Gerdie Olivier When we head into uncharted territory as what the SANA President did with the hard lockdown, communication is key to any level of success. The words of commitment over and beyond expectation are often used to describe our SANA Operations Manager. Gerdie Olivier has supported no less than nine Presidents through their terms […]
President’s Award 2021
William Webb One of the privileges of being the SANA President is to award the Presidents Trophy. This Trophy carries no criteria, it is awarded purely at the discretion of the President. In the absence of criteria and with a sea of worthy awardees who give selflessly of their time in support of our industry, […]
SANA Service Award 2021
Selvan Moodley Selvan has been a proactive and enthusiastic SANA member for more than 15 years. He served on the EXCO from 2015 and was tasked with developing the transformation portfolio (HDI). He managed this portfolio for five years with flair and dedication, working tirelessly to define HDI for SANA, alight the bursary portfolio with […]
SANA Merit Award 2021
Andy de Wet Andy is the founder and owner of the De Wet group. He is a qualified botanist and the driving force in all three divisions. Always passionate, Andy started breeding aloes in 1973. Starting De Wet Water Features in 1984 he steadily evolved the business into becoming the internationally recognized horticultural force […]
Young SANA Grower 2021
Katrien van Zyl Katrien started working at Arnelia in March 2015 as Propagation manager. She is a hard worker and is very hands-on in her job. Katrien is responsible for the upkeep of our mother stock and all aspects of propagation. Propagation techniques used include rooted cuttings, grafting and propagation from seed. Katrien manages a […]
Young SANA Retailer 2021
Johan Brummer Johan has the ability to make something special out of nothing as far as displays are concerned. He is our own ALL IN ONE. Johan started with us on 9 September 2010 with no knowledge of plants whatsoever, thinking that he would only last three days. Soon after he proved us wrong […]
Young SANA Sales Representative 2021
Shawaal Blankenberg The definition of a sale is to satisfy a need, but it takes a wide awake salesperson to satisfy a need you didn’t know you had! Shawaal arrived on the scene around three years ago and almost immediately took the whole product category under his wing and set about remerchandising and restocking the […]