Irene Ferreira (left) from Reynolds Travel Centre, receives the Corporate Social Investment, Trainee and Employee Development, Recognition by Peers and Clean Springs Project award from Mary Reynolds, president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The event was held at Riverside Country Lodge, in Grootvaly.
The purpose of the event is to honour businesses for employment creation, enterprise, skills, social and economic development, environment and recognition by peers for excellence.
Individuals received special awards for social upliftment of the community, outstanding sports achievement and environment.
Phillip de Jager received a special award for his commitment and dedication to the chamber over the past 42 years.
“He was co-opted onto the executive committee of the chamber in 1974, by reason of his legal expertise and knowledge of the chamber movement,” says Mary Reynolds, president of the EGCCI.
The Skills and Enterprise Development award was given to PFG Building Glass, while Reynolds handed over the Environment Special Achievement award to Stan Madden, for his contribution to the environment.
Impala Platinum Refineries received the Corporate Social Investment, Skills, Enterprise and Sports Development, Job Creation and Environmental Management award.
The Corporate Social Investment, Job Creation, Enterprise and Skills Development as well as Environment award went to Isaac Tshabalala, from Gold One.
Carnival City received the Corporate Social Investment, Sports and Enterprise Development award.
Reynolds Travel Centre received the Corporate Social Investment, Trainee and Employee Development, Recognition by Peers and the Clean Springs Project.
Mary handed over the Corporate Social Investment award to John Petterson from Diesel Electric Industrial.
Manton Engineering received the award for Skills Development and Corporate Social Investment, while the Social Upliftment of the Community award was given to Enchanted Wedding Designs.
Square Roots received the Clean Springs O’Hagans Project award and Fernando Booysen, Geanne Dicks and Odine Kirsten were each rewarded with an Outstanding Sports Achievements award.
The lucky draw prize-winner was Tanya van Zyl, who won a two-night stay, including bed and breakfast, at a hotel in Umhlanga, courtesy of Reynolds Travel Centre.
Cathy Delay entertained the guests with her saxophone.
The music was sponsored by Carnival City.
Mary Reynolds, president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry hands over the Corporate Social Investment award to John Petterson from Diesel Electric Industrial.
Mary Reynolds (left), president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry hands over a special award to Phillip de Jager for his commitment and dedication towards the chamber for the past 42 years.
Mary Reynolds (left), president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry, congratulates Stan Madden. He received the Special Environment award.
Nico Kirsten (right) receives his daughter Odine Kirsten’s Outstanding Sports Achievement award from Mary Reynolds, president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Odine is currently representing South African in the Protea women’s team in Australia.
Mary Reynolds (left), president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry, hands over the Car and Springs O’Hagans Project award to Karen To Her, from Square Roots.
Mary Reynolds (left), president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry hands over the Social Upliftment of the Community award to Linda Broodryk from Enchanted Wedding Designs.
Renette Venter (right) receives the Social Upliftment of the Community award from Mary Reynolds (left), president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Andries Ferreira (left) from Mad Rage Against Child Abuse receives the Social Upliftment of the Community award from Mary Reynolds, president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Henry Harber from Wild Wild Guardians and Barries Barnard from Hi5Kids Recovery Unit also received a Social Upliftment of the Community award.
Mary Reynolds (left), president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry, hands over Fernando Booysen’s Outstanding Sports Achievement award to his father, Dirk Booysen. Fernando is an exchange student who is currently in Leipzig, Germany.
Isaac Tshabalala opens Gold One’s President’s Award for Corporate Social Investment, Job Creation, Enterprise Development, Skills Development and Environment.
Annemie Turk (right) from Carnival City, receives the Corporate Social Investment, Sports and Enterprise Development award from Mary Reynolds (left), president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Anita Greeff (left), general manager of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry with Fred Jones, manager of the Business Linkage Centre at the chamber’s President’s Merit award ceremony held on Thursday.
Geanne Dicks (right) receives her Outstanding Sport Achievement award from Mary Reynolds, president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Tanya van Zyl (right) receives her lucky draw voucher from Mary Reynolds, president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Scott Stevenson (left) from Impala Platinum Refineries, receives the Corporate Social Investment, Skills, Enterprise and Sports Development, Job Creation and Environmental Management award from Mary Reynolds, president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Mary Reynolds (right), president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry hands over the Sills and Enterprise Development award to Jurgen Kruger from PFG Building Glass.
Mary Reynolds, president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry hands over the Corporate Social Investment, Job Creation, Enterprise and Skills Development and Environment award to Isaac Tshabalala from Gold One.
Louise Schaap (right) receives the Skills Development and Corporate Social Investment award for Manton Engineering, from Mary Reynolds, president of the Eastern Gauteng Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
