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.

Ohlthaver & List
Company typeHolding
Industryfood production , fishing, beverages, information technology, farming, retail trade, property development, marine engineering, steelworks, hospitality
Founded1919[1]
HeadquartersWindhoek, Namibia
Key people
Sven Thieme
(Executive chairman)[2]
Number of employees
5300 + (2015)
Websitewww.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

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O & 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

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  1. ^ Schlechter, Deon (24 July 2014). "Govt asked to import more milk from SA". New Era. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Ohlthaver & List - Company Info - Management". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  3. ^ "Wie das Strandhotel Form annimmt". Allgemeine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  4. ^ Duddy, Jo-Maré (5 August 2011). "Bigger, better Wernhil Park opens its doors to shoppers". The Namibian.
  5. ^ "Carl List House Refurbishment - Carl List Mall - Alexander Forbes House". artefacts.co.za. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Ohlthaver & List - Company Info". www.ohlthaverlist.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  7. ^ Ngulu, Freeman (2014-07-25). "Namibia: Dairies Scramble for Higher Output". Namibia Economist (Windhoek). Retrieved 2017-08-17.
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