Press release

Volvo Trucks South Africa honors top performing dealers and staff

2025-03-18

On 13 March 2025, Volvo Trucks South Africa hosted its annual Top Achiever Awards, recognizing excellence among its dealers and staff. The ceremony saw winners announced in 20 categories, showcasing Volvo Trucks’ commitment to exceptional service and performance.

4 DOTY Winners standing shoulder to shoulder smiling at the camera — DOTY winners from left to right: Reshie Balkisson (Head Office), Valencia Adams (Cape Town), Liz Botes (Beaufort West) and Chris Clarke (Harrismith)

Volvo Trucks & Buses Cape Town took home the coveted Large Dealer of the Year award, whilst Volvo Trucks & Buses Harrismith secured top honours in the Medium Dealer category. Volvo Trucks & Buses Beaufort West was named Small Dealer of the Year.

"Our dealers are the backbone of our success," said Reshie Balkisson, Director for Service Market & Business Development. "They provide expert guidance, support, and service to our customers throughout their fleet's lifecycle, ensuring optimum uptime throughout."

Volvo Trucks has a service network of 20 dealerships along the major trade corridors of South Africa, including Eswatini, offering fleet owners’ peace of mind, through easily accessible, reliable service and timeous support - no matter the day or time.

"Our skilled technicians are essential in keeping our customers' fleets running efficiently and safely," explained Waldemar Christensen, Managing Director of Volvo Trucks South Africa. We are driven to go beyond what is expected and challenge industry norms, as this fuels our commitment to not just exist as a business, but to be a company that makes a difference every single day,” said Christensen.

Other winners included Technician of the Year, for wholly owned dealers, Teboho Mofokeng from Volvo Trucks & Buses Johannesburg, joined by Nature Baloyi from Magnis Trucks Pretoria East, who was named Technician of the Year for privately-owned dealers.

“Our meticulously trained technicians are the ones who keep the wheels turning, day in and day out. The ones who ensure that every Volvo Truck is ready to perform at its best – keeping them safe, reliable, and efficient - essential elements in being the best of the best,” explained Balkisson.

4 men standing from left to right: Anders Friberg from Head Office, Deon Le Roux from Cape Town, Willem Landman from Bloemfontein, and Jan-Harm Ras from Johannesburg

Sales Award Winners from left to right: Anders Friberg (Head Office), Deon Le Roux (Cape Town), Willem Landman (Bloemfontein) and Jan-Harm Ras (Johannesburg)

Other notable award winners included:

Best Overall CSI Dealer

Volvo Trucks & Buses Johannesburg

Best Uptime Dealer

Volvo Trucks & Buses Middelburg

Parts Sales Executive of the Year

Graham Norman, Volvo Trucks & Buses Johannesburg

Best Health, Safety & Wellness Dealer

Volvo Trucks & Buses Cape Town

Sales Executive of the Year
Willem Landman, Volvo Trucks & Buses Bloemfontein

"Our priority is to serve our customers and to continuously strive to improve, evolve and optimize our product and service offering – all with customer success in mind," concluded Christensen. "Our partnerships with customers and staff are invaluable to us and we are proud to recognize and reward our staff for their hard work and dedication – ultimately serving our customers, the best of the best."

Chrisjan Els handing over the Parts Salesperson award of the year to Graham Norman

From left to right: Chrisjan Els and Graham Norman

Chrisjan Els handing over the Technician of the year award to Teboho Mofokeng

From left to right: Chrisjan Els and Teboho Mofokeng

For further information, please contact:

Belinda Butler
Brand, Marketing & Communication, Volvo Trucks
Tel: +27 11 842 5000
Email: press.za@volvo.com

Volvo Trucks supplies complete transport solutions for discerning professional customers with its full range of medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Customer support is provided via a global network of dealers with 2,300 service points in about 130 countries. Volvo trucks are assembled in 12 countries across the globe. In 2022 approximately 145,000 Volvo trucks were delivered worldwide. Volvo Trucks is part of the Volvo Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. Volvo Trucks’ work is based on the core values of quality, safety, and environmental care.