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LOCAL MANUFACTURING
A range of plumbing products, all distributed to the retail plumbing
industry in Africa.
CTA manufactures different diameters of copper tube, which are
supplied according to customer specification.
product and to form new alliances that would ensure
CTA’s products are widely available at competitive prices.
Through ongoing partnerships, it has increased its market
share in the plumbing industry and continues to drive new
technology solutions. It also adapts quickly while having its
finger on the pulse of the industry. But it will always remain
the end user’s trusted partner for superior quality. operates, it is often not seen as worthwhile to invest in
manufacturing. The recent high increase in the cost of
labour and energy has exacerbated this. However, the
advantages of locally manufactured products include
shorter lead times, quality standards can be verified, and
partnerships with distributors in the region can more
easily be formed and maintained.
Many challenges, but quality control and
partnerships maintained
Local manufacturing requires technical know-how,
significant capital investment, and access to working
capital. Given the competitive challenges manufacturing
faces from the global environment in which CTA The future, particularly relating to the
plumbing industry
Maintaining high quality standards and investing in
capital to reduce the cost of production will be key
to growing and maintaining the local manufacturing
industry. PA
Processed copper
tubes are cut to
various lengths and
sorted in bins during
the manufacturing
process.
September 2017 Volume 23 I Number 7
www.plumbingafrica.co.za