SAGIC is a non-profit company serving the interests of related associations, organisations, government departments, private and public companies as well as individuals who have an interest in the Green Industry of South Africa.
WE FACILITATE ISSUES OF NATIONAL INTEREST, INCLUDING:
- skills development
- water conservation
- invasive species
- environmental sustainability
- marketing and promotion of relevant causes and events
- development and review of legislation pertaining to the Green Industry
WE FACILITATE ISSUES OF NATIONAL INTEREST, INCLUDING:
- skills development
- water conservation
- invasive species
- environmental sustainability
- marketing and promotion of relevant causes and events
- development and review of legislation pertaining to the Green Industry
SAGIC ACTIVELY PROMOTES:
- inter-association networking and communication
- business to business networking and communication
- industry to public exposure
- best practice within all industry segments
- the industry to government through communication and lobbying
SAGIC ACTIVELY PROMOTES:
- inter-association networking and communication
- business to business networking and communication
- industry to public exposure
- best practice within all industry segments
- the industry to government through communication and lobbying
COUNCIL COMPOSITION
SAGIC Board of Directors
Kay Montgomery
Chairperson
Paul Vonk
Vice & Finance Chairperson
Di Goodwin
Training Chairperson
Ida-Marie Strydom
Convention Chairperson
SAGIC Council Member Association Representatives:
- Cape Green Forum – Di Irish
- ILASA – Dion Abrahams
- SABI – Uli Peters
- SALI – Laurel Cadle-Barber
- SANA – Cary Goodwin
- SASPI – Jeremy Stewart
- TGMA Gauteng – Johan Knell
SAGIC AWARDS
SAGIC Honours Roll
The SAGIC Honours Roll was successfully launched at the 2006 SAGIC Convention with the aim to recognize and reward those individuals that have excelled and who have made significant contributions to the green industry.
Members who receive SAGIC’s highest honour are listed on the SAGIC Honours Roll.
- Gilbert Briscoe (2006)
- Kay Montgomery (2006)
- Dave Kirkby (2007)
- Val Wamsteker (2007)
- Lynton Johnson (2008)
- Paul Vonk (2008)
- Keith Kirsten (2009)
- Hantie Cloete (2010)
- Carol Knoll (2011)
- Una van der Spuy (2012)
- Karyn Richards (2013)
- Nancy Gardiner (2013)
- Jan de Waal (2014)
- John Mundell (2014)
- Ludwig Taschner (2014)
- Margaret Roberts (2014)
- Robert Stodel (2015)
- Leslie Hoy (2016)
- Jonathan Ferguson (2017)
- Carl Pretorius (2017)
- Richard Hendrick (2018)
- Morné Faulhammer (2020)
- Di Goodwin (2021)
- Deighton Clegg (2022)
- Oscar Lockwood (2022)
- Mike Gibbons (2022)
- Norah de Wet (2023)
- Andy de Wet (2023)
- Nick Stodel (2024)
SAGIC Excellence in Training Award
The SAGIC Excellence in Training Award, sponsored by Stihl, was launched in 2011.
The Excellence in Training Award is presented annually at the SAGIC Convention to an individual or company who has excelled in the field of training, skills and enterprise development that benefit the green industry.
- Di Goodwin (2011)
- Bob Carrington (2012)
- Hans Sittig & Servest Landscaping (2013)
- Dynamic Solutions Synergies (2014)
- Sandi Gillman (2015)
- The SAGIC Invasive Team (2016)
- South African Landscapers’ Institute (SALI) (2017)
- South African Irrigation Institute (SABI) (2018)
- BC Landscapes Training & Consultancy (2019)
- Water Wise Education Team (2020)
- Bernadette Eksteen (2021)
- Terry Moller-Welsh (2022)
- Andreas Stihl Pty Ltd (2023)
- Dr Jonathan Foley (2024)
