Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has reached a major milestone with the production of the 500 000th unit of the current Polo for the export market - a right-hand drive Polo destined for the United Kingdom, which is one of VWGA’s main export markets.
Many companies believe they are market orientated. In reality, they are simply polite. Ask almost any leadership team how market or customer orientated they are, and you’ll hear the same answer: “Very.” But in practice, many organisations are not market orientated - they are simply polite and professional to their customers.
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.
One of the key topics of discussion to be explored and debated at the 2026 Manufacturing Indaba will focus on how the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can be translated from policy into practical industrial growth through the development of Pan-African manufacturing value chains.
