South African Fastener Manufacturer: Competing With Imports
South African Fastener Manufacturer: Competing With Imports
Impala Nut & Bolt SA (Pty) Ltd., located in the Wadeville, Germiston industrial section of Johannesburg, South Africa
Just as in North America and Europe, a South Africa manufacturer notices the price competition from imported fasteners. Imports are the first fastener manufacturing problem Anthony Diamond mentions.
“In South Africa, we are faced with problems from imports and the ever increasing challenges we face with skills development in our industry,” the managing director of Impala Nut & Bolt SA (Pty) Ltd., told GlobalFastenerNews.com.
Impala answered the skills development issue by training internally.
Located in the Wadeville, Germiston industrial section of Johannesburg, Impala Bolt & Nut is an independent cold-forming manufacturer of large range of bolts, nuts and screws for a wide variety of industries – including construction, engineering, automotive and mining.
Impala Bolt was founded in 1995 by Anthony Diamond’s father, Aubrey Diamond.
Most of the fasteners Impala manufactures are sold in Africa.
“Impala’s focus has always been to sell to end users, although we have aligned with certain distributors whom we assist in increasing their market share. We have an understanding of cooperating with our distributors entirely so we do not compete at any stage.”
While more Americans know of “Impala” as a model of the Chevrolet produced since 1958, the bolt manufacturer is named after the southern African reddish-brown antelope with the characteristic “M” rear white marking. Web: impalabolt.co.za ©2011 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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