Spotlight on counterfeit electrical goods

Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has released the first survey on electrical counterfeiting products in African countries, revealing that it affects between 40% and 80% of their respective markets. The survey was conducted in 11 African countries...

Schneider holds counterfeit products survey

Schneider Electric, global specialist in energy management, has announced that it is behind the largest ever survey into counterfeit electrical products in Africa. This unprecedented survey involved 37 interviewers over a two-month period. Over 300 professionals were...

Consumers urged to shun counterfeit goods

A new global campaign by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) aims to raise awareness among consumers of the R250-billion-a-year illicit trafficking of counterfeit goods. The campaign – “Counterfeit: Don’t buy in to organised crime” – information consumers that...