Our journey can be traced back to 1860 when our founder, Samuel Crookes – a wheelwright from Finningley in Yorkshire, England, arrived in Port Natal.
More than half a century later, his sons – George, Fred and John – incorporated the company, paving the way for the company’s listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1948. Since then, we have grown to become one of South Africa’s most successful and entrepreneurial food production companies, delivering returns to our shareholders, while contributing positively to society.
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1860
Samuel Crookes arrives at Port Natal.
1866
Samuel Crookes establishes a sugar mill.
1895
Samuel Crookes & Sons partnership is formed.
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1913
Crookes Brothers Limited is incorporated.
1948
Renishaw mill from air.
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1957
Acquisition of Crookes Plantations sugar cane and citrus farms at Big Bend, Swaziland.
1978
Acquisition of sugar cane farms in the vicinity of Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal.
1989
Acquisition of farms in the Komatipoort area of the Mpumalanga province.
1992
Acquisition of the first deciduous fruit farm in the Vyeboom area of the Western Cape.
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2012
Acquisition of the lease of 3 000 hectares of irrigable land for macadamia cultivation near Gurue in northern Mozambique.
2016
Initiation of Mawecro joint venture on Komati farms. Start of first phase property development at Renishaw.
2021
Spluma approval received for Node 3 of Renishaw Coastal Precinct.