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Celebrating Over
100 Years of Trust

Our story is one of relationships, values, and trust. From our inception we have always placed these ideals at the forefront of our business strategy.

More than a
Century of
Achievements

Partnerships forged over decades continue today and we endeavour to further develop from both existing and new relationships. Grounded as a leader in the Agri-Industry our values, core competencies and reputation ensure the sustainability of our long-term competitive advantage.

Our achievements over more than 100 years have been our expansion and positioning as the leading natural fibre broker and livestock auctioneering business in Africa, along with the diversification of our business, both locally and internationally. The BKB Group has developed into an organization where our people are our differentiating factor with common values that are underpinned by integrity.

Our History

1919

1919

The first wool cooperative, FCU, established in
Port Elizabeth

1920

BSB (wool cooperative) founded in
Cape Town and relocated during the
same year to Port Elizabeth

1920
1925

1925

WGA (wool cooperative) was founded
in East London

1927

KWB (wool cooperative) founded with head
office in Belfast and moved to Durban

1927
1975

1975

BKB was founded through the amalgamation
of FCU, BSB and KWB

1998

BKB converted and restructured from a
cooperative to a public company

1998
2005

2005

Acquired BKB Louwid (Livestock Marketing)

BKB transferred 15% shareholding ownership
to BBBEE producer partners in Ciskei, Transkei
and Lesotho

2007

Acquired BKB van Wyk (Livestock Marketing)

Acquired BKB GrainCo and Gritco (Grain
storage, trading and processing)

2007
2010

2010

Established BKB Agrifin (Agri Finance)

2011

Merged with ECAC (East Cape Agricultural
Cooperative)

2011
2013

2013

Established PaKHouse Brands and acquired
Atlanta Products

2016

Acquired 75% of Fruits du Sud, now Desert
Raisins (Pty) Ltd (Raisin processing & exports)

2016
2017

2017

Established AlphaAlfa (Lucerne processing
and exports)

Acquired RFID Experts Africa (Radio frequency
identification and data transfer systems)

2019

BKB Properties repositioned as Home &
Hectare Real Estate and acquired Solomons Crafford Real Estate.

Commissioned our second grid mill in
Bethlehem

2019
2021

2021

Acquired GWK Livestock Trading in the Central
Free State, Southern Cape as well as the
Swartland

2022

Acquired KLK Livestock in the Northern Cape

BKB listed on the Cape Town Stock Exchange
(CTSE)

Home & Hectare acquires GWK Properties
Free State

Acquired GWK’s southern livestock business, including Humansdorp Auction Point.

Established BKB Pinnacle Fibres (fibre trading business).

2022
2023

2023

Acquired the Provident Group of health retail companies in the former Transkei.

Continuing a Trusted Future