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A leading manufacturer, supplier and distributor of commercial office products, printer products, services and stationery and packaging products, through a wide network of outlets in southern Africa, and provider of outsourced customer communication services. |
Neil Birch
Chief executive |
Revenue
R3,7 billion
7,0% increase
Trading profit
R325,6 million
4,2% increase
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Financial indicators
(for the year ended June 30) |
2011
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2010
R’m |
| Revenue |
3 705,4 |
3 464,2 |
| Trading profit |
325,6 |
312,6 |
| Operating assets |
1 427,2 |
1 254,6 |
| Operating liabilities |
496,4 |
448,4 |
| Depreciation |
59,1 |
55,8 |
| Amortisation and impairments of intangible assets |
7,8 |
5,7 |
| Goodwill and intangible assets |
151,9 |
146,7 |
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| Sustainable development indicator overview |
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| Employees |
4 418 |
4 730 |
| Total training spend (R’000) |
19 922 |
6 552 |
| Training spend per employee (R) |
4 509 |
1 385 |
| Employees attending HIV/Aids training (%) |
26,8 |
37,3 |
| Lost-time injury frequency rate |
11,7 |
7,2 |
| Work-related fatalities (number) |
– |
– |
| CSI spend (R’000) |
1 645 |
1 556 |
| Total water usage (litres ’000) |
98 967 |
121 191 |
| Total electricity usage (including electricity from renewable sources) (kWh ’000) |
29 614 |
34 348 |
| Petrol (litres) |
602 144 |
653 928 |
| Diesel and biofuel (litres) |
340 507 |
373 794 |
| Total carbon emissions (tonnes) |
32 330 |
36 879 |
| Carbon emissions per employee (tonnes) |
7,3 |
7,8 |
QUICK LINK: Operational report
Material issues
- Challenges associated with the shift away from traditional print/paper products and development of new integrated electronic solutions
- Continuing difficult economic conditions
- Economic hardship of employees in the economic downturn
- Increasingly volatile demand patterns
- Skills shortages, particularly in technical roles
- Risk of injury when working with equipment
- Reducing consumption of electricity and water
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