RJ Connect has announced that it was awarded the Excellent Distributor of the Year award at the 2015 Moxa Application & Technology Conference held in Munich during March. This is the second time that RJ Connect has won the award since it secured the sole-distributorship of Moxa products in sub-Saharan Africa in 1997.
The award was presented to RJ Connect based on its commitment to and investment in the Moxa brand for the past 18 years and the adoption of Moxa’s sincere service, support and solutions policy.
Based in Johannesburg, RJ Connect, through its partnership with Moxa, has evolved to become a leader in the distribution and support of industrial communication equipment, redundant Ethernet, fibre-optic converters, data networking products, serial to Ethernet device servers and solutions to industrial vertical markets end-users and integrators. The company focuses on the sale of quality equipment and knowledgeable sales, service and support from an experienced team of sales representatives and field application engineers.
“We are very pleased to work with RJ Connect as it is a highly motivated distributor constantly striving for success,” said Stéphane Doussaint, channel sales manager, Moxa Europe. “Under the guidance of Robert Wright, the company has consistently displayed a high commitment to Moxa, our customers and products. Its in-depth knowledge of the relevant markets and technologies is impressive and the customers are in good hands. We are looking forward to many more years of our successful collaboration.”
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