Tag: Manufacturing

Olympic Paints on Future50: How Second-Generation Leadership Builds Sustainable Growth

Written by Pavlo Phitidis on March 3, 2026. Posted in Future50.

Olympic Paints was profiled on the Future50 Smile 90.4FM, Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio, as a multi-decade South African manufacturer building its next phase of growth.

Founded in 1981 by Niran Purbhoo, Olympic Paints grew steadily through hands-on manufacturing, disciplined customer service and long-term relationships. Over four decades, it developed into a fully operational factory with real production capability and a committed team.

Now the business is entering a new chapter under second-generation leader, Sejal Purbhoo.

Pinnacle Stone: Guard the Downside. Open the Upside. Building a Business That Delivers on Time, Every Time

Written by Pavlo Phitidis on February 17, 2026. Posted in Featured, Future50.

If you’ve ever been involved in a renovation or construction project, you’ll know this: when critical materials arrive late, everything stops.

Installers wait. Deadlines slip. Cash flow tightens. Reputations take strain.

For the businesses supplying these materials, this is not just a logistics issue. It’s a structural one.

Supafoods: Shifting from a supplier to a solution

Written by Pavlo Phitidis on February 10, 2026. Posted in Featured, Future50.

Based in Umgeni Business Park in Durban, Supafoods has established itself as a trusted manufacturer and supplier within South Africa’s bakery and food supply sector. What began as a modest operation has grown into a fully equipped food manufacturing facility, supplying bakery ingredients to retail groups, independent bakeries and community-based organisations across the country.