, underpinning two of its most important divisions. Established in three regions in South Africa, DivFood offers a large range of diversified aluminium and tinplate cans and is the leading manufacturer of food cans and ends, aerosols and metal containers in South Africa.
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BEVCAN LEADS THE WAY Often held up as the jewel in the Nampak crown is its Bevcan arm, the famed producer of aluminium and tinplate beverage cans made to house all beverages from alcoholic and carbonated soft to vegetable juice and ice tea. Like DivFood, as a creative and innovative manufacturer Bevcan leverages the latest technology and equipment, thanks in large part to a longstanding association with Crown Holdings Inc. Together with exceptional print quality, Bevcan has all the tools to remain the top beverage can producer in sub-Saharan Africa. “As the preferred beverage can manufacturer in sub-Saharan Africa, we pride ourselves on delivering absolute customer satisfaction,” Bevcan says, with its teams dedicated to delivering valueadded products and services to both national and international customers. Never an outfit to stand still, Nampak Bevcan’s latest move is to convert from steel to aluminium beverage can manufacturing, serving to further increase the range of liquids that can be put in its cans to include wine,
// WE WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST, TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BASE BUSINESS IN SOUTH AFRICA, WHILE ACCELERATING INVESTMENT IN THE REST OF AFRICA // milk-based products and even mineral water. The advantages of metal over other potential packaging materials have long been touted but those in the know, and perhaps the most compelling in the current climate are the environmental considerations. Consumer packaging accounts for the largest amount of plastic and paper waste, which in turn makes up around 20% of all landfills. Plastic is full of toxins that are either carcinogenic or affect the reproductive system, and most packaging is not biodegradable and
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affects the existence of both humans and animals, including marine life. Metal’s reusability is also a significant boon, not simply in the quest to be ecofriendly but also in greatly extending brand exposure. Metal is also a uniquely sustainable material because it can be recycled any number of times without any loss of material quality. While Nampak was not wholly immune to the currency volatility and adverse macroeconomic conditions of the times, Bevcan’s performance remained strong for the first half of 2019 with double digit growth in volumes by both Bevcan Nigeria and the general metals business. This came alongside 3% revenue growth by Divfood as well
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as robust volume growth by the Paper and Plastics operations in Zimbabwe. “The outlook in key markets and businesses remains largely driven by macro-economic factors, explained CEO André de Ruyter. “While the entry of a third manufacturer in the beverage can market is expected to put pressure on Bevcan SA’s volumes, we have implemented mitigating initiatives to deal with lower volumes. We are encouraged that robust demand for metals packaging in Nigeria is expected to continue due to the emerging recovery of that economy.” JSE HALF-CENTURY Celebrating half a century of any association is always a momentous occasion, and this year marks the 50th anniversary of Nampak’s listing on the JSE. Nampak’s history has encompassed a plethora of acquisitions, disposals, expansions and new developments to bring it to this point, resulting in a valuable contribution to the SA economy, employment and customers. Now with 49 manufacturing operations across 13 countries, such a landmark year brings good cause for reflection and refinement of vision moving forward. Nampak’s vision is to be Africa’s leading diversified
packaging manufacturer, and according to de Ruyter, “to do this, we need to continually develop and create world class packaging products, to not only meet the demands of our customers and the needs of their consumers, but being mindful of the impact on our environment. “We can advocate for, and with, consumers to influence customers/ retailers to moving towards sustainable packaging and reduce the overreliance on plastics as a substrate, where alternatives with a better environmental footprint are available. “Evolution and a continually changing landscape is the name of the corporate game and ongoing transformation is vital to Nampak’s continued existence and sustainability into the future,” de Ruyter adds. “We will continue to invest, to enhance the performance of the base business in South Africa, while accelerating investment in the rest of Africa. We are excited about our future.”
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