The 2015 Electra Mining Botswana is currently underway at the Fairgrounds in Gaborone with a number of regional and local companies showcasing their products at the three-day expo that brings industry stakeholders together under one roof.
One South African company exhibiting at the show is D and J Holdings (Office Emporium), which are an importer and distributor of all office equipment and consumables across all sectors including mining.
The company representative, Dinesh Madhoe who describes his company as “one stop shop” for all the office needs, said they have enjoyed their stay in Botswana and would like to pursue business relations with emerging companies.
“We have identified a huge market for our products which will promote better pricing, competition and variety for the huge number of suppliers in Botswana, which will inevitably add value to the economy,” he said.
D and J Holdings (Office Emporium) is a black owned company born in the modern South Africa. The company said its culture is firmly rooted around its concern for the continual development of youth especially women; by combining a strategic network base with the ability to deliver service and ongoing support to our clients.
It was founded in February 2014 and the founder member of the company has a wide experience in the distribution network that is IT, Sale & Marketing, Distribution and Office supply industries.
“D and J Holdings (Office Emporium) has managed to achieve this through our affiliation with reputable manufacturers, suppliers and distributors such as: MUSTEK, AXIZWORKGROUP, RECTRON, PENTEL, SAMSUNG, HEWLETT PACKACD, CANON, XEROX, EPSON, BIC, CROXLEY, CECIL NURSE & many other respectable big corporate that we have managed to build good relationships over the past years,” stated the company profile.
The company also said it was well advanced in terms of its services to corporate, government & private sector for the supply of its services because of its active representation on its board, coupled with rigorous women empowerment training programmes to enhance skills and knowledge base which add value to the intellectual capital of our company.
“With our vision being to be continually at the forefront with cutting edge consumables in all spheres thus enabling us the premier multi-disciplined distributor and solution provider.”
“It perceives to aggressively pursue growth opportunities through line and geo-graphical expansion, while to constantly explore innovative ways to improve the performance and quality of its products and services, while always conducting ourselves in a manner that exemplifies the integrity and strong ethical values.”
The company boasts of over 6000 office products and school stationery lines for writing, drawing, presentation, binding, shredding and sticking adding that it designs and engineer various packaging solutions while maintaining the highest quality and service.
“The range of services and packaging options are limitless. We offer the most comprehensive product range, across multiple industries throughout Africa, manufacturing to the highest commercial and environmental standards in metal, glass, paper and plastic. As a result, D & J Holdings is the only source you need to ensure the best in packaging services today and tomorrow.”
The Electra Mining Botswana 2015 is being held from September 1-3 and a wide range of products and services related to mining, industrial engineering and manufacturing, electrical engineering, power generation, materials handling, safety, health and environment, machines tools and construction, amongst others are on display.