HMH is an integrated group, managing the entire value chain - from seedling trees to the delivery of products to the market.
MERENSKY
With around 69 000 hectares across South Africa, Merensky Timber supplies
highest-quality Pine and Eucalyptus lumber to mainly local markets. The
company's Pine and Eucalyptus plantations are the largest privately-owned
plantations managed on a saw-log rotation in South Africa. Pine sawmills are
located in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape provinces of the country, while
Merensky’s Eucalyptus sawmill is located in the Limpopo province. Lumber is
available from sawmills and distribution centres located in Johannesburg,
Pietermaritzburg and Cape Town.
WESTFALIA FRUIT
A leading multinational supplier of fresh subtropical fruit and related
products, Westfalia Fruit grows, sources and ripens, packs, processes and
markets sustainably-grown avocados year round. Its vertically-integrated supply
chain enables Westfalia to market quality fruit from across the globe.
Westfalia is the supplier of choice to retail and wholesale markets in Europe
and further afield. Customers are served from sales offices in the Netherlands,
England (Greencell), France (Comexa), Colombia (Westsole) and South Africa.
A privately-held company, shareholders include the Hans Merensky Foundation, established by Dr Hans Merensky; International Finance Corporation (IFC); IDC, the South African state-owned industrial investment company; Vuka Forestry Holdings (Pty) Limited (Vuka Holdings); Women Investment Portfolio Holdings (Pty) Limited (Wiphold); and HMH staff.