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REPORT BACK ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Annual event build on success
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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or the first time in five years,
Building Company’s Annual Conference at
The Building Company hosted an
the same venue. Delegates from all business
exclusive supplier exhibition on 19
clusters including Retail, Specialised and
February with 60 of the top suppliers
Wholesale attended the conference. Steve du
in the building industry. Delegates included 170 representatives of
with the Keynote address. This was followed
the company’s Retail Division brands from its
by a political and economic overview presented
national retail stores such as Buco, Timbercity
by the renowned economist, Daniel Silke. The
and Chipbase. The delegates were divided
executive team then interacted with its CEO and
into concentrated brand and regional groups
the audience in a ‘Talk Show’ setting to discuss
in order to ensure sufficient interaction and
progress on key deliverables. The audience
engagement with suppliers.
were also asked to interact and ask questions
The day’s festivities concluded with an informal Build-a-Burger dinner. Awards were
relating to their specific business units. To conclude the day, Leon Lourens – CEO of
handed out to the best stands of the day.
retail giant Pepkor addressed staff before all
Winners for best dressed stands were Ryobi,
were treated with a team building activity. The
Duram and PG Bison/Thesen. The team also
day also marked the birth of a newly defined
honoured Tony di Loreto – Timbercity Franchisee
culture and a set of clear values, another
on his 70th Birthday with well wishes and tons of
milestone for the company.
cupcakes, a perfect sweet ending to the evening.
Top industry suppliers, store managers and
Feedback from both the company and supplier
support office staff were invited to the Group’s
delegates has been overwhelmingly positive.
Annual Awards Dinner on the evening of the
Many suppliers rated it as the best supplier expo
20th. The group’s top 100 suppliers were rated
of its kind ever attended. The event platinum
by operational staff on a national level, and top
sponsors included Plascon, Ryobi, Marley Building
performers were recognised at this prestigious
Systems and PG Bison/Thesen.
event. Winners were selected across the company’s
The second day commenced with The MARCH 2020 DIY & INDUSTRIAL TRADE NEWS
Toit, CEO of The Building Company kicked off
three divisions, Retail, Specialised and Wholesale.
