SEW Eurodrive recently held a golf day at the local club in Kathu. It turned out to be a great event with full attendance and fun being had by all. The event was so well received that plans are already being made for next year. The winning fourball, was Andre Lottering, Bennie Botes, Joseph Kente and S Boshoff, all from Kombi Sishen. Best golf of the day went to Guy Lesch from PPC.
The winning fourball pictured here with Rene Rose – marketing manager, SEW Eurodrive.
The organisation also exhibited at the MTE Show in Kathu which was a valuable opportunity to meet with new and existing customers. "With technology the way it is, nothing in the world is far away," comments Conrad Pilger, sales and project manager for the region. "The Northern Cape is an important economic growth area and we have already set about building relationships with the local businesses and have seen an increase in business from this region."
"With the recent success in the mining industry as a result of our locally assembled industrial gear units, we feel confident that we can offer solutions to the drive engineering requirements of customers in this industry," concludes Pilger.
The Northern Cape is serviced by a dedicated sales engineer, Cas de Jager, who visits the region on a regular basis.
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