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GOOD GROUNDING – The role of colour in education
It’s back to school for our little learners as schools commenced their academic year, once again under strict Covid protocols.The role of colour is a surprising success factor in establishing a good grounding for education.ColourContinue Reading

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COLOUR – A BRIGHT IDEA!
Did you know that colour can influence your behaviour? End even your perception of taste?Think about it – red hot chilli pepper, Kleen Green, Super Blue Surf, Mello Yello, Aqua Fresh. Seeing Red. Yellow-bellied. GreenContinue Reading

DOES BLACK FRIDAY CREATE LOCAL JOBS?
We all love a good bargain. But does a successful “Black Friday” really signal economic recovery and create jobs locally? While it can be argued that a healthy retail sector supports a healthy manufacturing sector,Continue Reading

Are local products up to scratch?
Depends who you ask. And what you’re buying. The recent balance of trade statistics from the Department of Revenue shows a surplus of R22.24 billion for September 2021, attributable to an excess of R157.07 billionContinue Reading

Vote for Impact
Did you vote in the Municipal Elections?You may have thought “Why bother?” or “What’s the use?” with lack of service delivery and a chart-topping 34.4%1 unemployment rate (the highest in the world!), but yours isContinue Reading

How Healthy is your Cash-Flow?
We all know that cash flow is king in business. Operating capital is critical to keep projects on track while you build equity and profitability in your business. But the current economic and political environmentContinue Reading

Is the supply chain broken?
Global supply chain capacity has been drastically reduced due to disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic – shutdowns, sanitising and sickness – directly impacting the manufacturing and retail sectors. The sudden shutdown, and subsequent stop-startContinue Reading

Budget Constraints – when Local is Lekker
There’s never been a better time to Buy Local and #Specify South Africa than when budgets are being cut and everyone is tightening their belt. Whilst project initiation and procurement may seem counterintuitive to fiscalContinue Reading

Growing the Economy is Everyone’s Job
The recent quarterly employment statistics from March to June 2021 reconfirmed the dire socio-economic situation our country finds itself in – another 86 000* jobs lost (-0.9%) with the associated contraction in disposable incomes andContinue Reading
Specify South Africa
Employment is the most critical and our WHYEmployment means giving South Africans hope and a future, or in simpler terms – it is people’s dreams and livelihoods.South Africa’s employment rate has been hugely affected byContinue Reading
The first wealth is health
American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in 1860 “The first wealth is health”.Emerson’s quote, reminds us that good health is our most important asset and indeed the foundation on which to build—a life, a community,Continue Reading
DESSO® Arable – Inspired upon the aerial view of agriculture
Human Fascination is the latest Tufted 1/10” Structured loop pile carpet addition to the DESSO Carpetecture® family. Echoing the shapes and colours of the natural world, the carpet tiles are produced with the beauty andContinue Reading