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ABOUT SACEEC( South African Capital Equipment Export Council)
The South African Capital Equipment Export Council( SACEEC) is a private / public sector partnership based on best practice. The organisation has its roots in the re-alignment of the South African industry from an inward protective focus to an outward competitive focus, as was championed by then Minister of Trade and Industry( DTI), Alec Erwin. SACEEC liaises with the DTI through the Team Exports South Africa( TESA) quarterly coordinating meetings.
The SACEEC represents the capital equipment and project sector both for new projects and for the aftermarket. It is also the endorsed representative body for the consulting engineers and their associated bodies, merchant bankers – with reference to their involvement in financing capital projects, capital equipment suppliers and supplier of services to the capital project sector.
The SACEEC provides a facilitating role in assisting capital equipment sector companies to grow their business through exporting. To that end, it takes a proactive role in, amongst others:
• Assisting its members to maximise markets through providing early leads on opportunities
• Organising outward selling and inward buying missions
• Organising pavilions at international exhibitions and assisting individual companies to attend specific exhibitions or engage in primary market research
• Providing one-stop access to suppliers of the sector and simplifying the identification of suppliers for international sourcing
• Providing the vehicle for encouraging the sharing of export related facilities and manpower. Monthly SACEEC meetings provide good opportunities for the members to network
• Encouraging the development of consortiums and the packaging of international projects
• Facilitating liaison with all departments of government
• Providing access to the combined voice of the sector on issues relating to finance, industrial policy( both development and application) and industry promotion.
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