Hi Ratman
I recently joined Briggs having been an ex Barloworld employee also.
I will be totally honest with you and say please beware before joining this organisation, if you are expecting a high level of professionalism, good moral values and standards, a quality level of service to the customer, and faith and belief in the companies vision, then possibly think again.
This is a personal belief and may not be shared by everyone.
I have found working for the company a massive eye opener in a number of ways, but I won't go into detail, suffice to say that when it came to me matching my standards and expectations with theirs I found a definite disparity.
I would say talk to as many people as you can, keep your options open, there are some decent companies out there and they all operate in their own style, it's a question of what suits you.

The best of luck if you come over....