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<strong>March</strong> <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2019</strong> ADVERTISING / NEWSDESK: (046) 624 4356<br />

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Pam Golding celebrates milestone<br />

PA team<br />

enjoy 17<br />

years of<br />

success<br />

The last 17 years have<br />

been quite a<br />

tumultuous time in<br />

the South African<br />

property market, but<br />

Pam Golding has<br />

weathered the storms it<br />

faced along the way and<br />

has come out far<br />

stronger than before.<br />

The success of a<br />

business is not<br />

measured when times<br />

are good but rather<br />

when the environment<br />

changes and times get<br />

tough.<br />

The property boom<br />

between 2004 and 2007<br />

which developers,<br />

builders and estate<br />

agents enjoyed, was<br />

followed by a collapse<br />

resulting in extreme<br />

market changes and<br />

economic downturn.<br />

Through the Meyers’<br />

forward thinking<br />

leadership, Pam Golding<br />

withstood the challenges<br />

and remains one of Port<br />

Alfred’s top Industry<br />

leaders.<br />

The franchise has<br />

recently taken over the<br />

Jawitz (formerly Unique)<br />

Properties offices, from<br />

Susan McLellan in the<br />

CBD which, now under<br />

the leadership of Andrew<br />

Meyer, will look after the<br />

Port Alfred rental<br />

property market.<br />

“The rental market is<br />

showing enormous<br />

growth in the Port Alfred<br />

area,” commented<br />

A n d r e w.<br />

“The purchase of the<br />

rental portfolio from<br />

Susan will undoubtedly<br />

THE PROPERTY TEAM: Pam Golding Properties is celebrating 17 years in Port Alfred under the<br />

leadership of Isobel Meyer and her husband Andrew. Isobel also celebrates her 20 year milestone in<br />

the business. Pictured from left are Rita de Sousa, Kelly de Sousa, Lauren Meyer, Margie Siegers,<br />

Isobel Meyer, Marizka Burgess, Susan McLellan, Amelia van Niekerk, Leigh-Ann Horne and Sonja<br />

Norden. Isobel’s husband, Andrew, was not available for the photograph Picture: ROB KNOWLES<br />

bring about even further<br />

growth in the future,<br />

having already increased<br />

the size of our rental<br />

pool monumentally.”<br />

Looking after<br />

hundreds of rental<br />

properties on behalf of<br />

their owners, Pam<br />

Golding is proud to be<br />

the biggest rental<br />

property agent in the<br />

area.<br />

Having originally<br />

owned a hardware store<br />

in the CBD which<br />

provided plumbing and<br />

other tools and<br />

equipment to the<br />

construction industry,<br />

Andrew and Isobel<br />

Meyer were afforded a<br />

wide range of industry<br />

experience before their<br />

venture with Pam<br />

Golding Properties<br />

began.<br />

When they were<br />

forced to close their<br />

shop down due to the<br />

liquidation of one of<br />

their biggest builder<br />

clients, Isobel sought an<br />

opportunity in real<br />

estate with then Ingrid<br />

Ilgner Estates, where she<br />

got to work alongside<br />

Susan McLellan as an<br />

agent.<br />

Already familiar with<br />

the industry and<br />

property speculation due<br />

to her father being one<br />

of the three developers<br />

of the Royal Alfred<br />

Marina, this was the<br />

point at which Isobel<br />

realised her passion.<br />

“I can remember the<br />

very year my mom<br />

became a real estate<br />

agent,” said her<br />

daughter, Lauren, who<br />

works alongside her<br />

mom today.<br />

“Things changed, and<br />

not just because we<br />

moved house so many<br />

times. There is no doubt<br />

that the real estate<br />

industry has its<br />

challenges, but if it was<br />

meant for anyone it was<br />

meant for her.”<br />

In 2000, her second<br />

year as an agent, Isobel<br />

was awarded as the top<br />

agent in the Eastern<br />

Cape and Garden Route<br />

regions for having<br />

earned the highest<br />

negotiated commission<br />

value, the highest total<br />

sales value and the<br />

highest total number of<br />

units sold. She was<br />

awarded GoldClub status<br />

“At Pam Golding Port<br />

Alfred we look forward to<br />

a future of building new<br />

29 Miles Street, Port Alfred<br />

Tel: 046 624 4356<br />

Congratulations to<br />

Pam Golding<br />

on your<br />

Anniversary and<br />

many successes.<br />

and qualified as a<br />

finalist for the National<br />

Agent of the Year.<br />

Isobel purchased the<br />

then Pam Golding<br />

Properties franchise<br />

from Ilgner in 2002 and<br />

went on to win the<br />

following awards:<br />

ý In 2002-2003 she<br />

won the Pam Golding<br />

Properties National<br />

Franchise office of the<br />

year award.<br />

ý In 2003, she won<br />

The Best South African<br />

Estate Agency Award<br />

(awarded by Bentley<br />

International to a single<br />

estate agency across all<br />

estate agent brands in<br />

the country – an<br />

independent award).<br />

ý In 2004 her agency<br />

was a regional winner<br />

and national finalist for<br />

the award of excellence<br />

in the category franchise<br />

of the year (awarded by<br />

the Independent<br />

Franchise Association of<br />

South Africa across all<br />

national franchise<br />

outlets including Wimpy,<br />

Vodashop among<br />

ot h e r s ) .<br />

ý In 2005-2006 she<br />

was awarded the<br />

National Franchisee of<br />

the Year and won the<br />

Pam Golding Properties<br />

Regional Office of the<br />

Year for most units sold.<br />

ý In 2001, 2002, 2007<br />

and 2008, she took<br />

home the Pam Golding<br />

Properties award for<br />

marketing excellence.<br />

ý In 2013, she won<br />

the award for most<br />

improved office in the<br />

Eastern Cape and<br />

Garden Route Regions.<br />

Of late her franchise<br />

has been awarded the<br />

Pam Golding Properties<br />

and Payprop award for<br />

the highest percentage<br />

rental growth year on<br />

year for 2017. Her agents<br />

have also done<br />

exceptionally well over<br />

the years, winning<br />

numerous individual<br />

awards under her<br />

leadership.<br />

Now, 17 years later,<br />

Pam Golding Port Alfred<br />

handles property<br />

transactions of all kinds<br />

with a highly qualified<br />

agent complement.<br />

Pam Golding herself<br />

said: “It’s so little mortar<br />

and all about the people,<br />

“At Pam Golding Port<br />

Alfred we look forward to<br />

building long lasting<br />

relationships centred<br />

around loyalty and<br />

excellent customer<br />

service. As industry<br />

leaders, we look forward<br />

to developing our brand,<br />

building market share<br />

and maintaining existing<br />

client relationships. Our<br />

industry is about<br />

understanding, it is<br />

about compassion and it<br />

is about having empathy.<br />

Above all, it is about<br />

putting the needs of<br />

others before our own,”<br />

said Isobel.<br />

“As an agent myself<br />

t o d ay, ” said Lauren, “I<br />

am incredibly proud to<br />

be a part of the Pam<br />

Golding Properties Port<br />

Alfred team under the<br />

leadership of my mom.<br />

While the industry does<br />

have its challenges, it is<br />

exceptionally rewarding,<br />

working with people and<br />

helping them find their<br />

home.<br />

“ It all starts with a<br />

passion for people; that<br />

is what we’re all about.”<br />

Congratulations and Best Wishes<br />

to Pam Golding Port Alfred on your<br />

Improvements and Anniversary<br />

Trading Hours SUPERSPAR Rosehill: Mon– Sat: 8am – 7pm Sun 8am - 5pm | Tel: 046 624 3542<br />

www.rosehillsuperspar.co.za<br />

Trading Hours SPAR Nemato: Mon– Sat: 7am – 7pm Sun: 7am - 6pm | Tel: 046 940 0383<br />

CONGRATULATIONS<br />

IT IS A PRIVILEGE<br />

TO BE PART OF THE<br />

ACHIEVEMENTS OF<br />

PAM GOLDING<br />

PROPERTIES –<br />

PORT ALFRED.<br />

WE WISH YOU MANY<br />

MORE YEARS OF<br />

EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS,<br />

BUILDING THE<br />

COMMUNITY AND<br />

MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN<br />

THE PROPERTY MARKET.<br />

PSIRA: 1241091 SAIDSA: 890<br />

Multi House | 41 van der Riet Street<br />

Tel: 046 - 624 3708 | Fax: (046) 624 1538<br />

24 hour Control Room: (046) 624 2508<br />

Email: multisecurity@telkomsa.net<br />

Congratulations<br />

to Pam Golding<br />

Port Alfred on<br />

this wonderful<br />

achievement -<br />

We are proud to<br />

be associated<br />

with you!<br />

Tel: 046 624 2600 | Fax: 046 624 5969<br />

P.O. Box 2510 | Port Alfred | 6170<br />

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ĚŵŝŶŝĂŽŽĨĂĞ<br />

Dear Isobel and Team.<br />

Congratulations on your 17 year<br />

Anniversary in Port Alfred!<br />

We wish you many more years<br />

ahead! Jannes & Staff -<br />

Griesel & Associates.<br />

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Congratulations to Isobel<br />

and the Pam Golding Team<br />

Shop 19A, Rosehill Mall, Port Alfred, 6170<br />

Tel: 046 624 4854<br />

CONGRATULATIONS ON<br />

ALL THE ACHIEVEMENTS<br />

ISOBEL & YOUR TEAM!!

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