Housing in Southern Africa February 2016

Energy Efficiency, Green building & IBTs

Segen UK launches SegenSolar

S egen is amajor player in the UK PV market with a market share of more than 35%of the British olar PV market. Segen’s expertise and experience will enable Segen- Solar to offer an unrivalled service to its carefully selected customer base in South Africa. The UK based company has been in operation since 2005 and employs over 85 highly skilled members of staff in its businesses in Germany, UK and now South Africa. Earlier this year, Segen also suc- cessfully launched SegenSolar GmbH in Cologne, Germany, which focuses on providing a wide range of state- of-the-art solar PV products and solutions. The recent launch of SegenSolar GmbH and SegenSolar are part of the UK company’s overall strategy to expand and strengthen its global trading activities after celebrating a decade of success. SegenSolar will begin trading early 2016 and focus on offering a select range of quality, proven solar PV products for PV off-grid, grid tied, hy- brid, back-up and storage solutions. SegenSolar proudly brings cus- tomers its ground breaking, reliable and easy to use on-line trade portal

The UK’s largest wholesale distributor of solar PV products, Segen, has announced the launch of its innovative business in Johannesburg, SegenSolar.

that the company has developed and refined over the years. The online portal will allow trading customers in South Africa to design a solar PV system and obtain a de- tailed breakdown of the components required for that system within min- utes, see real time stock levels, order any product/system 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The South African company will follow the group’s proven formula of success by offering customers a range of quality, proven PV products and solutions at attractive prices, great stock levels, excellent customer support and product training, and an honest, transparent relationshipwith its trading customers. The executive team includes Andy Pegg, CEO Segen (UK); Sven Seeger, Managing Director, SegenSolar; Michael Schäfer, Managing Director of SegenSolar GmbH. Pegg said: “We are very excited and confident about the launch of our new business! South Africa is one of the most dynamic and rapidly

emerging solar markets in theworld.” Schäfer said: “The launch of SegenSolar is a culmination of our collective efforts over recent years to expandour solar PVwork andoffering in the Africanmarket. The realisation of a long-time aspiration and dream that has finally materialised. Seeger concluded: “It is a proud moment for us and a privilege to be part of such an amazing team of people who will add significant value to our local solar PVmarket. Working with an established, credible and experienced company like Segen will enable us to offer our customers an unparalleled level of service, relevant quality PV products at attractive prices and innovative solutions to help grow their businesses and ours. We are incredibly excited about the launch and look forward tomirroring the level of success seen in the UK, and recently in Germany.” Visit SegenSolar at the Power & Electricity World Africa 2016 Expo, March 15-16, or call SegenSolar on 0330 9000 133. ■

February 2016