Solar geyser supply outweighs demand

Since the inception of the Eskom Solar Water Heater rebate programme in 2008, there has been a phenomenal growth in supply of solar water heaters (SWHs) to the market. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of SWH suppliers in the industry increased from 45 to 700. There...

Notebooks set for robust Q1

Although the demand for laptops during the first quarter of 2013 is expected to be down, The Notebook Company is predicting that its revenue will remain the same for the first quarter of the year, in comparison to the same quarter last year. This is according to...

Downturn for laptop demand

 Demand for laptops will be weak  during the first quarter of the year, and this is not only because of the market share being stolen by tablets. This is according to Christopher Riley, MD of The Notebook Company, who adds that laptop demand – not counting netbooks –...