Q: HOW IMPORTANT ARE PARTNER AND SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS TO THE SUCCESS OF YOUR BUSINESS?

SANDILE MASONDO, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AND SUPPLY

CHAIN DIRECTOR: “Critical. For us to deliver what our clients expect of us we are directly dependent on our suppliers. Currently, with COVID, there is an acknowledgement of the challenges and difficulties taking place. In this situation we see the strategic importance of our suppliers, and make sure they are always in a position where they’re making money. If they aren’t progressing, that will impact on us. “We have programmes where we try to uplift SMEs. So we have deliberate actions and initiatives where we push some of the work to those small suppliers; we give them favourable terms, meant not just for Basil Read’s benefit, but for making a difference in the beautiful countries of Africa.”