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16 REPORT BACK ANNUAL CONFERENCE Annual event build on success 1 2 3 Open panel Rotate springbolt Close panel RIGHT? Easy Rotate MARCH 2020 DIY & INDUSTRIAL TRADE NEWS F or the first time in five years, The Building Company hosted an exclusive supplier exhibition on 19 February with 60 of the top suppliers in the building industry. Delegates included 170 representatives of the company’s Retail Division brands from its national retail stores such as Buco, Timbercity and Chipbase. The delegates were divided into concentrated brand and regional groups in order to ensure sufficient interaction and engagement with suppliers. The day’s festivities concluded with an informal Build-a-Burger dinner. Awards were handed out to the best stands of the day. Winners for best dressed stands were Ryobi, Duram and PG Bison/Thesen. The team also honoured Tony di Loreto – Timbercity Franchisee on his 70th Birthday with well wishes and tons of cupcakes, a perfect sweet ending to the evening. Feedback from both the company and supplier delegates has been overwhelmingly positive. Many suppliers rated it as the best supplier expo of its kind ever attended. The event platinum sponsors included Plascon, Ryobi, Marley Building Systems and PG Bison/Thesen. The second day commenced with The Building Company’s Annual Conference at the same venue. Delegates from all business clusters including Retail, Specialised and Wholesale attended the conference. Steve du Toit, CEO of The Building Company kicked off with the Keynote address. This was followed by a political and economic overview presented by the renowned economist, Daniel Silke. The executive team then interacted with its CEO and the audience in a ‘Talk Show’ setting to discuss progress on key deliverables. The audience were also asked to interact and ask questions relating to their specific business units. To conclude the day, Leon Lourens – CEO of retail giant Pepkor addressed staff before all were treated with a team building activity. The day also marked the birth of a newly defined culture and a set of clear values, another milestone for the company. Top industry suppliers, store managers and support office staff were invited to the Group’s Annual Awards Dinner on the evening of the 20th. The group’s top 100 suppliers were rated by operational staff on a national level, and top performers were recognised at this prestigious event. Winners were selected across the company’s three divisions, Retail, Specialised and Wholesale. The Building Company, building division of Pepkor, recently hosted its Annual conference and awards evening at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town. All participated in team building activities.
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MARCH 2020 DIY & INDUSTRIAL TRADE NEWS
For the first time in five years,
The Building Company hosted an
exclusive supplier exhibition on 19
February with 60 of the top suppliers
in the building industry.
Delegates included 170 representatives of
the company’s Retail Division brands from its
national retail stores such as Buco, Timbercity
and Chipbase. The delegates were divided
into concentrated brand and regional groups
in order to ensure sufficient interaction and
engagement with suppliers.
The day’s festivities concluded with an
informal Build-a-Burger dinner. Awards were
handed out to the best stands of the day.
Winners for best dressed stands were Ryobi,
Duram and PG Bison/Thesen. The team also
honoured Tony di Loreto – Timbercity Franchisee
on his 70th Birthday with well wishes and tons of
cupcakes, a perfect sweet ending to the evening.
Feedback from both the company and supplier
delegates has been overwhelmingly positive.
Many suppliers rated it as the best supplier expo
of its kind ever attended. The event platinum
sponsors included Plascon, Ryobi, Marley Building
Systems and PG Bison/Thesen.
The second day commenced with The
Building Company’s Annual Conference at
the same venue. Delegates from all business
clusters including Retail, Specialised and
Wholesale attended the conference. Steve du
Toit, CEO of The Building Company kicked off
with the Keynote address. This was followed
by a political and economic overview presented
by the renowned economist, Daniel Silke. The
executive team then interacted with its CEO and
the audience in a ‘Talk Show’ setting to discuss
progress on key deliverables. The audience
were also asked to interact and ask questions
relating to their specific business units.
To conclude the day, Leon Lourens – CEO of
retail giant Pepkor addressed staff before all
were treated with a team building activity. The
day also marked the birth of a newly defined
culture and a set of clear values, another
milestone for the company.
Top industry suppliers, store managers and
support office staff were invited to the Group’s
Annual Awards Dinner on the evening of the
20th. The group’s top 100 suppliers were rated
by operational staff on a national level, and top
performers were recognised at this prestigious
event. Winners were selected across the company’s
three divisions, Retail, Specialised and Wholesale.
The Building Company, building division of Pepkor, recently hosted its Annual conference and awards evening at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town.
All participated in team building activities.
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The Building Company’s Annual Conference.
Matus represented at the supplier exhibition.
Fun at the awards dinner. Comedian Nik Rabinowitz.
The Building Company’s CEO Steve du Toit. Tony di Loreto celebrated his 70th birthday. Daniel Silke.
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Winners for the Retail division included: 1st place - Academy Brushware, 2nd place -
Swartland Investments and 3rd place - Duram.
Supplier Merit Awards was awarded to Kansai
Plascon, Marley Building Systems, Saint Gobain
Weber and Electrolux.
Best Growth Award went to PG Bison.
Winners for the Specialised division included: Dormakaba, Ceramics Industries and Gerflor.
Wholesale division winners included: Lasher
Tools, PG Bison and Far King.
Staff from the group’s support office were
also recognised for exceptional service, the
Business Support Award went to Wilma
Petersen and the company Values Award was
a tie, and was awarded to Lynn van der Merwe
and Wilma Petersen.
A very special milestone of over 40 years’ service award went to Gideon van Tonder from
Buco Brits and a CEO Award went to Nic Davis
and Gavin Atkinson from Cachet International.
The awards ceremony then concluded with
Performance awards to the top performing
stores in each division before the evening
ended on a high note with a performance
by South African comedian, Nik Rabinowitz
who had the audience in hysterics. This
Awards Gala Dinner concluded events for
The Building Company’s 2020 Conference
and Supplier Expo. The company is indeed
entering an exciting future.
// THE BUILDING COMPANY, BUILDING DIVISION OF PEPKOR, RECENTLY HOSTED ITS ANNUAL
CONFERENCE AND AWARDS EVENING AT THE CENTURY CITY CONFERENCE CENTRE IN CAPE TOWN //
Most improved store award.
Supplier award winners.
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// FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS, THE BUILDING COMPANY HOSTED AN EXCLUSIVE SUPPLIER EXHIBITION
ON 19 FEBRUARY WITH 60 OF THE TOP SUPPLIERS IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY //
Retail store awards.
Store award winners.
Retail store award winners.
Best performing branch winners.
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// THE AWARDS CEREMONY THEN CONCLUDED WITH PERFORMANCE AWARDS TO THE TOP PERFORMING STORES IN EACH DIVISION
BEFORE THE EVENING ENDED ON A HIGH NOTE WITH A PERFORMANCE BY SOUTH AFRICAN COMEDIAN, NIK RABINOWITZ //
Eureka. Duram and Hamilton’s.
Marley Building Systems.
Buco and Chippie sharing a moment.
Ryobi. Macneil.
PPC. Plascon. PPC.
Vermont Sales.
