The Wilo Group, Headquartered in Dortmund- Germany, is one of world’s leading manufacturers of pumps and pump systems in the market segments: Building Services, Water Management and Industry.
With over 7 500 employees and 60 production and sales companies all over the world, they see to it that the desires and requirements of their customers and users are optimally met every day – with pioneering developments and solutions, high-efficiency products, tailored solutions for special applications and for industry and extensive service offerings.
Fresh, clean water is becoming increasingly scarce and expensive worldwide. That’s why efficient extraction and use of this resource is one of the greatest challenges of our time. They are conscious of their social responsibility in this area and are using their expertise to help create solutions.
Their high-performance solutions for their partners and users are designed to transport water as far and as efficiently as possible. Africa is a targeted continent by the company and they want to bring their contribution to her on- going development. This is mainly for the Building Services and the Water Management market segments.
Their products are already being used in Africa for the past half a century. This is mainly in the North of Africa but also in South Africa as well. Their products are used in Hospitals, top class hotels, and water treatment plants.
Their products are sold in Africa through a dense distributor network of specialized regional distributors with the aim of being closer to the market.
The company offers pumps and pumping solutions to suit any specific application on both the Building Services and the Water Management market segments. Their products are focused on energy saving solutions which keeps them in a leading position in this regard.
JF Kéroulas, who is the International Marketing Coordinator, advices customers to not only think in terms of purchasing cost when sourcing for water pumps, but the Global Life Cycle Cost of the products and solutions should be considered.
He indicates that there will be a shift in the type of products manufactured by the company with a focus on energy saving solutions for the African market.
Contributor,
JF Kéroulas
International Marketing Coordinator
Africa
Wilo SE
www.wilo.com
