Léger takes reins from Kleynhans

Schneider Electric has announced the appointment of Eric Léger as country president for southern Africa, effective 01 April 2013.  Previously country president at Schneider Electric Korea (Schneider Electric Taiwan since 2011), Léger replaces Carl Kleynhans, who held...

Alexander Forbes rolls out green data centre

Alexander Forbes, an established financial services company specialising in short-term and long-term insurance, health, retirement and multi-manager investment solutions internationally, has demonstrated its commitment to green technologies, with the rollout of a...

Schneider installs data centre at ELIDZ

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has installed a full data centre solution at the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ), a prime industrial park servicing various industries such as automotive, agro-processing and aqua-culture,...

Schneider wins R101m Zambian deal

Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has secured purchase orders totalling R101-million from First Quantum Minerals’ Kansanshi smelter project and the Sentinel Greenfields project in Zambia. The Kansanshi site is located 15km north of the town of Solwezi...

Schneider signs new distributor

Local value added distributor, First Distribution, has signed a distribution agreement to represent APC by Schneider Electric in South Africa. According to Charlie Murray, GM at First Distribution, discussions with APC by Schneider Electric began in mid-2012 and the...