DAWN manufactures and distributes quality branded hardware, sanitaryware, plumbing, kitchen, engineering and civil products through a strategically positioned branch network throughout South Africa, as well as in selected countries in the rest of Africa and Mauritius. The Group has two operating segments, namely Building and Infrastructure, supported by the DAWN Solutions segment. The Building segment has five clusters – Wholesale Trading and Business Development, Watertech, Sanitaryware, Kitchen and International (including AST – joint venture) and two associates – Apex Valves and Heunis Steel. The Infrastructure segment consists of two businesses, DPI and Incledon, and two associates – Sangio Pipe and Angolan-based Fibrex as well as two joint ventures – DPI Simba in Tanzania and Aqualia DPI in Mauritius. The DAWN Solutions segment comprises DAWN Logistics (DAWN Cargo and DAWN Distribution Centres), DAWN HR Solutions, DAWN IT, DAWN Marketing & Design, DAWN Merchandising and DAWN Packaging. The Group's focused cluster approach allows for the extraction of synergies, including cost reduction and improved utilisation. The Group's strategy is to optimise the mix of trading, brands and manufacturing to maximise the economies of scale created as the largest, low-cost South African building and infrastructure industry distributor. Even though the Group's operations have been right-sized to adapt to current activity levels and certain excess commodity capacity has been mothballed, the Group has ensured sufficient capacity to take up opportunities when they present themselves. There is no plan to sell any of its businesses in total at this stage.
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