African Business 2020 edition

advanced technologies in the commercial print, industrial print, 3D print/additive
manufacturing, auto identification, bar coding and labelling sectors.
As such, we are proud to be the sole distributor in Southern Africa for many of the leading
internationally-renowned brands in those sectors in which we operate, such as HP Indigo,
Komori, Flint, Fujifilm, Argox, CipherLab, Datalogic and Brother.
And, with a focus always on providing highly skilled services and post-sales support, we’re
ensuring our customers are maximising their potential for growth and profit - day in, day out!
Kemtek’s three-dimensional growth
An industry leader in printing sees good prospects in Africa.
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WWW.KEMTEK.CO.ZA
agreements for international brands such as Argox,
Brother, Datalogic, Epson, Fujifilm, Honeywell, HP
Indigo, and many more.
Growth for Kemtek will come in three forms:
expansion on the continent, expansion in the
product range and development in the 3D printing
market. Says CEO Johan Botes, “We’re seeing good
Targeted industry product demonstrations and prospects in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ghana, Kenya,
events are proving popular with customers and Malawi, Mozambique and a number of others.
prospective customers alike.
What we’ve done successfully is gain partners,
bring them to South Africa, train them and maintain
Over the past decade, the printing industry a strong relationship.” Kemteck has about 200
has had a bad “rap”. Since the onset of resellers in 28 countries.
the green mindset, people have made With 3D printing, there are significant
assumptions that printing is wasteful opportunities for the African continent, where
and bad for the environment, that it results in adoption of new technology is swift. Like mobile
deforestation, and that it is expensive. In fact, using phones, 3D printing could be the killer app that
the correct technology can result in cost-effective, enables Africa to leapfrog into a new age of
environmentally-friendly printing which results in industrial production.
brilliant marketing and other important benefits to
business. Printing technology is also flexible – the Customer-oriented
industry has a responsibility to keep up with latest The focus on the customer experience at Kemtek
trends in order to remain sustainable and relevant. goes beyond the sales process and incorporates
Whether it’s simple inkjet printing, digital printing or after-sales service, maintenance, repairs and
3D printing, demand remains, and the world’s tech ensuring a quality experience. The company’s major
companies continue to supply quality products to asset is its staff through which it delivers a wealth of
this important sector.
knowledge that is not found in other organisations.
In South Africa, the current economic situation Kemtek differentiates itself through support, repairs,
has seen slowing GDP growth. Together with the dealing with warranties and telephone support.
perceptions of the print industry, this has resulted Kemtek is perfectly positioned to achieve its
in a challenging trading environment. However, vision of further growth. With its stake in the 3D
Kemtek Imaging Systems (Kemtek) is positioning printing industry, its ever-growing African operations
itself for growth and maintaining a positive outlook. and its solid base in South Africa, this is a company
Kemtek has been serving the print, labelling, bar that looks set to continue leading the way in the
coding and associated sectors since 1988. Growth specialist sectors in which it operates. ■
has been gradual but through determination and
a strong focus on staff, Kemtek is today recognised For more information, visit www.kemtek.co.za
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