Awards were bestowed on Nashua go-getters from Middelburg, Mbombela (Lowveld) and Ermelo (Highveld). A carnival theme set the stage for the prestigious awards, which included long service awards. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which robbed Nashua of recognising in-house excellence in 2020, the 2020 awards were included in this year’s ceremony.
The 2020 long service recipients were:
• Five years of service: Qondisile Edith Mothsweni, Karenita Loots, Legodi Mashiane and Charles van Niekerk.
• 10 years of service: Pierre Brouwer.
• 20 years of service: Portia Mthimunye.
The 2021 long service recipients were:
• Five years of service: Wihan Oberholzer, Dawid Westermann, Daniel Vorster, Mark Sims, Truewll Mavuso, Bradley Winkle (Lowveld) and Moses Mokaba (Lowveld).
• 10 years of service: Ruan Johnston (Highveld), Dumisani Maseko, Riaan Potgieter and Abram Mathelele.
• 15 years of service: Martin Barnard (Lowveld).
Special Awards:
• Group Chairman Award: Dikamatso Rakgalakane and Lucky Mtsweni.
• CEO Award: Christelle Goetsch.
• Division of the Year: Annuity Department.
• Employee of the Year: Cecilia Victor.
• Support Person of the Year: Portia Mthimunye.
Technical Awards:
• Overall Technician of the Year: Martin Barnard (Lowveld).
• Business Infrastructure: Kobus Oberholzer (Lowveld).
• Commercial and Specialised Print: Izak Beukes.
• Voice and Data Connectivity: Charles van Niekerk.
• Smart Solutions: Ruan Johnston (Highveld).
• ISP Services: Daniel Vorster.
• Content Management: Martin Barnard (Lowveld).
Sales Awards:
• Salesperson of the Year: Wesley van der Merwe (Lowveld).
• Workspace Solutions Salesperson: Raoul Jansen van Vuuren.
• Most Improved Salesperson: Nicole Williams.
• Consumables Salesperson: Danielle Labuschagne (Highveld).
Administration and Warehouse Awards:
• Administrator of the Year: Nicole Blignaut (Highveld).
• Warehouse Excellence: Eric Maganyele and Abram Mathelele.