Barloworld is a diversified industrial company founded in 1902. Barloworld has operations in thirty-one countries around the world and approximately half of their twenty six thousand people are in South Africa. Barloworld offers customers business solutions backed by leading industrial brands, supported by services, relationships and attention to details. These include both the sale of products and services and rental and fleet service options. Through their business philosophy of Value Based Management, Barloworld focuses on creating sustainable value for all their stakeholders simultaneously.