Glodina
Hotel in Hammarsdale

Over the past 50 years, Glodina's expansive product range has come to provide South Africa with towels unrivalled in luxuriant quality and enduring reliability. Glodina is the country's leading manufacturer of superior quality towels and related products.

With the iconic Glodina Black Label brand, Glodina is a leading manufacturer of superior quality towels and related products. Over the past 63 years, Glodina’s expansive product range has provided South Africa with towels unrivalled in quality and enduring reliability. Glodina has become a household name in towels with innovation that is a hallmark of the business, and which has ensured Glodina’s place as a supplier of fine towels to the hospitality industry, as well as the preferred provider to the major South African retailers. Glodina’s strategy is to align itself with the business intent of its customers with innovation, responsiveness and reliability. Glodina is committed to the principles of a good corporate citizen by supporting environmental and social issues, creating employment opportunities, encouraging its people, and maintaining its contribution to industry in South Africa. They are supported by various dedicated and operational teams who add value to the management and their various fields of expertise. KAP delivers services and manufactured products to a wide customer base through two main operating divisions. A decentralised structure supports the retention and development of expertise. Each division has in-depth industry and market experience that enhances its ability to grow sustainable earnings. Management teams are supported by human resources, risk, health and safety, corporate social investment and information technology committees that ensure legal and best practice compliance across all operations. The board of directors are ultimately responsible for all stakeholders ensuring the sustainability of the group and the longterm creation of sustainable value. The group is focused on delivering on its strategy of being a market leader in the industries it serves in a growing African market. This strategy is supported and realised through five strategic drivers. These are not only used to direct and measure strategic implementation, but also contribute to the group’s competitive advantage. Glodina is a leading industry supplier and continues to enhance its current position. The group’s significant degree of experience, scale and specialisation provide a competitive advantage in highly regulated industries. Within the group’s portfolio, certain cyclical industries are balanced by less cyclical businesses. The group can leverage its industry knowledge and expertise of African markets to provide a competitive advantage. Collaboration provides opportunity to grow with retailers’ expansion into Africa. Owning and effective management of raw materials in manufacturing processes ensures that the supply thereof is secured. High-cost and fluctuations in fuel prices necessitate the management of fuel consumption and cost-drive efficiencies to ensure profitability and competitiveness in the market. Reducing waste and using recycled materials increases efficiencies and margins on manufactured products. Some manufacturing processes are dependent on water usage which is in scarce supply. The group aims to reduce and manage water usage and protect natural resources and areas of biodiversity.