Victron Energy in Africa: March 2015 news roundup

March was a busy month in Africa for Victron Energy staff and distributors alike. Not only was there the 18th Annual Solar Show Africa, from 24 March to 25 March, but there was also a great opportunity for Victron Energy Distributors to meet up with Victron staff and their peers, as you can see in the group photo above.

SOLAR AFRICA 2015

This annual trade show, fair and exhibition was hosted in the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, attracting around 5,000 participants. Focusing on Solar Energy, Renewable Energies and Energy Storage this was an ideal platform for Victron Energy to display their energy and power solutions, particularly as load shedding continues to be experienced in South Africa. Here’s Andre du Rand (Sales Manager for South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana and Namibia) explaining the benefits and solutions to joburgtoday.tv

To see the interview go to around 6 minutes 12 seconds at:

Distributors meeting and awards

The happy faces from left to right are: Matthijs Vader (MD Victron Energy), Jan Klumpenaar (Sales Manager Africa, Asia, Brazil and Argentina) and Andre du Rand once more – looking a little less serious this time!

Ettienne van der Westhuizen – Managing Director of Current Automation, South Africa – Award for Excellent Sales.

Andre Friend – Managing Director of Telecom Techniques, South Africa – Award for Excellent Sales.

Gerd Roessler – Managing Director of Radio Electronic CC, Namibia – Award for Excellent Sales and Long Standing Achievement, as the oldest Distributor in Africa for over 20 years.

We wish all Distriubtors in Africa every success for the coming year and congratulate those above on their awards.

John Rushworth