Walthers DMC Scoops SITE Crystal Award

At the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives (SITE) International Conference in Monterey California last week, Walthers DMC was recognized in the category "Most Outstanding Sustainable Event". This was the first time that this category has been included in the annual Crystal Awards, the "Oscars" for the Incentive Industry.

The award recognizes the impact on local communities who supplied a large variety of items, including clothing, room drop gifts, décor and teambuilding prizes to over 700 international participants from 20 countries who attended the Oracle Club Excellence programme to Cape Town.

Walthers worked closely with Carlson Marketing Europe to meet the brief to incorporate elements that would give back to the host destination. One "supplier", a church group was tasked to produce over 700 garments to be worn at the gala dinner. This was a learning process for the 27 women who laboured around the clock for three months to complete the order. However the experience has enabled the church to build a sustainable garment manufacturing business providing some 39 full time jobs for previously unemployed women.

"This project showed us that with a committed client, a serious impact can be made on our local communities with over R500, 000 sourced from the four projects involved. Traditionally many of these items would have been purchased overseas and freighted in." said, Daryl Keywood, Walthers DMC - Managing Director.

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