Sparks Electrical News May 2021

CONTRACTORS’ CORNER

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Our best buy ever

T he Bosal Electrical Conduit System and Acces- sories Division of Bosal Afrika (Pty) Ltd was pur- chased by Cabstrut in 2018. The Bosal division is a renowned and leading supplier of electrical steel con- duit and related accessories. The product sets itself apart by the patented, easy-to-assemble LOCFIT system that eliminates the need for special tools or threading. “It was our best buy ever,” says Theon Steyn, CEO of Cabstrut. “What a great product range; it basically sells itself. It certainly took a while to re-establish the prod- uct in the market as Bosal Afrika did not manufacture much in the period directly before the purchase and it took us about two months to move the equipment to our factory. Luckily, we had all the Cabstrut and Voltex branches to distribute through and once the message got out there, we simply could not keep up with de- mand. Today, it is all back to normal – we manufac- ture about around 5000 lengths a day and business is growing steadily to the point where we might have to consider expanding manufacturing capacity.” “We also sell a lot of Bosal in Dubai. There are a quite a few South African contractors there and they obviously know the benefits of Bosal. One of the big- ger contactors had time studies done and found that Bosal had a 46% labour saving compared to their nor- mal screw-in conduit. We then had the product tested and certified in Dubai to BS EN 61386-1: 2008 and BS 4568. The product is now widely specified there by consultants and we are currently supplying to the new Sea World in Abu Dhabi,” says Steyn. “Locally, we have also seen interesting trends. Over and above the normal large projects Such as Medupi and Kusile where Bosal is specified, we have also been selling vast amounts of 50mm conduit, historically not a big mover. It seems that in certain applications (public sector like libraries and schools), it is preferred to light duty cable tray and/or wire mesh due to the security factor of the cables not being open, not seen, and therefore not stolen. Whatever the reason, Bosal is a wonderful product and we are extremely happy and blessed to own it. We have added a few products to the range and it is certainly (by far) the best of its kind in the country. Like everything else at Cabstrut, we are expecting steady growth of this product range over the next few years.”

Enquiries: www.bosalconduit.co.za

SPARKS ELECTRICAL NEWS

MAY 2021