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Perenti boss proud mutually beneficial relationships with our cli-
ents, our employees, local governments, lo-
cal business and the communities in which
we operate,” Norwell said. “Relationships
have always been important for us and they
as punch are even more important in navigating the
world of today.”
Perenti operates six business units in Af-
rica, including Supply Direct (headquartered
here have been a lot of proud moments broader Africa. in Johannesburg, South Africa) and Logistics
Tfor Perenti Global Ltd managing director “When we train and develop people in Af- Direct (Accra, Ghana).
Mark Norwell over the last 12 months, many rica, we do so not just to enable mining to take “Whilst they’re two small businesses within
of which come back to how his company con- place, but more importantly to create value to our portfolio, they’re critical businesses that
tinues to successfully operate amid a global the people and the communities in which we support our logistics and supply chain net-
health crisis. operate.” works within Africa,” Norwell said.
However, it is a moment which preceded Perenti operates 21 projects across eight “Everyone knows that is critical to ensure
the pandemic that Norwell continues to look countries on the African continent, employ- continuity and deliver certainty of the opera-
back on most fondly, especially because it ing more than 5,000 people which represents tions.”
perhaps best illustrates the importance of 65% of the company’s global workforce.
Perenti’s presence in Africa. In 2021, the group will celebrate its 30th – Michael Washbourne
“Twelve months ago when I was in Bot- year since it started operating in Africa.
swana on my honeymoon with my wife, I was Perenti opened a state-of-the-art training
talking to a Botswana man about a company facility in Botswana in September, teaching
that had just started in Botswana called Bar- locals the requisite skills to ultimately be em-
minco,” Norwell told delegates at Africa Down ployed at one of the company’s underground
Under. or open pit mines in the country.
“He was telling us how, through Barminco, More than 200 locals have been trained
they were employing and training local peo- and employed by Perenti in Botswana and
ple in underground mining. It was such a the group is looking to grow that number be-
proud moment to have somebody talk about yond 500 as soon as possible.
one of the businesses that we own that is “Throughout our time in Africa, our focus
really making a difference in Botswana and has been on building and supporting strong Mark Norwell

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