General Pneumatics represents Gast Group

3rd Quarter 2014 News & events

The Gast Group has strengthened its Europe, Middle East and Africa distribution network with the appointment of General Pneumatics as a distributor and authorised service centre. Gast is a designer and manufacturer of compressors and vacuum pumps and a member of IDEX Corporation’s health and sciences division. Established in 1996 and originally specialising in the hose and fittings sector, General Pneumatics – a family-owned and operated business with its headquarters in New Germany, KwaZulu-Natal – successfully expanded into pneumatics in 2004 and soon after opened a second branch in Johannesburg. The company now employs over 40 staff, including seven field sales managers and seven internal sales executives. The company also has an established distributor base throughout the region.

Sales director, Andre Goodson said, “General Pneumatics is a progressive company that is passionate about pneumatics.” With the appointment of General Pneumatics, OEMs and end users of GAST and JUN-AIR equipment in South Africa now also have access to fast and reliable warranty and non-warranty service and maintenance, performed by trained engineers. They will also benefit from access to an increased level of OEM spares in the region and, in some cases, can take advantage of loan equipment while their systems are being serviced or repaired. The appointment also ensures that new and existing products are brought to market much more quickly and that global coverage of GAST and JUN-AIR brands is increased through a network of certified service providers.

For more information contact Andre Goodson, Gast Group, +44 1527 504040, [email protected], www.gastmfg.com

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