Etosha Fishing scooped up three awards at the NSI National
Quality Awards held in Windhoek recently.
It also officially received the NSI Certificate of
Registration for the use of the NSI Standards Mark of Conformity for its Efuta
Maasbanker canned product range launched in the Namibian retail market at the
beginning of the year.
The quality awards received include:
Quality Company of
the Year Award (Large Enterprise Winner) Awarded to registered companies which
best reflect full commitment to applicable local and international high quality
production practices and standards / norms.
Namibian Exporter of
the YearAwarded to a company or organisation
that has made significant progress in commencing or expanding exports to new or
wider markets by introducing quality in their company.
Namibian Individual
Award for Quality awarded to Estelle van Dyk of Etosha FishingThis award is given to an individual
that has made significant input into Namibian Standards, Quality Assurance,
Accreditation and Metrology efforts.
The NSI National Quality Awards is aimed at recognizing
industries, enterprises and individuals who perform excellent on quality. The awards seek to motivate producers to put
quality as the central focus of all their productions and to put quality at the
forefront of their marketing agenda.
The first place winners will now challenge the other winners
from the SADC Region at the Annual SADC Quality Awards later on this year.
Photo caption: Etosha
Fishing officially received the NSI Certificate of Registration for the use of
the NSI Standards Mark of Conformity on its Efuta Maasbanker canned product
range launched in the Namibian retail market at the beginning of the year. Etosha
Fishing MD, Pieter Greeff (centre right) flanked by Estelle van Dyk (Etosha Fishing Quality Manager) proudly
displays the certificate. Pictured with them on the far right is NSI CEO Riundja
Ali Kaakunga (Othy), and on the far left is NSI General Manager: Certification,
Lorna Shikongo-Kuvare flanked by Deputy Minister Trade and Industry, Hon.
Tjekero Tweya.