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Performance highlights and awards

DISTRIBUTION OF VALUE CREATED
DISTRIBUTION OF VALUE CREATED
  DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW:

> 960 ARTISANS WERE TRAINED IN 2014 THROUGH THE IMPERIAL TECHNICAL TRAINING ACADEMY (ITTA) NETWORK, WHICH IS RECOGNISED AS THE LARGEST PRIVATE TECHNICAL TRAINING PROVIDER FOR TRADES IN SOUTH AFRICA
> THE IMPERIAL LOGISTICS ACADEMY WAS ESTABLISHED AND ACCREDITED AS AN INSTITUTE OF EXCELLENCE BY THE TRANSPORT EDUCATION TRAINING AUTHORITY
> WATER RECYCLING AND SAVING INITIATIVES WERE PUT IN PLACE ACROSS THE GROUP. IN THE CAR RENTAL BUSINESS ALONE, APPROXIMATELY 35 MILLION LITRES OF WATER HAVE BEEN SAVED SINCE 2011 THROUGH THE USE OF RECYCLED WATER AT MAJOR FACILITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA.

ECO MOBILE CAR WASHING UNITS INTRODUCED IN CAR DEALERSHIPS REDUCE THE VOLUME OF WATER REQUIRED TO JUST ONE LITRE PER WASH

AWARDS IN 2014

The Imperial group was awarded the Top Employers South Africa 2014 certification by the Top Employers Institute.

The Logistics Africa division received one gold and three silver Logistics Achiever Awards for:


> An intervention in South African Breweries’ below-the-line-value chain (gold award)
> The development of a new outbound logistics process for Sasol Oil (silver award)
> Turning around a previously underutilised and inefficient depot at Exarro (silver award)
> Developing a world-class HSE practice for Shell SA (silver award)


The division was also awarded the Supply Chain Educator Award and the African Access National Business Award in the logistics category.

In the Imperial Shipping group, part of the Logistics International division, 22 vessels (five of them gas tankers) were awarded the Green Award Certification for high-level performance in the areas of quality, safety and environmental protection. The neska branch in Mannheim was awarded the best BASF external warehouse. BASF is a major international chemical company based in Germany. In the vehicles businesses, the following dealerships won Dealer of the Year awards in their various categories:

AUDI CENTRE AIRPORT  
IMPERIAL NISSAN  
IMPERIAL RENAULT  
IMPERIAL COMMERCIALS UK  
IMPERIAL HONDA WEST RAND  

LINDSAY SAKER IN ALBERTON RECEIVED THE CLUB OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM VWSA IN 2014, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMER CENTRICITY AWARD AND THE FIRST PLACE SERVICE CSI AMONG CATEGORY B DEALER
 
IN THE CAR RENTAL BUSINESS, EUROPCAR WAS VOTED AFRICA’S LEADING CAR HIRE COMPANY AT THE WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS
 
IMPERIAL TOYOTA HEAD OFFICE WON THE
TOP PERFORMING GROUP MD AWARD AT THE TOYOTA SA PRESIDENT’S AWARDS
IMPERIAL TOYOTA IN STRIJDOM PARK WON THE BEST PERFORMING MEDIUM DEALERSHIP AT THE TOYOTA SA PRESIDENT’S AWARDS
 
EUROPCAR BRANCHES AT OR TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AND KING SHAKA INTERNATIONAL WON ACSA FEATHER AWARDS FROM THE AIRPORTS COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA
   
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