by Dianne Bayley | Jan 5, 2021 | Sustainability
1 January 2021 marked the start of preferential trade for South Africa under two new trade agreements: the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and with the UK under the SACU, Mozambique-UK Economic Partnership Agreement. South Africa has put in place the...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 30, 2020 | Sustainability
In the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry, factories returning to normal (or almost normal) face new challenges characterised by changes in their workforce. Many companies have lost experienced facility management or engineering staff through retirement or...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 21, 2020 | Sustainability
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought on massive changes to the manufacturing industry, which has had to adapt to new operating models, an evolving consumer market, and disruptions in supply chain processes, all while keeping the workforce safe and healthy, writes Mark...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 9, 2020 | Workplace 2020
South Africa’s manufacturing sector, the fourth-largest in the country, has been under significant pressure for some time. It recorded a -10,8% drop year-on-year for August, with the fallout of the covid-19 pandemic, a lack of demand for goods, the unreliable power...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 2, 2020 | Featured Articles
Even prior to the global pandemic, manufacturing was experiencing a shift in operations, notes David Warne, Regional Service Manager, ABB Motion. Large production plants and long assembly lines, where goods were mass produced in hundreds and thousands, no longer meet...
