“CSR – Africa” is winner of the 2015 SA SMME of the year award”

Award is sponsored by Old Mutual Corporate.

The 2015 South Africa Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) Awards, an initiative of the Africagrowth Institute took, place on the 4th of June 2015 at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset-West. The red carpet affair was well attended by the award winning SMMEs, national government officials, major corporates and various stakeholders as well as delegates from all over South Africa. Entries for this prestigious awards competition were received, in large numbers, from all over the country making it extremely difficult for the judges to select the 5 finalists in each of the 6 categories, as well as the overall winner.

CSR-Africa from Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape did not only win the Industrial Award but was also crowned “South Africa SMME of the Year.” The company was established in 2009 where they positioned themselves in a niche market within the shipping container industry. They were the only company in South Africa offering the expertise to repair specialized accident damage, modification and refurbishment shipping ISO containers. Their mission is to be profitable, to become recognised and respected as the preferred supplier of specialist engineering service in the tank container industry. They strive to earn the respect of their customers by providing high quality service at competitive prices with excellent service levels. Their aim is to promote a safe environment for their human resources that foster productivity, committed teamwork, personal growth and mutual respect. Their director mentors various youth businesses within the Eastern Cape and offer motivational seminars with schools inspiring the youth that education is the key to their future.

The 2015 South Africa SMME Award was sponsored by Old Mutual Corporate.

Other SMME Award winners per category, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place were;

Service Sector Award - Sponsored by MTN SA

1st Parker Cottage - Western Cape
2nd Imbizo Shisanyama Restaurant - Gauteng
3rd Recruitgroup - Gauteng

Best New Business Award – Sponsored by KPMG

1st Subz Pants and Pads – Kwa-Zulu Natal
2nd Angel Wings Ceramics – Eastern Cape
3rd Pecans South Africa – Northern Cape

Young Enterprise Award – Sponsored by NYDA

1st Mind Trix Media - Western Cape
2nd Amphiguard – Limpopo
3rd Ma Mere Confections – Western Cape

Trade Sector Award – Sponsored by City of Cape Town

1st Anna Emm Kinderstories – Western Cape
2nd Constantia Curtains – Western Cape
3rd De Fynne Nursery – Western Cape

Industrial Sector Award – Sponsored by ITHALA

1st CSR-Africa - Eastern Cape
2nd Zam Brands – Kwa-Zulu Natal
3rd Brand Incentives CC – Gauteng

Most Innovative Award – Sponsored by Seda

1st Medical Aid Media Monitor - Western Cape
2nd Original T-Bag Designs – Western Cape
3rd Botanical Natural Products – Limpopo

This SMME sector needs all the encouragement and support it can get and having an annual award ceremony marks the start of a new level of inter-enterprise competition among the SMMEs in the country.