BI appoints new couplings product manager

16 July 2018
Leading supplier Bearings International (BI) has announced that Hilton Woest has been promoted to Couplings Product Manager, reporting directly to BI Business Unit Head Ross Trevelyan at the Parkhaven head office.
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Woest has many years’ experience in the industry, having worked 17 years’ for PS Transmission Centre as Works Manager before joining BI in 2012. His responsibilities included cost estimating for sales and manufacture; engineering design of sprockets, gears, and pulleys using CAD; compiling parts lists and material requirements; purchasing and procurement; and production planning and expediting.

Trevelyan comments that Woest will add “a much-needed dynamic to the product manager team. We wish him all the best in his new role, and look forward to the positive changes he will bring.” Woest himself adds that he looks forward to the new challenge presented by his promotion.

“I perform well under pressure, am able to communicate at all levels, and am excellent at multi-tasking and maintaining good customer relationships,” he points out. Woest has a proven sales record and excellent product knowledge, in addition to leadership skills.

Leading brands distributed by BI include Mayr backlash-free shaft couplings that prevent shaft misalignment; Jaure, a European leader in flexible couplings and transmission elements; Rexnord couplings; Opti; Omega; Tschan; and Nor-Mex, a leader in split, elastomeric, grid, gear, steel disc, and flexible tyre couplings.

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About Bearings International
BI is a member of the Hudaco Group. BI is a leading distributor of bearings and power transmission products in Southern Africa. With its customer-focused approach, BI is committed to delivering value to all its stakeholders, while offering quality solutions that make a real difference to optimizing plant availability and turnaround time. With over 60 years in the bearings and power transmission industry, BI puts its experience to good use by going great lengths to ensure their product range and services meet the changing needs of clients, industry and business. Backed by an elite technical team, BI covers the full spectrum of customer requirements, and is able to ensure immediate availability of products through a nationwide network of branches.

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