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PRESS RELEASE
Maintaining quality remains a major challenge in the I&C sector
23 March 2016: The biggest challenge facing the instrumentation and control (I&C) sector, both in South Africa and on the continent, is the impact of the deteriorating rand/dollar exchange rate.
“Clearly the biggest challenge is landing product at a reasonable cost. Our challenge is balancing the 30% rand/dollar exchange rate depreciation along with the normal supplier increase,” asserts Kevin Klaff, director of the Actum Group, which includes Peter Jones Electronic Equipment under its Actum Industrial division.
Suppliers have to ensure that they are able to present a value proposition, in addition to top-quality products, as opposed to cheaper imports from less reputable sources.
“The key strategy of the Actum Group is quality, which can never be compromised. Quality is a given across our entire product range, as all of our principals are global leaders in their respective markets.
“It is this focus on quality, together with our enhanced customer communications, that will continue to differentiate us in the marketplace,” Klaff adds.
The Actum Group comprises two main divisions. Actum Electronics focuses on electronic components, while Actum Industrial encompasses industrial products, instrumentation, pneumatics and professional tooling. All these businesses have been well-established brands in their respective markets.
The acquisition of Peter Jones Electronic Equipment, a leader in the diagnostic, analytical and process instrumentation industry, continued this expansion apace in 2012.
This was an important step as it elevated the Actum Group’s product range from a component level to an integrated solutions offering, Klaff points out.
Looking to the future, Klaff reveals that the Actum Group has a concerted African expansion strategy. “We are trying to focus more on Africa as a potential market. We have done some nice dollar-based deals there that give us a foot in the door.
“Africa is all about making the right contact and almost finding the reseller on the ground who knows what to do. You are not going to find the technical skills; you need to find the guy trading in various sectors, who is able to find the gaps and facilitate,” Klaff concludes.
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About the Actum Group
The Actum Group has diversified to become a leading importer and distributor of components, instrumentation, automation and industrial products. The original business, Actum Electronics, has been operating since the 1970s and was originally an importer and distributor of electronic components. More recently, four businesses have been acquired to form the Actum Group. These are Altico, Connecta, Peter Jones Electronic Equipment and Dowson & Dobson Industrial.
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Kevin Klaff
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Email: kevin [at] actum [dot] co [dot] za (kevin [at] actum [dot] co [dot] za)
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