BMG entered the local hydraulics market last year with the acquisition of Goldquest International Hydraulics (Pty) Limited. This new specialist division remains incorporated as Goldquest, but will trade as BMG Hydraulics from 1 July 2009.
“The acquisition of Goldquest Hydraulics forms part of BMG’s strategic plan, which is to broaden the Group’s product offering and solutions capability in the engineering marketplace,” says Ian King, sales director of BMG – Bearing Man Group. “BMG’s solutions driven approach to engineering encompasses a project management and consulting facility that integrates different technologies, from hydraulics and pneumatics, to electronics and information technology.
“BMG Hydraulics, headed by managing director, Greg Lester, combines quality branded components, hydraulic engineering and contamination control, as well as a test and repair service, to ensure optimum performance and extended service life of a customer’s hydraulic systems.
“The new division follows stringent ISO 9001:2000 accredited procedures to ensure the integrity of every hydraulic system.” BMG Hydraulics will retain Goldquest’s distribution rights for leading hydraulic brands like Eaton/Vickers, Kawasaki Staffa, Marzocchi, Bieri, Hydrokraft, OMT, Larzep, Pister, Schroeder, EP Italiana, ISO, Blanke, Oleoweb, Emmegi and Pilan. Products available from BMG Hydraulics include variable and fixed displacement pumps, industrial and mobile valves, accumulators, low and high speed motors, as well as cylinders.BMG Hydraulics offers a complete turnkey project capability on hydraulic systems.
BMG has expanded its operation significantly over 35 years to become Africa’s largest specialist distributor of bearings, seals, power transmission components, electric and geared motors, belting, fasteners, filtration and hydraulics.
For further information
Veronique Bezuidenhout, Marketing Manager,
BMG – Bearing Man Group
Telephone: (031) 576 6221
Fax: (031) 576 6383
Email: veroniqueb@bmgworld.net
Web: www.bmgworld.net
