August 2019
Counterpoint Acquisition
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Shave and Gibson Packaging (Pty) Ltd has acquired a 51% interest in Counterpoint Trading (Pty) Ltd, a leading manufacturer of paper bags, industrial wipes and related products. Counterpoint was started 14 years ago by two entrepreneurs, Ruben van Wambeke and [...]
June 2019
A Sustainable Packaging Solution
Shave & Gibson Packaging is excited to announce the launch of a new brand within the company: earthpak™. Our aim is to replace plastic, polystyrene and metal food trays and cartons. Manufactured from sustainable and certified paperboard, we will provide retailers with the first South African workable solution to [...]
December 2018
Group News – December 2018
Yes, it is true – we have not discontinued our periodic newsletter, and no, you have not slipped off the mailing list. The landscape in South Africa seems to change so quickly these days, that we thought it dangerous to commit any comments to scrutiny. In many ways, 2018 [...]
November 2017
Gold Pack Awards
Shave & Gibson won three awards at the annual Gold Pack Awards ceremony. The IPSA Gold Pack Awards is the showcase for the South African packaging industry and from its inception in 1973 it has grown into an event of considerable importance and prestige. The competition for medals is fierce, [...]
December 2016
Group News – December 2016
On 18 August 2016, Shave & Gibson turned 35 years old. What a ride, what a blast! Neville Shave and I were articled clerks at the time, doing the audit of the old Rydal Mount Hotel on Durban’s beachfront. Neville and his brother-in-law, Alan Gibson, set up their new company [...]
December 2015
Group News – December 2015
“I am angry. I am furious. Because I never thought it would happen to us. Not us, the rainbow nation that defied doomsayers and suckled and nurtured a fragile democracy into life for its children. I never thought it would happen to us, this relentless decline, the flirtation with a [...]