Flapjacks and Popcorn at Hirsch's
On a cloudy day there’s nothing better than warm flapjacks with golden syrup, buttery popcorn and a great movie, as well as a great shopping experience? That is exactly what Hirsch’s Boksburg provided for their customers this weekend, using the amazing Snappy Chef induction Hob,
Hirsch’s prepared deliciously thick flapjacks smothered in golden caramel syrup and butter popcorn.
With an amazing aroma in the air, customers gathered around the Snappy Chef stand to see what was cooking.
“Customers instore today received the ultimate Hirsch experience from great customer service and quality appliances to good tasty treats prepared in the great products that Hirsch’s sells.” Said Hirsch’s PRO Letitia Haywood.
Visit your local Hirsch’s for great deals, delicious food and a magical experience.
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ADSoftware’s new customers signed off in 2016
IN 2016, ADSOFTWARE REINFORCED THEIR GLOBAL FOOTPRINT, BECOMING ONE OF THE LEADING ACTORS IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE.
In one year, 12 new airline companies decided to rely on ADSoftware’s ERP for the maintenance of their fleet, supported by commercial partnerships in Europe, Asia and Africa. “By choosing our solution, our clients confirm their commitment to their aircraft maintenance information system, to better meet the challenges of efficiency, quality and price.”, added Frédéric Ulrich when asked to comment on their financial results in 2016. In Central Africa in particular, ADSoftware has cemented its position as one the leaders for MRO services with the signing of several strategic customers such as:
Serve Air Congo
Serve Air is one of Dem. Rep. of Congo’s leading private sector cargo airlines in its formative stages based in Kinshasa (DRC). This organisation takes advantage of a specific gap in the short-haul domestic freight transportation market to ensure their growth. Incorporated in January 1993, Serve Air Group has been providing Domestic and International cargo service throughout DR Congo. In 2009, Serve Air introduced several B727-200 Super 27 Freighter aircrafts to their fleet, to serve the African cargo market with DRC. Currently four 737-300’s are being added to the fleet. Their mid-term objective is to replace the ageing 727’s over a 2-year period with the 737 aircraft. 3 Airbus 737’s have already been added to the fleet while the 727’s are still active. Serve Air is led by a highly experienced and motivated management team, driven by under-serviced markets and based on a solid business plan.
Congo Airways
Congo Airways was born from the government’s decision to promote the security and democratization of air transport in DR Congo. Inaugurated in 2014, their first commercial flight operated in October 2015. Congo Airways currently operates flights over 7 destinations nationwide. The state-owned company aims at positioning themselves as the leading airline in DR Congo, with the support of international 3rd party service providers, such as ADSoftware for the maintenance of their aircrafts. Their fleet consists of 4 Airbus A320-216’s and 2 Bombardier turboprop aircrafts. New aircraft acquisitions are expected with the launch of international flights in the near future.
Regourd Aviation
Regourd Aviation is a French company founded in 1976, specializing in business aircraft trading, technical and financial expertise of aircraft and aeronautical management. With more than 35 years of experience, the group coordinates the daily upkeep and maintenance of its aeroplanes either with its own technicians (subsidiary AERO 4M and AIRMAIN) or by subcontracting specialized companies, such as ADSoftware in order to comply with European aeronautical standards and to respect construction guidelines. In addition to a network of regular airlines, the business activity of Regourd Aviation and its partners covers flights for governmental or para-governmental organizations and for oil and mining companies. The company also operates ad hoc charter flights, through their diverse fleet of Embraer ERJ135, ATR 42 and 72, Falcon 900EX, Beech 1900 and Dornier 228 aircrafts.
About ADSoftware
ADSoftware is a seventeen-year-old IT company based in France, with offices in Thailand, Brazil and South Africa. Specialising in solutions dedicated to the aviation industry, ADSoftware counts 56 clients worldwide. The strength of ADSoftware is the accessibility of its products which are Microsoft Windows® ready, web-enabled, and multilingual. The company provides 24/7 online technical support.
The company has developed AIRPACK a modular ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) suite that includes six modules organised around a single database. Each module has its own specificities. AirTime is a dedicated tool for Fleet management & CAMO activities (Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations), AirStock assists with inventory control & logistics, AirDoc is the documentation management module, AirUser handles security management, AirStat allows reliability and statistical reporting and AirWork, time-tracking software.
ADSoftware has also developed DailyPack a package of two integrated modules, DailyReport and DailyQual, used by military, police and flight rescue operations. It is a solution dedicated to recording and managing all kinds of missions, and to follow-up on skills and qualifications of pilots and aircraft mechanics. The MRO software company recently introduced 4 new innovative mobile multiplatform apps to its flagship AIRPACK suite.
In January 2015, ADSoftware was nominated as a Finalist in the Air Transport News 2015 Awards as IT Company of the year. In February 2015, ADSoftware was selected for the second time as a finalist in the European IT & Software Excellence Awards 2015. The company was shortlisted in the SME Solution of the Year category.
Visit http://www.adsoftware.fr/ for more information.
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Performanta, confirmed platinum sponsor at IT Leaders Africa Summit
Event organiser Kinetic has confirmed that industry-giant Performanta has signed on as platinum sponsors for this year’s anticipated 6th edition of their successful flagship event; the IT Leaders Africa Summit.
The event, taking place from 18 - 19 March 2015 at The Maslow Hotel in Johannesburg, is set to go beyond your usual routine business conference, evolving to deliver on a more exciting, topical, trendy and current platform, utilising both the latest technologies coupled with the latest in conference trends internationally.
Together with Performanta, the event aims to deliver an expert-lead agenda that features an educational conference program backed by the latest in technology workshops and demonstrations.
Performanta’s workshop; Safeguard your organisation now, your wallet will thank you later; focuses on measuring your organisation against the industry on 10 information security and privacy measures, derived from real-world assessments.
Performanta Consulting was established by Anthony Olivier 4 years ago, aligning information security consulting services to the Performanta Technology & Services stable. Performanta Consulting has provided services to primary South African banks, insurance companies, brokers, mining companies, service and retail organisations. Their key differentiator: senior, qualified, experienced consultants, integrated frameworks and fair pricing. Furthermore, the team has assisted in addressing security problems in seventeen African countries and has a thorough understanding of the continental landscape.
As thought-leaders in the industry, they are amongst the most active South African participants in industry conferences, blogs and podcasts.An expert-led advisory panel will lead the summit with industry giants Robert Sussman, co-founder and joint-CEO of Integr8; Hugo Timmerman, Head of IT Southern Africa at British American Tobacco; and Tunde Coker, MD of Rack Centre (A Jagal Group Company).
The event also features over 35 speakers, keynotes, panel discussions and numerous educational workshop sessions hosted by key industry providers, all sessions led by some of today’s most notable individuals who are shaping the IT landscape in South Africa and beyond.
Speakers, just to name a few, include; David Visser, CIO of Coca-Cola Southern Africa; Anthony Hlungwane, Group IT Director of Mr Price Group; Sal Laher, CIO Eskom; Rocky Gwewera, Global Head of Infrastructure Architecture at Sasol; Stephan Ekbergh, CEO and founder of Travelstart; and Sunil Joshi, MD and CEO of Neotel.
Some sponsors and partners include; Telkom Business, HP, Performanta and Blue Coat Systems, SITA, Airwatch, Kofax, Dimension Data, Neotel, Meso Systems, Sage Pastel Accounting and ERP Africa, and Blackberry.
For more information on the event to register to attend or to sponsor, visit www.itleaders.co.za or contact the event organisers Kinetic on +27 21 180 4700.Follow the event and stay up to date on Twitter. @ITLeadersAfrica and join in on the conversation using #ITLAfrica.
Top US Travel Magazine Awards: South African Airways for Travel Excellence
Summary: On the heels of SAA being named “Best Airline in Africa” by Skytrax for its 12th consecutive year, SAA has also been awarded “Best Airline in Africa” and “Best Business Class to Africa” by Business Traveler.
Johannesburg. 15 January 2015 – South African Airways (SAA) is proud to receive, once again, both “Best Airline in Africa” and “Best Business Class to Africa” awards from top US travel magazine, Business Traveler.
Readers of the US-based magazine are world-class experts in the business of travel who know quality when they experience it. South African Airways were selected among a variety of top travel products and services. The awards were presented to SAA at a ceremony held at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, CA on 8 January 2015. This recognition comes on top of Skytrax naming SAA “Best Airline in Africa” for the 12th consecutive year.
"It is a distinguished honour to receive these awards and we thank all Business Traveler’s readers who chose us as their favourite airline in Africa,” says Nico Bezuidenhout, SAA Acting Chief Executive.
“This further demonstrates SAA’s commitment to excellence and reinforces our belief, in keeping with our Long-Term Turnaround Strategy, that an outstanding customer experience is what makes a great airline.”
South African Airways offers the most flights from the U.S. to South Africa with daily non-stop service from New York-JFK Airport and daily direct service from Washington, DC-Dulles Airport to Johannesburg, South Africa.
About South African Airways (SAA) South African Airways[Link to http://www.flysaa.com] (SAA) is the leading carrier in Africa, serving 57 destinations, in partnership with SA Express, SA Airlink and its low cost carrier, Mango, within South Africa and across the continent, and ten intercontinental routes from its Johannesburg hub. It is a member of the largest international airline network, Star Alliance. SAA’s core business is the provision of passenger airline and cargo transport services together with related services, which are provided through SAA and its wholly owned subsidiaries: SAA Technical; Mango its low cost carrier; and Air Chefs, the catering entity of SAA. SAA is the winner of the 'Best Airline in Africa’ Award in the regional category for twelve consecutive years and the winner of ‘Service Excellence Africa’ for three years. Mango and SAA hold the number one and number two successive spots as South Africa’s most on - time airlines.
For more information contact:
SAA Group Tlali Tlali, Spokesperson (Manager: Media Relations)
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SA Airways in North America Launches Campaign to Stimulate Travel to South Africa
South African Airways in North America launches “Go See Southern Africa” campaign in collaboration with tour operators, hotels and safari lodges in an effort to encourage and increase tourism to SA.
Johannesburg, South Africa – SA Airways in North America has launched a special campaign that focuses on the great experience and value travel that is on offer when travelling to Southern Africa.
Cape Town and the Kruger National Park can ready themselves as these are very popular South African destinations for tourists from North America.
The “Go See Southern Africa” is a collaborative campaign with participation from leading tour operators, destination tourism organisations, hotels and safari lodges that aim to generate increased awareness about travel to Southern Africa. All parties are working together to offer tourists an attractive, value-added programme.
The campaign follows recent misinformation concerning travel to the entire continent, which has created a hesitation for future travel planning.
SA Airways, as the predominant airline from the U.S. to Southern Africa, has taken a leading role in developing the “Go See Southern Africa” campaign in an effort to emphasise the great experiences and the great value that abounds for travel throughout the region.
South African Airways offers the most flights between the U.S. and South Africa, with daily nonstop service from New York-JFK Airport and daily direct service from Washington, DC-Dulles Airport to Johannesburg. From its Johannesburg hub, SAA, and its regional airline partners, offers convenient flights to over 55 business and leisure destinations throughout the African continent. In conjunction with the campaign, numerous SAA tour operators and travel service providers are promoting very affordable packages and unique value-added offers to South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and other destinations within the region.
Travellers are invited to visit Southern Africa as “now is a great time to explore Southern Africa with the extremely favourable exchange rate for the U.S. Dollar and the very affordable offers that are being promoted by SAA and our participating tourism partners in North America,” says Nico Bezuidenhout, SAA Acting Chief Executive.
“Cape Town is the most popular onward destination in SA for North American tourists. A large majority of the travellers from North America visiting South Africa come to Cape Town, with many more travelling to the Cape from points other than North America – Johannesburg.
“In addition to Cape Town, other very popular spots for American visitors are the Kruger National Park, the Western Cape (including wine country) and the Garden Route. South Africa is a multi-destination vacation for most Americans. They don’t just visit one destination. They visit several, particularly Cape Town and the Kruger National Park, or Cape Town, the Kruger National Park and Victoria Falls.
” The “Go See Southern Africa” campaign will be featured during 2015 with various offers by SAA and the participating travel partners being promoted throughout the year.
For a list of participating tour operators that are offering special air-inclusive packages to Southern Africa, visit: www.flysaa.com/cms/US/GoSeeSouthernAfrica.html. The campaign will also be prominently featured in SAA’s advertising, marketing promotional programmes and social media throughout 2015. Consumers and travel agents will be encouraged to follow the campaign through SAA’s social media channels using the hashtag: #GOSEESOUTHERNAFRICA
About South African Airways (SAA) South African Airways is a Star Alliance member that offers flights to 38 destinations worldwide. Domestically, SAA operates 544 flights a week between Johannesburg – Cape Town, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth. Regionally SAA offers 24 destinations across the African continent and its international network creates links to all major continents from South Africa through 10 direct routes. In the regional category, SAA has received the Skytrax ‘Best Airline in Africa’ Award for 11 consecutive years.
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Sporting passion breeding business success
Econorisk is fast becoming one of South Africa’s leading independent short term insurance brokerages, with a national footprint and a passion for personal service and individual advice being key to its success. One of the people behind the business is none other than former South African bowler, Brett Schultz.
Brett, your cricket career was brought to an abrupt end through injury. Describe the transition from sport to business?
“I became involved in the financial services industry while playing cricket, as I wanted to diversify my interests as well as have something to fall back on after my playing days were over. This proved to be the right decision and the exposure was good business grounding for me. I quickly learnt that a successful business is all about excellence in service delivery through the right product and relevant pricing. When my cricket career was over, I returned to the financial services industry, joining Econorisk in 2003.”
The business is going from strength to strength. To what do you attribute Econorisk’s success?
“You need to be passionate about what you do, as it is infectious and it affects the people around you. Whether it’s your team mates, colleagues or clients, your attitude has an enormous impact on the overall outcome. In cricket, we expect to be judged on the results we deliver; the same goes for business. At Econorisk we understand that having a passion for producing results is essential. We’re committed to delivering an all-round service, getting to know our clients and their individual short-term insurance needs, and being in the best position to provide them with the right solutions to alleviate risk.”
Econorisk believes in doing business the traditional way with relationships and personal service…
“Rob Sylvester founded the business together with Econometrix in 2001 with a mission to provide what clients wanted, but were not getting – a professional, personal service. It is this philosophy that drives our business. We believe in conducting business the traditional way, with relationships and personal service at the top of our priority list. By getting to know our clients, we are able to provide informed advice and the most suitable products tailored to their individual needs. This, coupled with our strong industry relationships with almost all Insurers and Underwriting Managers, enables us to deliver a comprehensive service which continually looks after our clients’ ever-changing risk profiles.”
You have a wealth of experienced specialists at Econorisk, with some recent key appointments and substantial investment in the business. Tell us more about this?
“Since its inception, the business has grown as a brand with a core staff compliment of insurance specialists. In 2011 Cyan Capital invested into Econorisk which provided the capacity to bring in industry leader Guy Scott as CEO and operations specialist John Rivers-Moore as COO. These key appointments have in turn attracted highly skilled employees to fill critical positions. In addition to moving into a new head office in Rivonia in Johannesburg, Econorisk has also in the past year opened offices in Umhlanga Ridge, Durban and Woodstock, Cape Town. Econorisk now has the platform for extensive growth through both employment and acquisition of the required expertise to be able to become a market leader.”
You’ve not forgotten your sporting roots. Econorisk is actively involved in supporting a number of charitable organisations, including dressage competitor and Paralympic hopeful, Nicole Sanders….
“With limited access to training and insufficient funds, Nicole was running out of time to make her dream of competing in the 2016 Paralympic Games come true. The commitment and dedication that Nicole has shown is remarkable, even when all the odds seemed stacked against her. This sort of passion and drive is in keeping with our own ethos, so we set about raising funds for Nicole to help keep her Paralympic dream alive. We are extremely proud of Nicole and her determination.”
There are many comparisons drawn between business and sport. As a professional sportsman turned businessman, where do you see these similarities?
“In business, as with sport, it is essential to keep an ear to the ground and an eye on your competitors, assessing their strengths and weaknesses, then working as a team to achieve a better result for your clients and your stakeholders. This, coupled with a passion to be your best, will help keep you ahead of the game.”
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How to Grow your Email Marketing Subscriber Lists
But of course, in order for Email Marketing to be successful, targeted messages need to reach the right people. Part of what makes email marketing unique and so effective is its ability both to broadcast, and also to target individuals with personalised content simultaneously.
