The History of the Zambia Annual Quality Awards

The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry is the custodian of the National Quality Policy in Zambia, which forms the backbone of all quality related matters in the country. The Ministry developed the National Quality Policy with the support of the United Nations Industrial Development (UNIDO)-Trade Capacity Building Project and was approved by Government in December 2010. Among the key policy objectives is to ensure that goods and services produced and supplied in Zambia meet local and international quality requirements. The Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry in Zambia identified the need to establish the National Quality Awards programme in order to recognise and appreciation organisations and individuals who excel and are contributing to quality advancement in all sectors of Zambia.

Mr. David Sakala, Quality Assurance Manager at COMACO

“These awards tell a story of the behind-the-scenes work done by companies to ensure that the products that reach the consumers are safe.”

Mr. David Sakala, COMACO’s Quality Assurance Manager

The award programme was designed to motivate Zambian market operators to leverage high-quality standards to add value to their products, so as to better compete in the Zambian and international market.

Winners from the 2017 Zambia Annual Quality Awards

In order to recognise and appreciate organisations and companies who excel and are contributing to quality advancement in all sectors of Zambia, the annual awards were judged on the following criteria:

What does the company/organisation do to improve the quality of products, services and operations?

How does the company/organisation benefit from the improvement of the quality of products, services and operations?

What business opportunities are being created or expanded through the company/organisation’s quality efforts?

How does the company/organisation utilize quality in its activities for growing the business, and what quality control and customer feedback mechanisms does it have in place to improve quality?

Based on the above judgement criteria, COMACO was honoured to win a first place award in the 2017 Zambia Annual Quality Awards, alongside many of Zambia’s most highly regarded companies and organisation, as listed below:

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• COMACO: Company of the Year (Small/Medium Enterprise)
• Global Industries: Company of the Year (Large Enterprise)
• Mosi (Zambian Breweries): Product of the Year (Large Enterprise) 
• Luano Honey: Product of the Year (Small/Medium Enterprise)
• Varun Beverages Limited: Exporter of the year (Large Enterprise)
• NAPSA: Service of the Year (Large Enterprise)
• Spruceland Tech: Service of the Year (Small/Medium Enterprise)
• Mike Sichula (Radio Phoenix): Individual Award for Media Publicist of the Year

Additionally, COMACO was awarded 3rd place prize for Best Product of the Year for our It’s Wild! Peanut Butter.[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][blockquote style=”left_border” font_size=”24px” color=”#9e9e9e” source=”Mr. David Sakala, COMACO’s Quality Assurance Manager”]

“COMACO produces products that are consumed by a large population, both in Zambia and selected parts of other countries. The company works hard to ensure the safety of all the consumers of our products and meets all the legislations and regulations of both national and international bodies. By following high standard of quality we have gained customer confidence, regulators approval, and the consumer’s loyalty. We have managed to position ourselves strategically on the market as a result of our quality.”[/blockquote][vc_column_text]

COMACO is committed to exceeding quality standards in all aspects of our work. As the application process for the 2018  Zambia Annual Quality Awards draws closer, COMACO is looking forward to once again participating in these important awards.

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To learn more about COMACO’s award-winner It’s Wild! products, please click here.