Senwes Scenario December 2016 / January 2017 | Page 7

••• •• MA IN A R T ICL E •• The telescopic handler from JCB is one of the favourites together with the bachoe loaders. value to our agricultural and light industrial client base.” The list of premium products which will be rolled out includes Mini Excavators, Rough terrain forklifts, Telescopic handlers, Telescopic Wheel Loaders and Wheel Loaders, with the Telescopic handlers currently the most in demand. EXCELLENT SERVICES Pieterse said that all the products are already marketed at branches, but stock is not available at all branches. He added that parts are already on the Equip system and can be ordered from all service points with stock already at workshops. Excellent services are also guaranteed with training of personnel already underway which will run continuously on the parts as well as technical services side. GROW THE AGRICULTURE SIDE OF THE BUSINESS JCB’s aim is to build an entirely new market as well. They have well over 300 different types of machines, so there are endless opportunities. Lumley-Wood said that it has always been their ambition to grow the agricultural business here, and it absolutely hinges on finding a high quality and the right partner like Senwes Equipment. THE ROAD UP TO NOW Negotiations already started in May 2016 whereafter a business model was successfully presented to JCB and after several visits from UK management the contrart was officially signed in September. And as they say, the rest is history... *Senwes Equipment shares the values of JCB. We are now partners for the long-term and the chemistry is excellent. Download the Senwes Interim Results HERE! SENWES SHAREHOLDERS are advised that the interim results of the Senwes group can be downloaded from the Senwes website www. senwes.co.za. The results will also be published in the Beeld, Farmers’ Weekly and Volksblad and are available on the website of Money Web at www.moneyweb.co.za. The interim results are also available online by following this link: http://senwes.co/ Interim2016 or by scanning the QR code above. *Listen to an interview by RSG Geldsake with Senwes Chief Executive Officer, Francois Strydom, by scanning this QR code. R456 000 to Agri Securitas! Thinus Prinsloo (Afgri), Nick Efstathiou (General Manager OFM), Japie Grobler (Chairman of the Agri Securitas Trust Fund), Johan Bezuidenhout (NWK, Group Manager: Corporate Marketing) and Danie Minnaar (Chairman of the Senwes Board of Directors) during the handing-over of the cheque. SENWES SUPPORTS AGRI SECURITAS A CHEQUE TO the amount of R456 000 was handed to Agri Securitas by a proud team, which Senwes formed part of. This was done during the 2016 Agri SA Congress. Senwes, NWK, OFM and Afgri handed the cheque to Japie Grobler, Chairman of the Agri Securitas Trust Fund. Danie Minnaar, Chairman of the Senwes board of directors, represented Senwes. SENWES Scenario • DEC 2016/JAN 2017 5