ABB South Africa was a qualifier in the recent prestigious Technology Top 100 (TT100) awards held in Johannesburg in February 2009.
The TT100 awards, an initiative by the Department of Science and Technology, aims to reward companies that have achieved success using technology, innovation and people.
Companies were required to send in applications detailing their innovation in defined areas and prove their business can meet the challenges of the market through new technologies.
Science and technology minister Mosibudi Mangena applauded winners and qualifiers. "We call on the people of our nation to look with pride on those who have made the technology that can add value to the business activities of investors, and benefit the South African economy," he said.
ABB submitted the detailed entry and attended a three-hour adjudication. Chesney Bradshaw, corporate communications and sustainability manager for ABB South Africa, said it was important that ABB subject itself to such local awards to assess its technology standing in the market place.