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C O MPANY NE W S

Bidvest acquires the Roan Group of Companies

Bidvest recently acquired the Roan Systems of IT, production automation, FMCG, health
Group of Companies (RSG), effective 1 care, automotive and various other sectors
April, 2023. The South-African based Roan and applications.
Systems Group of Companies has evolved
over the last 25 years to become an industry Colin Adendorff, CEO of Bidvest Data,
leader in in-line matrix and thermal transfer Print and Packaging, says: “We welcome the
printing, enterprise mobility, radio frequency Roan Systems Group of Companies, which
identification (RFID), point of sale (POS), will fall under the stewardship of Simon
mobile device management, Internet of Grisdale in the Bidvest Data, Print and
Things (IoT) and print and apply solutions Packaging Division. “This acquisition will
for a wide variety of customers’ needs across provide great opportunities for synergies and
the supply chain. The group offers products, growth for the various companies within the
solutions and services to meet the demands Bidvest Data, Print and Packaging Division.” •

The new breed of start-ups championing sustainability

Every year since 2017, the local perspective, it’s zero cost to the
entrepreneurial multiverse has celebrated company, we can integrate on all
incredible new businesses in the hotly leading platforms and set up to go live
contested South Africa’s Top 5 Most in minutes,” notes Burrows.
Exciting Startups Awards. One of the most
exciting and important areas in which a new This is where CURBON makes a
class of start-ups is emerging is the field huge impact in making climate action
of sustainability. This shift is clear in the cost-effective and directly accessible
inclusion of CURBON in the most recent by helping people reduce the carbon
Top 5 Most Exciting Startups. Steffen Burrows, impact of their daily activities (such
CURBON’s Director and as online shopping) without requiring
Co-founder.
CURBON has developed a solution them to make any major behavioural
that calculates the cost of offsetting the changes.
carbon footprint of online purchases,
from production to doorstep delivery, and allows ‘Carbon offsetting bridges the gap between
shoppers to offset their online purchases by where we are now and where we want to be in the
purchasing carbon credits that are then used to future. It provides funding for the development
finance climate change projects around the world. of sustainable projects and technologies that
promote renewable energy, energy efficiency and
“Carbon offsetting is important for addressing reforestation,” Burrows enthuses.
climate change challenges now because it provides
an immediate solution to reducing carbon “We want to do things that make an impact.
emissions while affording us the breathing room Every step of our carbon offsetting method has
to transition to more sustainable energy sources been carefully verified by leading international
and reduce our overall carbon footprint in the long oversight regulatory bodies. This means every
term,” says Steffen Burrows, CURBON’s Director company that adopts the CURBON plug-in and their
and Co-founder. customers can trust that every transaction made is
an active contribution toward a low-carbon future,
“We’re focusing on e-commerce carbon visible through specific projects selected for their
offsetting made simple through plug-ins. We’ve potential in offsetting carbon equivalent emissions
grappled with barriers to entry; from a B2B and empowering communities,” he concludes. •

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