Zest WEG Group first established a small office in Cape Town 20 years ago to cater for local customers who require fast turnaround times on the supply of electric motors. Today, this thriving business provides the entire Western Cape with a range of quality electric motors, variable speed drives, softstarters, switchgear, standby generators, transformers and access to renewable energy equipment under the WEG brand.
The Cape Town team has developed a reputation for going beyond the call of duty. “Our technical service team is on call 24/7 and this ability to quickly and efficiently expedite maintenance and technical issues places us on an extremely good footing with our diverse customer base,” says branch manager, Marthinus Greeff.
The field sales team is supported by dedicated technicians operating out of a fully equipped workshop capable of undertaking repairs to VSDs on site and includes a test bay for load testing of VSDs. Zest also boasts its own comprehensive training facility with five custom-built benches and this allows the branch to provide customers with complimentary training on its product range.
Greeff says that availability of product is a major differentiator that Zest can offer its customers. “We have a significant investment in our stockholding which includes WEG electric motors from 0,37 kW up to 370 kW. The WEG electric motor range encompasses aluminium motors, W22 high efficiency motors, flameproof motors, brake motors, dedicated aluminium pad motors and Smokex pad type motors.
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