African Petrochemicals- 16.1 2019

BOSCH REXROTH SOUTH AFRICA GROUP HOSTS CUSTOMERS AT THE REXROTH HUBB
The Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of
Companies held its first customer day on
24 May at the Rexroth HUBB in Kempton
Park.
In a celebration of the Group’s relationships
it shares with its customers and business
partners, customers of each of the Group
companies were treated to a tour around the
16 000 m2 facility, showcasing the numerous
modern engineering and production facilities
that have been the heart of Bosch Rexroth
South Africa Group operations for the past
12 months.
Working demonstrations of the various
technologies and systems offered by the
Group, in addition to a large collection of
products and components from across
the 30+ international brands it represents
in Africa, were on show in the companies’
assembly areas.
Customers had the opportunity to see many of the Group’s technologies in action and discuss their
application directly with the Group’s knowledgeable staff.
Facilities such as the Group’s hydraulics and
pneumatics test rigs and training rooms,
and solutions such as Hytec Services Africa’s
containerised mobile hose workshops for
mines were also open to customers.
“Bosch Rexroth South Africa is an integral
part of the entire Rexroth Group,” said Bosch
Rexroth Group Executive President and
Chief Financial Officer Dr Markus Forschner.
“Our commitment to quality, innovation
and customer focus is clearly demonstrated
today. The building, the production
environment, but most importantly everyone
in this organisation, reflects our motto, We
Move, You Win. We moved into the HUBB to
set the highest standards in our industry, and
our customers benefit from multi-technology
solutions all under one roof.”
Over 250 of the Group’s valued customers
attended, and were joined by Regional
President for Africa and Group CEO Tillmann
Olsen; Dr Markus Forschner; as well as general
managers and staff from across Group’s
various regional operations across Africa.
At each of the demonstrations, customers
were able to pose and discuss their
application challenges with the Group’s
specialists across its hydraulics, pneumatics,
assembly, linear motion and automation
offerings to identify potential avenues of
performance and process optimisation.
Bosch Rexroth continues to invest in new
locations in Africa, and is currently building
up local value add activities such as the repair
of pumps, motors and hydraulic cylinders in
Botswana, Ghana, Kenya and Morocco. These
are the latest investment made by the Group
in developing its footprint in Africa, which in
Hytec Services Africa’s containerised hose workshops are a complete packaged mobile solution for
hydraulic equipment spares and components for mining machinery.
addition to South Africa, includes Namibia,
Zambia and Mozambique.
The Group’s Customer Day was followed the
day after by a Family Day, where the families
of the company’s staff were invited and
shown around the numerous facilities of the
Rexroth HUBB.
About Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group
of Companies
The Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of
Companies (previously the Hytec Group) is
Africa’s largest fluid power and automation
company. It comprises eight specialist
companies: Bosch Rexroth South Africa
(previously Hytec Holdings), Hytec South
Africa, Tectra Automation, Hytec Fluid
Technology, Hydraulic and Automation
Warehouse, Hytec Engineering, Hytec
Services Africa and HYSA, which collectively
source, market and distribute over 30
international hydraulic, pneumatic and
automation brands. The Group employs
approximately 850 people through a network
of 40 sales and service branches across sub-
Saharan Africa.
Contact:
Willem Gijzelaar, Group Marketing Manager
Bosch Rexroth South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 11 979 4630
Email: info@hytec.co.za
Website: www.hytecgroup.co.za
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