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1895 |
S Crookes & Sons: Partnership registered. Sugar farming and milling operations at Renishaw. |
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1900 |
Construction of enlarged Renishaw mill. |
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1913 |
Incorporation: Crookes Brothers Ltd was formed and then purchased the business operations of S Crookes & Sons. |
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1929 |
Purchase of Isonti farm (adjoining Renishaw). |
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1948 |
Shares listed on Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Purchase of Cedars Farm. |
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1961 |
Acquisition of Crookes Plantations Ltd, Swaziland. |
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1962 |
Subdivision of the company's 250 000 ordinary shares of R2 each into 500 000 shares of R1 each. |
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1975 |
Sale of Renishaw mill and milling rights to Reynolds Brothers Ltd. |
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1978 |
Purchase of Langespruit Estate, Doornkop area. |
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1980 |
Acquisition of : Riversbend Citrus & Sugar Estates, Nkwalini, Perseverance Sugar Company, Nkwalini and Mount Albert Estates, Doornkop. |
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1981 |
Acquisition of Bar J Ltd, Swaziland. |
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1985 |
Establishment of Crocworld, Scottburgh. |
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1986 |
Acquisition of Nyati Sugar Estates, Nkwalini. |
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1987 |
Purchase of Quarrie Farms, Napier district of the Western Cape. |
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1989 |
Purchase of Kykoedie farm, Napier, Umkomaas and Amanxala farms in Komatipoort.
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1990 |
Acquisition of: Etten Sugar & Citrus Estates, Nkwalini. Cane expansion at Bar J farms. Citrus expansion at Nkwalini and Swaziland. |
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1992 |
Purchase of deciduous fruit farm Ouwerf, Western Cape. Banana expansion at Amanxala. Sale of Isonti farm, South Coast. |
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1993 |
Cane expansion at Amanxala, 276 hectares over a two year period (1993/94, 1994/95). |
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1995 |
Purchase of deciduous fruit farm Belleview, Western Cape. |
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1996 |
Purchase of Middleburg and Oskop farms, Napier. Purchase of deciduous fruit farm Klein Lushoff, Western Cape. |
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1997 |
Purchase of cane farm Taurus, Doornkop. Cane and banana expansion at Amanxala: 161 hectares. |
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1998 |
Purchase of cane and banana farm Nico's Kamp, Komatipoort. Cane and banana expansion at Amanxala and Nico's Kamp. Purchase of deciduous fruit farm Libertas, Western Cape. |
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1999 |
Purchase of Panorama farm, Napier district of the Western Cape. Cane and banana expansion at Nico's Camp, Kamatipoort. |
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2000 |
Sale of the company's investment in CG Smith Ltd which generated a capital surplus of R41,2 million. Special dividend paid to shareholders amounting to R 3.00 per issued share (R36mil). |
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2002 |
Purchase of a grain farm adjoining existing farms in the Napier district, Western Cape. Purchase of the farms Nil Desperandum and Shalom in the Komatipoort area. |
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2003 |
Purchase of the sugar cane farm Seekoegat, Komatipoort, Mpumalanga. Closing down of the citrus growing and packing operations in the Big Bend area of Swaziland. |
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2007 |
Sale of the Middelrug and Oskop grain farms in the Napier district. Purchase of the deciduous fruit farm Dennebos in the Vyeboom area of the Western Cape. |
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2008 |
Purchase of the Vyeboom Boerdery deciduous fruit farm. |
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2009 |
Sale of the Langespruit cane farm in the Stanger region. The Mthayiza project in Mpumalanga partnering with Libuyile community. |
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2010 |
Sale of the Cedars cane farm in the Scottburgh region. The Riversbend Estate situated near Eshowe has been leased to Tongaat Hulett Sugar. A 438 Ha cane Farm was acquired in Zambia. Joint venture initiated with Kwacele community on the Langespruit Estate. |
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2011 |
The sale of Komati Estate to the Department of Land Affairs concluded in June 2010 with the receipt of the capital proceeds of R200 million and the signing of an agreement with the Department to lease back the estate for a five-year period, renewable for a further five years. |
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