This is a YouTube video titled "John Deere Africa | 2021 Dealer Awards" containing a speech or presentation from December 6, 2021. The content focuses on recognizing and awarding employees and partners for their dedication and contributions to food security and business growth during challenging times, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic. The speaker thanks the teams and customers for their support and highlights various award winners in different categories. The content is a formal event presentation rather than a conversation.
Your commitment to our customers is invaluable. In the last 18 months I think we realised the importance of food security. You know, when everybody is in lockdown, we all need to eat. Who's the unsung hero? It's you guys keeping those customers running. To you, to the workshops, to the parts people, to the whole team, to the whole deal organisation, we can just humbly say thank you. You are the best partners, there's no question about it. Maas je uit, word je gewet waarom van intercree? Je is makkelijk in die stunt. From a sales team's perspective, the extra mile award. Korra van de Merwe, maatwaai dankie Korra, je is de ster. The winner for this first small -accells expert of the year is Bessel Fisaag. The large -accells expert of the year for 21. I'm going to announce the winners and I'm going to start off with the BA of the award. Please put your hands together to congratulate the Kaledi Makwena. So for the winner of the video of the Rian Smith. Congratulations, our part -expert winner of 2021 is Jakku Vesels of Krimakwa. This event is just a signification of the growth of the business. So it's all about recognizing all the functions that make our business holistic and more profitable and grow in a business. And this is why these awards are there. Event like this gives you the ability to recognize people, but also forces you to start to think about what's next, what's the next target. And it also helps lift the spirit and both the morale of the difficulties like we've had in 2020 -21. Baas van Gogh van de Jaar, 2021 is de plek. Afgrie noord, Bethlehem, Arty en Ansari. Bye geluk. Technician of the year 2021, 100 .000 rand. Going to... Tian Westeiser. I'm speechless to say. Is that self -recognition to know you are the best, the best in your field. It's unbelievable feeling. Yes, it was a challenging year. But exactly for that we need to appreciate and thank those people for the long hours, the difficult and sacrifices that they had to do to support our farmers. And what better way to do it in person, yes, under COVID regulations, made sure we appreciate it. So congratulations to each and every individual who received the reward today. We are really proud of you and we are really proud to be associated with you in the way you not only support our equipment and keep them running, but in the way you uplift and help and support our customers. And with that also a message of thank you to our customers, for the way you provide, for the way you ensure the future of us as a nation in putting food on our table on a daily basis.
