Vergelegen Wine Estate has announced the completion of its new, purpose-built wine warehouse, a major investment that strengthens the Somerset West estate’s long-term operational capacity and reinforces its position as one of South Africa’s premium wine producers.
Procurement in South Africa is undergoing a profound strategic transformation, shifting from a narrowly defined cost-saving function to a central driver of economic inclusion, ethical governance and long-term social impact.
Archie Vermeulen is an industry veteran who previously headed national logistics operations for Vodacom as well as Cell C. During our visit to record a video tour of RAM’s new facility (view it here), we spent some extra time chatting to Archie and he shared some insights on people, process & equipment in warehousing. There were some real nuggets in the 9 minutes that we recorded and if you’re involved in warehousing operations, we encourage you to listen to it.
Supply chain industry body SAPICS has opened the “Call for Speakers” for the 2026 SAPICS Conference, taking place in Cape Town in July. Next year’s SAPICS Conference is a milestone event because it coincides with the organisation’s 60th anniversary.
