8.4 Value Cement Value Cement has been operating for 4 months and is a black owned company with 43% women shareholders. It blends, produces and sell cement to a wide range of customers. The company received R35 million from NEF and has created 50 jobs. 30 staff members are operating in the plant and there is no person with disability employed in the company. The company intends to train women on fork lifting and also intends to employ people with disabilities in future. Members were informed that the company produces 400 000 bags of cement per month and 10 000 per day. In addition, it was also indicated that the company has a contract with Micon to distribute cement for 5 years. Finally, the company indicated the key challenge related to transport to deliver the products to clients and the need to acquire vehicles in order to do this at the company's expense.