Operational review Bidvest Office

  • Trading profit 9,2% higher at R215 million
  • Konica Minolta enters radiology market
  • Océ creates bridgehead into digital full-colour printing
  • Cecil Nurse brand reintroduced
  • Furniture manufacturing centralised and consolidated
  • Global Payment Technologies drives strategic expansion of customer base
  • Konica Minolta is ‘green leader’ in office equipment

A leading distributor of office products, including stationery, furniture (seating and desking) and technology (copying, digital printing and cash handling systems).

 

Alan Griffith
Chief executive

 

Revenue

R3,7 billion

5,3% increase

Trading profit

R215,4 million

9,2% increase

 

 

 

Financial indicators
(for the year ended June 30)  
2011  
R’m  
2010  
R’m  
Revenue   3 684,6   3 497,6  
Trading profit   215,4   197,3  
Operating assets    1 301,9   1 277,8  
Operating liabilities   680,1   652,1  
Depreciation   51,7   52,2  
Amortisation and impairments of intangible assets   6,1   9,4  
Goodwill and intangible assets   90,5   90,7  
Sustainable development indicator overview          
Employees   4 256   4 241  
Total training spend (R’000)   11 993   15 538  
Training spend per employee (R)   2 818   3 664  
Employees attending HIV/Aids training (%)   45,4   38,5  
Lost-time injury frequency rate   8,7   4,9  
Work-related fatalities (number)   –   –  
CSI spend (R’000)   2 718   2 600  
Total water usage (litres ’000)   78 712   101 564  
Total electricity usage (including electricity from renewable sources) (kWh ’000)   15 679   18 852  
Petrol (litres)   1 770 957   2 041 354  
Diesel and biofuel (litres)   1 267 278   1 290 186  
Total carbon emissions (tonnes)   24 067   27 959  
Carbon emissions per employee (tonnes)   5,7   6,6  

 

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Material issues

  • Challenges of operating in an extremely competitive environment in difficult economic circumstances
  • A need to improve employment equity and management scores for BEE
  • Challenges of making progress with skills development following rationalisation