DDL Sales School  & 16th Annual Logistics Achiever Awards 2004

The bi-annual DDL Sales School was held at DDL’s new Head Office in Bramley View, Johannesburg from Oct 14 -16th, 2004. Attendees were all DDL sales, marketing and distribution staff from around Southern Africa.

The event was prefaced with a presentation of the profile of DDL in the market place. This was followed by an analysis of the past 5 years performance together with a discussion of the next five year plan.

There was an overview and discussion of the Materials Handling environment in South Africa and the role that DDL plays. In particular, the added value of the DDL Product Line was highlighted.

DDL Sales School 2004 - Team photograph

On the evening of October 14th the delegates were invited to attend the 16th Annual Logistics Achiever Awards Gala Dinner held at the Sandton Convention Centre. DDL hosted a table at this prestigious event which is designed to promote excellence in the broad field of logistics and supply chain management. (more information )

2004 Annual Logistics Achiever Awards Gala Dinner

The bulk of the Sales School agenda was taken up by in-depth coverage of each of the DDL Products. This included technical details, sales, installation and support information together with an overview of the DDL administrative functions.

A highlight of the Sales School was the talk given by Rod Kruger after the Press Luncheon to launch the new showroom facility at the new DDL premises in Johannesburg. Rod gave an incisive and entertaining motivational speech related to the events leading up to his success at the International ToastMasters'  World Championship of Public Speaking held in Reno, Nevada this year.

Finally, the event was an opportunity for the participants to exchange ideas and suggestions to strengthen and improve the products, service and expertise provided by DDL to it's clients.