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Article by Nampak 17 September 2014
Nampak is the AfriStar of the show
Nampak was the star of the show at the recent AfriStar Awards.
An initiative of the African Packaging Organisation (APO, [Status]), which has been up and running since 2012, the AfriStar Awards are the first packaging award programme to cover the African continent as a whole. To qualify for entry, packaging must be made in Africa.
As Africa’s largest packaging company, Nampak walked away with two medals and 16 certificates, more than any other packaging converter! “This award-winning performance is indicative of our commitment to manufacturing world-class packaging for Africa’s one billion consumers, while partnering with customers to innovate solutions that meet the unique needs of emerging markets experiencing different stages of development,” says André de Ruyter, Nampak’s Chief Executive.
Nampak operates in 13 countries across Africa, namely Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Its top performer at the AfriStar Awards was Zimbabwe, which won seven awards. Nigeria and Zambia took four each, followed by Kenya, Malawi and South Africa with one each.
In assessing the AfriStar Awards, the expert panel considered the following criteria:
• Product-pack relationship (containment and protection for African conditions, [Status])
• Product-consumer relationship (consumer education, information and guarantees, [Status])
• Package-system relationship (long-term sustainability of packs in the African market, [Status])
The list of Nampak winners is below.
Among the highlights are:
• The 4ml tin for Nigeria’s leading mentholated ointment brand, Robb, is the first seamless 0,14mm tinplate container in the West African country. The thinner gauge means 26% less impact on the environment. At the same time, the new curled design supports the customer’s move from a manual operation to an automated, high-speed capping and filling line. The distinctive shape is an anti-counterfeiting measure.
• Although the new sorghum beer crate for National Breweries in Zambia is 19% lighter than its predecessor, it carries the same amount of product and maintains its original top-load strength. It is also cheaper to transport.
• Dairy Burst’s 400ml fruit juice bottle in Zimbabwe has embossing and a snap-on closure for improved anti-counterfeiting and tamper-evidence.
• Two vents have been added to Chibuku’s Shake Shake one-litre sorghum beer Conipak carton to enable it to breathe and ferment better in the warm Zambian climate.
• The new deep-ribbed design on Mahewu’s 500ml plastic bottles helps stop “panelling”, which is associated with filling at high temperatures. In the past, the bottles were prone to collapsing and Zimbabwean retailers were losing faith in their reliability.
• Life’s two-stick cigarette cartons are a first in Zambia. Previously, 20s were the smallest pack size. Point-of-sale includes a perforated dispensing tear strip and punched hanging hole for formal and informal retail outlets.
• The DenDairy bulk wraparound corrugated carton with carry handle is Zimbabwe’s first high-speed machine-erected corrugated pack for the dairy industry.
• To meet the needs of the mining industry in mineral-rich Zambia, a 60-litre three-piece steel drum was developed to transport cobalt. It includes an epoxy phenolic inner lining, which prevents contamination and galvanising. A customised tamper-proof ring and bolt seal house the mine’s unique barcode tags. www.nampak.com Back to top ^
An initiative of the African Packaging Organisation (APO, [Status]), which has been up and running since 2012, the AfriStar Awards are the first packaging award programme to cover the African continent as a whole. To qualify for entry, packaging must be made in Africa.
As Africa’s largest packaging company, Nampak walked away with two medals and 16 certificates, more than any other packaging converter! “This award-winning performance is indicative of our commitment to manufacturing world-class packaging for Africa’s one billion consumers, while partnering with customers to innovate solutions that meet the unique needs of emerging markets experiencing different stages of development,” says André de Ruyter, Nampak’s Chief Executive.
Nampak operates in 13 countries across Africa, namely Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Its top performer at the AfriStar Awards was Zimbabwe, which won seven awards. Nigeria and Zambia took four each, followed by Kenya, Malawi and South Africa with one each.
In assessing the AfriStar Awards, the expert panel considered the following criteria:
• Product-pack relationship (containment and protection for African conditions, [Status])
• Product-consumer relationship (consumer education, information and guarantees, [Status])
• Package-system relationship (long-term sustainability of packs in the African market, [Status])
The list of Nampak winners is below.
| Award | Pack | Country |
| Best in Medal | Robb 4ml curled lid and base steel tin | Nigeria |
| Best in transit medal | Light-weight sorghum beer crate | Zambia |
| Health,beauty,medical and pharmaceutical certificate | Robb 4ml curled lid and base steel tin | Nigeria |
| Health, beauty, medical and pharmaceutical certificate | Protector Plus condoms multi-display dispenser family pack | Zimbabwe |
| Food certificate | Lacquered Can with Penny Lever Tamper-Prrof Lid | Nigeria |
| Food Certificate | Out of Africa raw nut tin with peel-off end | Kenya |
| Food certificate | Probrand 400ml fruit juice bottle | Zimbabwe |
| Food certificate | Chibuku Shake one-litre sorghum beer pack | Zambia |
| Food Certificate | Maheu 500ml bottle range | Zimbabwe |
| Food certificate | FAR 330ml CSD range | South Africa |
| Household certificate | Four-litre Protecton paint can with triple tight closure | Nigeria |
| Household certificate | One and five-litre Astra Paint tin range | Zimbabwe |
| Household certificate | Life Full Flavour and Menthol cigarette carton | Zambia |
| Household certificate | One-litre and 400ml Chitaitai floor polish tin range | Zimbabwe |
| Transit certificate | DenDairy Bulk wraparound corrugated carton with carry handle | Zimbabwe |
| Transit certificate | 60-litre precious metal drum | Zambia |
| Transit certificate | Chiponde Peanut butter reinforced corrugated carton | Malawi |
| Transit certificate | Yoyo Chipsy shelf-ready corrugated carton | Zimbabwe |
Among the highlights are:
• The 4ml tin for Nigeria’s leading mentholated ointment brand, Robb, is the first seamless 0,14mm tinplate container in the West African country. The thinner gauge means 26% less impact on the environment. At the same time, the new curled design supports the customer’s move from a manual operation to an automated, high-speed capping and filling line. The distinctive shape is an anti-counterfeiting measure.
• Although the new sorghum beer crate for National Breweries in Zambia is 19% lighter than its predecessor, it carries the same amount of product and maintains its original top-load strength. It is also cheaper to transport.
• Dairy Burst’s 400ml fruit juice bottle in Zimbabwe has embossing and a snap-on closure for improved anti-counterfeiting and tamper-evidence.
• Two vents have been added to Chibuku’s Shake Shake one-litre sorghum beer Conipak carton to enable it to breathe and ferment better in the warm Zambian climate.
• The new deep-ribbed design on Mahewu’s 500ml plastic bottles helps stop “panelling”, which is associated with filling at high temperatures. In the past, the bottles were prone to collapsing and Zimbabwean retailers were losing faith in their reliability.
• Life’s two-stick cigarette cartons are a first in Zambia. Previously, 20s were the smallest pack size. Point-of-sale includes a perforated dispensing tear strip and punched hanging hole for formal and informal retail outlets.
• The DenDairy bulk wraparound corrugated carton with carry handle is Zimbabwe’s first high-speed machine-erected corrugated pack for the dairy industry.
• To meet the needs of the mining industry in mineral-rich Zambia, a 60-litre three-piece steel drum was developed to transport cobalt. It includes an epoxy phenolic inner lining, which prevents contamination and galvanising. A customised tamper-proof ring and bolt seal house the mine’s unique barcode tags. www.nampak.com Back to top ^
