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TrenTyre has hit a major milestone with the tyre company led by an all-female board of directors attaining Level 1 B contributor status. The milestone, according to the directors, is the result of the transformation strategy implemented in the company. The directors, Ria Bronkhorst, Nonkosi Dyantyi and Fikile Thabethe, maintained that the milestone is an outstanding and overwhelming achievement .
“We reviewed our transformation strategy within all the elements of the B-BBEE scorecard and adopted a people-centred approach to impact transformation at a faster pace. The strategy encompassed focused initiatives for our employees via our Employee Trust to benefit them by offering bursaries, study assistance, skills development, enterprise development as well as socio-economic development initiatives in the communities which TrenTyre operates. Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) continue to be a key focus for TrenTyre” said Ria Bronkhorst, Chairperson of the board.
The Operations Manager, TrenTyre, Charl White, said: “The skills development plan is actioned through the TrenTyre Academy initiatives with the focus on programs for unemployed youth and people with disabilities, upskilling our employees within the workplace by means of succession planning and career guidance.
“The focus for enterprise development and supplier development initiatives which was identified in the company to ensure long term development of small and medium enterprises comprising of black female, youth and black owned companies to ensure it is a win-win situation for the Company and suppliers.
“As a service-driven and multi-branded retailer, we offer end-to-end solutions for fleets and mines, and by providing the required levels of compliance in B-BBEE, we are now in the position to offer customers a 135% procurement recognition benefit, as well as compliance to the Mining Charter. By this we are affirming our position as one of the leaders in the market.”
