2025 AWARDS

Honouring Excellence in Facilities Management

This year, the SAFMA Awards will form part of the vibrant Roots & Routes Festival, with winners announced at the Awards Evening on 22 October 2025 at the Future Africa Campus, University of Pretoria.

The SAFMA Awards celebrate the outstanding individuals, teams, and organisations who are raising the bar in the Facilities Management (FM) profession in South Africa. These annual awards shine a spotlight on innovation, leadership, and impact—recognising those who are shaping the future of the built environment and inspiring progress across the industry.

In 2025, we’re proud to present a refreshed set of categories designed to reflect the diversity, creativity, and commitment driving FM today. Whether you’re early in your career, leading transformative projects, or championing sustainability, there’s a category that showcases your achievements.

Award Categories

  • Young Achiever – Recognising exceptional FM professionals aged 35 or under who are making a measurable impact.
  • Innovation in Facilities Management – Celebrating fresh ideas, services, or technologies transforming FM practice.
  • Best FM Service Provider – Honouring outsourced providers delivering excellence, innovation, and client satisfaction.
  • Community Impact Award – Recognising FM-led initiatives that create lasting positive change in communities.
  • Health, Safety & Wellness Initiative of the Year – Highlighting proactive initiatives that enhance wellbeing in facilities.
  • Leadership in FM – Celebrating visionary leaders driving industry success and mentoring future talent.
  • Women in FM Recognition Award – Spotlighting women leading change, breaking barriers, and inspiring excellence.
  • Sustainability Champion of the Year – Honouring those advancing environmental stewardship in FM.
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2024 AWARDS

Join us in recognizing and celebrating the individuals, groups, and corporations who are driving the growth and development of Facilities Management in South Africa. After careful consideration by our Board of Directors, we are thrilled to announce six exciting award categories for this year:

2023 AWARDS

Join us in recognizing and celebrating the individuals, groups, and corporations who are driving the growth and development of Facilities Management in South Africa. After careful consideration by our Board of Directors, we are thrilled to announce six exciting award categories for this year:

Please download the relevant form for your submission.


SAFMA Awards for Excellence 2023 Winners

Technology Implementation of the Year
  • 1st - Walter Nel & Bouwer Kleynhans - Redefine Properties
  • 2nd - S Fourie– Massmart - Pragma
  • 3rd - W Kotze - Ithemba Property - Pragma

Management and Response to SA's Energy crisis
  • 1st - V Morarjee - Tsebo Facilities Solutions
  • 2nd - I Moroko - Empact Group (PTY) Ltd

Award for Excellence in FM
  • 1st - G Holtzhausen - Ithemba Property - Pragma
  • 1st - Jeanette Manana and FM Team - SARB Churn Project team
  • 2nd - R Taylor - Pick 'n Pay - Pragma
  • 3rd - Charles Muller - Empact FM Team – PMI/LD

Facilities Manager of the Year
  • 1st - B Rathenam - South African Reserve Bank
  • 2nd - H Fourie - Tsebo Facilities Solutions

Chairman’s Award
  • V Morarjee - Tsebo Facilities Solutions

Founding Members


Honourary Award:
  • Brian Wilkinson
  • Chris Munnik
  • David Holmes




2022 AWARDS

SAFMA Awards for Excellence 2022 Winners


Young Achiever of the Year
  • 1st - DP Balibali - Bidvest Facilities Management
  • 2nd - E David  – Bidvest Facilities Management
  • 3rd - A Jacobs - Tsebo Facilities Management

Technology Implementation of the Year
  • 1st - Akshay Maharajh (Vetasi) & Thabani Mhlongo (North West University) - Vetasi (Pty) Ltd & NWU
  • 2nd - D Smith / L Steeenkamp / R Redaelli – Bidvest Facilities Management
  • 3rd - V Cattigan - Tsebo Facilities Solutions

Management and Response to COVID 19

  • 1st – Noloyiso Mhlubulwana – IALCH Tsebo Facilities Solutions Team
  • 2nd – Conrad Mills - Absa Bank LTD
  • 3rd- J J Jansen - Life Healthcare 

Excellence in FM
  • 1st - W Nel - Redefine Properties 
  • 2nd - Service Standards and Hospitality team: G. Kenny  R. Njoko  M. Van den Heever  S. Ramchander  A. Spinks  - Bidvest Facilities Management  
  • 3rd - L Sharp - Bidvest Facilities Management  

Facilities Manager of the Year

  • 1st - W Nel - Redefine Properties
  • 2nd - M Mashau – Bidvest Facilities Management
  • 3rd – M Zinyemba – Bidvest Facilities Management

Chairman’s Award

  • Noloyiso Mhlubulwana - IALCH Tsebo Facilities Solutions Team

Redefine Properties and SAFMA take Platinum on the Global FM stage
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