Sime Darby Hudson & Knight (SDH&K) is a producer of high quality, premium brand edible oils & fats. Consisting of a refinery based in Boksburg and a packing facility in Springs, Gauteng we produce:
SDH&K is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sime Darby Plantation Sdn. Bhd., the plantation and agri-business arm of the Sime Darby Group. It is currently Sime Darby’s only African-based downstream operation. For more information on the Sime Darby Group please have a look at the websites below:
Sime Darby Group http://www.simedarby.com
Sime Darby Plantation Sdn. Bhd. http://www.simedarbyplantation.com
Being a specialist in fats and oils manufacturing goes hand in hand with Quality, Food Safety, Sustainability and Responsible sourcing.
In our commitment to excellence, SDH&K has adopted and is certified with FSSC 22000, ISO 9001, as well as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) (Segregated and Mass Balance) supply chain models.
We have also been audited to conform to the SEDEX (Responsible sourcing) Scheme, which is externally certified by independent third party certification bodies. This demonstrates the robust and effective Integrated Management System in place at SDH&K to meet the requirements of regulators, customers and consumers.
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SDH&K has its origins in a co-operation agreement between two companies in the United Kingdom.
John Knight who owned a soap manufacturing company (John Knight Ltd) and R.S. Hudson of Hudson’s soaps agreed to form a new marketing company called Hudson & Knight in 1946 to act as a selling agent for the products of both companies to grocers and chemists.
In the early 1950’s Unilever operated a number of COD trucks from their operations in Cape Town, Durban and Boksburg. The trucks sold cooking oil (Groundnut oil in 45 gallon drums, white margarines in boxes, bulk detergents in 50lb bags, filled bar soap (Antelope) in 50kg boxes and small tablets of Lux soap (10g) to the non-retail market.
In 1964 the UK company (Hudson & Knight) was integrated into Unilever. As catering, bakery and industrial markets grew in the 1950’s and 1960’s, Unilever recognised that there was a growing need for a wider and more sophisticated range of products, consequently the decision was made to launch new company Hudson & Knight (Proprietary) Limited in South Africa to cater for these needs.
The COD operations were discontinued in the mid 1980’s due to the growth in number of distributors and wholesalers who could service the market more effectively. The remainder of the market was serviced via specialized sales and marketing team, delivering through the Unilever warehousing and distribution network and third party bulk tanker fleet.
Unilever purchased Reckitt Columbus (an Industrial Floor cleaning business).
Hudson and Knight (Pty) Ltd consisted of several very diverse divisions, namely: Floor care, Lever industrial (industrial bottle, washing laundry, dish washing, dairy cleaning, HORECA detergents and cleaning chemicals), Industrial & artisanal bakeries, Bulk fats and oils, Food service.
Hudson and Knight (Pty) Ltd was acquired by a Malaysian Plantation company Golden Hope Berhad from UBR (Unilever joint venture between Unilever Bestfoods and Robertson holdings) along with brands like Crispa, Pastrex, Holsum and Mastercraft
In January 2007 three giant Malaysian companies (Golden Hope, Guthrie and Sime Darby) merged and formed an entity named Synergy Drive and in November 2007 it was renamed Sime Darby Berhad.
Sime Darby Hudson and Knight started its own packing operation in Springs to pack Holsum and Shortening which was previously packed by Unilever.
SDH&K is a producer of high quality, premium brand edible oils & fats.
Our refinery is a state-of-the-art multicomponent and, multiprocessing facility that processes both seed oils (Canola, Sunflower and Linseed) and tropical oils (palm oil and palm oil derivatives; palm kernel oil and palm kernel oil derivatives; and Coconut oil).
Our refining processes include both Chemical and Physical Refining. Modification of oils and fats at our facility can be achieved using Hydrogenation, Interesterification, Winterisation and Blending. Our packing facility can produce packs ranging from 750kg IBCs to 125g bricks, as well as 210L drums to 2L bottles. Our current packing facility handles Margarines, Shortenings, Frying oils and ingredients. With our wide range of processes, products can be tailor made to suit our customers’ specifications and satisfaction. Together with our Quality and Food Safety Management system, we also ensure that all products manufactured from our facility conform to our high standards. For continuous improvement of our processes, Sime Darby Hudson & Knight (SDH&K) implements a Lean Six Sigma programme to manage and direct optimisation and improvement exercises under the leadership of 2 Black Belts certified personnel, this programme runs through our entire business ensuring that every aspect of our operations performs as optimally as possible.
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