Ohlthaver & List Group (short O&L or Ohlthaver & List) is the largest private Namibian company group. It has its headquarters in Windhoek's central business district.
| Company type | Holding |
|---|---|
| Industry | food production, fishing, beverages, information technology, farming, retail trade, property development, marine engineering, steelworks, hospitality |
| Founded | 1919[1] |
| Headquarters | Windhoek, Namibia |
Key people | Sven Thieme (Executive chairman)[2] |
Number of employees | 5300 + (2015) |
| Website | www.ol.na |
The company was founded in 1919 by Carl List[3] and Herman Ohlthaver. It was headquartered near the post office. In 1929 a bigger building was bought on the corner of Peter Müller (today Fidel Castro Street) and Kaiserstraße (today Independence Avenue).[4] This building was soon named Carl List Haus. It is today known as the Alexander Forbes House and still the headquarters of the company group.[5]
The company is in its third generation, and owner of Wernhil Park Mall facilities. It is the largest private-sector employer in the country and has over 5,000 employees.[6]
Companies
editO & L include:
- O&L Centre - Property and shopping area
- Broll Namibia - real estate acquisition, management
- Namibia Breweries Limited
- Hangana - fishing and processing
- Namibia Dairies, including the Super dairy farm !Aimab - milk production and processing, milk products[7]
- Model Pick 'n Pay Namibia - Trading Company
- O&L Leisure - Hotels
- Kraatz - Engineering
- Dimension Data Namibia - Information Technology
- Windhoek abattoir - slaughterhouse
- Eros Air - in-house charter airline
- O&L Project Management
- O&L Nexentury
- windhoek schlachterei
- O&L Brand X
- O&L Fresh Produce
- BrandTribe
- Hartlief
- O&L Organic Energy Solutions
References
edit- ^ Schlechter, Deon (24 July 2014). "Govt asked to import more milk from SA". New Era. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Ohlthaver & List - Company Info - Management". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Wie das Strandhotel Form annimmt". Allgemeine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Duddy, Jo-Maré (5 August 2011). "Bigger, better Wernhil Park opens its doors to shoppers". The Namibian.
- ^ "Carl List House Refurbishment - Carl List Mall - Alexander Forbes House". artefacts.co.za. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Ohlthaver & List - Company Info". www.ohlthaverlist.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Ngulu, Freeman (2014-07-25). "Namibia: Dairies Scramble for Higher Output". Namibia Economist (Windhoek). Retrieved 2017-08-17.
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