GUD News

G.U.D. Holdings exhibit at Automechanika 2013
Automechanika 2013, Southern Africa's leading Automotive Aftermarket event, takes place from 8 - 11 May at the Johannesburg Exhibition Centre in Nasrec...

G.U.D. Holdings (Pty) Ltd wins Proudly South African Enterprise Award
G.U.D. Holdings were pronounced the winner of the prestigious Proudly South African Enterprise award at the Inaugural SA Premier Business Awards 2013. The SA Premier Business Awards was held on 20 March 2013...

Sharks Academy get huge boost from G.U.D. Holdings (Pty) Ltd
On Friday 5 April 2013 G.U.D. Holdings (Pty) Ltd issued a R800 000 sponsorship to the Sharks Academy. Red Shuttleworth, CEO at G.U.D. Holdings handed over the cheque to Sharks Academy president, Hans Scriba in front of 30 000 Sharks fans on match day....

Filpro hosts Inaugural Certificate Ceremony
Filpro took great strides in 2012 to uplift and develop informal mechanics with product and business training. To conclude the year’s success Filpro hosted a Certificate Ceremony...

GUD Filters empowers physically challenged workers in Kwamakhutha
Sipho Sethu, defined as “our gift” in isiZulu, is an apt description for the local business that employs only physically challenged workers in Kwamakhutha, south of Durban...

Sharks Academy sponsorship recipient makes The Sharks 2013 Squad
Franco Marias, the 20 year old hooker from Vereeniging, has been selected to start his senior rugby career with The Sharks in 2013. ...

GUD grow footprint in Africa
GUD Filters has opened a new warehouse in Mozambique. The expansion of GUD’s distribution facilities is in line with their growth strategy to extend their footprint further into Africa...

GUD challenges misleading advertisement
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) handed down a victory to G.U.D. Holdings, a ruling that has important ramifications for the automotive parts industry...

GUD Announce Ekasi Soccer Tournament Winners
GUD are ground breakers in the automotive parts industry and as such have taken a lead in corporate social investment. In September 2012, GUD with South African coaching hero Clive Barker...

G.U.D. Holdings (Pty) Ltd appoint CEO and COO
We are proud to announce that Red Shuttleworth will continue in his leadership of G.U.D. Holdings (Pty) Ltd in the position of Chief Executive Officer...

FILPRO host training for Chatsworth mechanics
On 9 October 2012 Filpro hosted product training for the first time in Chatsworth, a suburb of Durban...

GUD host 2012 Annual Charity Golf Day
GUD hosted its annual Charity Golf Day at Cotswold Downs Golf Estate on 23 August 2012...

GUD host soccer tournaments for KZN scholars
GUD Filters is staging 3 soccer tournaments in KwaZulu Natal...

GUD Filters sponsor school bus for Open Air School
GUD Filters commitment to youth development was extended further in July by the sponsorship...

G.U.D. Holdings (Pty) Ltd acquire Safeline Brake Pads
G.U.D. Holdings, South Africa's leading automotive filter manufacturer since 1949 has acquired Safeline Brake Pads...

KZN South Coast mechanics welcome Filpro initiative
Local enterprise development company Filpro, supported by GUD Filters and NGK Spark Plugs were welcomed with great enthuasism by the mechanics from Umlazi...

GUD Filters triumph at Supplier Awards
G.U.D. Holdings (Pty) Ltd has once again been recognised by leading vehicle manufacturers, Toyota SA Motors and General Motors South Africa...

GUD Filters develops local enterprises
GUD Filters have made a substantial investment towards the start up fee for a BBEEE enterprise development company, Filpro (Pty) Limited...

GUD Filters wins VW Supplier of the Year Award
GUD Filters was presented with the Supplier of the Year award in the Parts & Accessories category by Volkswagen South Africa on 19 April 2012...

GUD Filters fights counterfeiters in Zimbabwe
On 27 March 2012 GUD Filters in Zimbabwe with the co-operation of the Zimbabwean government took the fight against counterfeiters to the streets...

GUD Filters helps the Quarter Bunnies Put Foot
GUD supported local KZN students with a product sponsorship for their 1983 Mercedes as they embark on the Put Foot Rally Charity adventure...

GUD celebrates being Proudly South African for CANSA
GUD celebrated its South African heritage by showing off our rainbow nation with spray paint for CANSA on 2 March 2012. Sprayathon stations were set up at GUD Sales branches...

GUD Filters becomes the largest sponsor of the Sharks Academy in 2012
In 2012 GUD Filters is focusing on youth development through sport by becoming the largest official sponsor of the Sharks Academy. Seven previously disadvantaged young rugby players will receive a full scholarship at the prestigious training academy valued at R490, 000.00...

GUD provides internship opportunity to Christel House students
In July 2011 G.U.D. Holdings (Pty) Ltd sponsored R 900,000.00 to the Christel House School in the Western Cape by providing scholarships to thirty learners over a three year period. In addition to the donation...

Advertising Standards Authority rules in favour of GUD
The popular GUD vs DUD marketing campaign received a thumbs up by the Advertising Standards Authority's Tribunal when they ruled in favour of GUD following a complaint regarding the campaign.The GUD vs DUD campaign aims to inform motorists of the differences between a GUD premium quality filter...

GUD Filters sponsors brand new Isuzu to Fulton School for the Deaf
GUD Filters, the leading automotive filter manufacturer sponsored a brand new Izuzu KB200 vehicle valued over R 150,000.00 to Fulton School for the Deaf. The school situated in Gillitts, KwaZulu Natal caters for the specific educational needs of deaf learners many of which are from disadvantaged communities...

GUD launch at the Total Kenya Motor Show 2011
GUD Filters, the leading South African filter brand, launched our range of premium automotive filters into the Kenyan aftermarket at the largest motor show in East and Central Africa...

State of the art GUD laboratory is overhauled
GUD is the only filter manufacturer in South Africa to have a state of the art laboratory dedicated to quality assurance. The GUD laboratory has recently undergone a facelift with a modern look in line with international standards. Our world class laboratory plays an integral role...

GUD Hosts 2011 Annual Charity Golf Day
GUD hosted its annual Charity Golf Day at the Cotswold Downs Golf Estate on 25 August 2011. GUD is committed to education and the funds raised will go toward uplifting Zenzele Junior Primary School in Folweni. The sunshine and blue skies made idyllic weather conditions for a round of golf...

GUD gives generously to Christel House South Africa
On 30th June 2011, GUD donated R900, 000.00 to the Christel House School in South Africa by providing full scholarships to thirty learners over a three year period. The Christel House foundation, an independent school in Cape Town assists poverty stricken areas...

GUD Launches The D6 Communicator
GUD is committed to adding value to the lives of our customers. To this end we are introducing a new, innovative communication tool called the D6 Communicator, designed to provide our customers with instant updates regarding various developments at GUD...

GUD Technical Helpdesk
GUD have always been committed to providing the highest level of technical support to its customers and now have a dedicated Technical Customer Help Desk to offer efficient and timeous resolution to all queries...

GUD promotes Inono in the workplace
GUD is committed to the highest quality standard of manufacture for all its products to exceed OEM requirements. With a world class laboratory that conducts intensive testing on our filters and the strictest adherence to the ISO health and safety standards, customers are assured of great engine protection...

GUD gets Zenzele Junior Primary Climbing
Zenzele Junior Primary in Folweni has been the primary beneficiary of GUD's social upliftment programme since 2009. In January GUD donated child-friendly interactive learner guides to the students so they may begin then new school year fully equipped...

GUD Hosts Proudly South African Business Forum
GUD has been a longstanding member of Proudly South Africa and for the last nine years actively promoted the Proudly South Africa values and brand amongst their staff and customers...

e-CAR Joins Autodetox
The highly successful e-CAR workshop group announced in February this year that they will be joining the Autodetox programme. This is a huge boost to Autodetox, customers will now have an additional 60 workshops all over the country who offer this service...

GUD Wins Supplier Awards
Toyota SA Motors awarded GUD Holdings (Pty) Ltd the Supplier Award for Achievement in Parts & Accessories in 2010. This award is a great acknowledgement and achievement for GUD demonstrating our OE quality and excellence service...

Cabin Air Filter Line Update
In 2010 GUD installed a new state of the art Cabin Air Filter line at our Pietermaritzburg factory producing for the first time locally manufactured cabin air filters. With increased productivity and efficiency GUD Filters are effortlessly meeting the demand for these products, producing approximately 700 units per hour...

Zim Warehouse Grand Opening
GUD Filters recently held the grand opening of our new Zimbabwe warehouse and sales office. Managing Director of the Zimbabwe operation; Wonder Mutsokoti as well as GUD executives hosted prominent distributors and wholesalers for the launch event on 5 August...

GUD Joins Forces for Education
GUD Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a company committed to the social upliftment of its surrounding communities with a key focus on education. Our chosen beneficiary since 2009, Zenzele Junior Primary in Folweni has benefitted from renovated classrooms and library, lap desks, equipment and books...

GUD Supports CANSA 2011
GUD showed their true colours to support the CANSA Sprayathon 2011. The Sprayathon was held at our Prospecton factory on the 4th of March 2011. Staff members came out in solidarity armed with custom made stencils, hair spray paint and a willing spirit to take a stand against cancer...