Seaweed, boats and invisible cards win the day in CT

RAY SMUTS EXTRACTING GROWTH hormones from seaweed to enhance agricultural practices in more than 50 countries lies behind Simon’s Town-based Kelp Products getting the nod as 15th overall winner of the ABSA/Cape Regional Chamber’s Exporter of the Year competition in the Mother City last week. Robertson and Caine, the boatyard credited for manufacturing world-beating, luxury, multi-hull cruiser yachts for the charter industry, won the award for best exporter in the engineering sector. Award for the best non-manufacturing company went to Invisible Card Company of Somerset West, while best small exporter was Epping-based Gourmet, producer of olive oil and balsamic vinegar for elegant dining, the company’s So!Go products having found acceptance at fashionable stores in Paris, London and New York.