Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group – Windhoek Observer

30 Sep

Value Stars celebrated by O&L Group

ObserverObserver MoneyOhlthaver & List (O&L) Group, Sven Thieme, Value Star Awards

Niël Terblanché The Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group celebrated its exceptional employees during the annual Value Star Awards held on Friday. This prestigious event, a highlight of the O&L corporate calendar, recognises individuals across the Group's various companies who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to O&L's core values of authenticity, care, and passion. O&L Executive Chairman, Sven Thieme, pointed out that the awards play a very important role in recognising the employees' vital contributions to the company's success. While addressing employees gathered for the award ceremony, Thieme, reflected on the importance of the event and how it served as a moment…

07 Aug

Schlettwein commends O&L for unleashing Agric sector’s economic potential

ObserverObserver MoneyOhlthaver & List (O&L) Group, Schlettwein commends O&L for unleashing Agric sector’s economic potential, through its Hartlief Group subsidiary

Staff Writer THE Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group, through its Hartlief Group subsidiary, has invested N$ 43 million in the re-opening of the Farmers Meat abattoir in Mariental. The Hartlief Group invested N$3 million re-opening the abattoir and N$40 million as working capital. Farmers Meat’s continued operations in October 2022, were officially marked on August 3, with the abattoir having a ceremony to formally mark the re-opening. Speaking at the ceremony, Agriculture Minister, Calle Schlettwein emphasised the necessity of unleashing the country’s agriculture sector’s economic potential. “We fully recognise the importance of agriculture in addressing food and nutrition security, as…

18 Aug

O&L acquires majority stake in German company

ObserverUncategorisedCRONIMET Mining Power Solutions GmbH, O&L Nexentury, Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group

Staff Writer The Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group has acquired a majority stake in CRONIMET Mining Power Solutions GmbH from the exiting shareholder CRONIMET Mining AG in Switzerland and the deal is effective, 1 August 2020. Engineering-Procurement-Construction (EPC), is a German-based renewable energy project development, investment and asset management company. “The merger comes after half a decade of successfully partnering with CRONIMET in Namibia through a joint venture. In cementing the corporate merger, the O&L Energy business and CRONIMET will henceforth adopt its new trade name and brand, “O&L Nexentury” As of August 2020, “CRONIMET Mining Power Solutions” and “O&L…

03 Jul

Ling appointed new Hartlief MD

ObserverUncategorisedGunther Ling, Hartlief, Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group

Staff Writer The Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group has announced the appointment of Gunther Ling as Managing Director (MD) its subsidiary, Hartlief. Ling, who has been with the O&L Group for the last 13 years and started in the Finance Department of the Group, and later Broll Namibia, had been serving as MD of another O&L subsidiary, Namibia Dairies, for the last seven years. Thereafter, he joined Namibia Dairies as the Financial Director before moving into operations which gave him good insight into factory life and manufacturing and was then appointed Managing Director of Namibia Dairies from 2014 to 2019.…

19 Jun

Union denies deal on Pick n Pay retrenchments

ObserverObserver MoneyNamibia Food & Allied Workers Union (NAFAU), Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group

Staff Writer It has emerged Pick n’ Pay could have jumped the gun by announcing plans to retrench 500 employees without reaching an agreement with the Namibia Food & Allied Workers Union (NAFAU). According to Nafau, the union and the retailer owned by the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group, were still to engage over the company plans and the retrenchment announcement took it by surprise, a position confirmed by company. This also comes as it emerged that Pick n’ Pay had only communicated plans to retrench 450 employees to the union and not the 500 announced. “We are not in…

16 Jun

Hangana pumps N$34m into vessel renovations

ObserverUncategorisedHangana Seafood, Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group

Staff Writer Hangana Seafood, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group has announced that it has completed the refurbishment of one of its vessels, M.F.V Erica at a cost N$34 million. The revamp which took about a year to complete, included the installation of a new main 8-cylinder engine from Belgium as well as new winchers from Spain and a split net drum system which allows for more efficient switching between trawls, which according to Fleet Manager at Hangana Seafood, Christie Sitzer will extend the lifespan of the Erica by another 20 years. The upgrades on the electronic…