Tognum Group subsidiary, MTU South Africa (Pty) Ltd, celebrates their ten year milestone, marking a journey of exceptional service and growth. The anniversary commemorates the success the company has achieved with the perseverance and dedication of staff over the past decade. Inception of the company started with a requirement from the South African government with an off-set obligation for direct industrial participation and the intention to focus on the South African Navy. For approximately thirty years MTU was represented in South Africa by previous distributor Prokura Diesel Services at Montague Gardens in Cape Town and Diesel & Turbo service Centre (Pty) Ltd. in Durban. Over the years the company has experienced a steady growth, with fully operational services in 10 locations across Africa, seven service dealers throughout Sub Sahara Africa and new operations in Zambia. In the last four years alone, 2007 – 2010, an annual growth rate of more than 19% was evident despite the global economic crisis in 2009. MTU SA is responsible for sales and support of MTU, Detroit Diesel and Mercedes Benz diesel engines and drive systems in a multitude of off-highway applications ranging from power generation, marine, C&I, mining, defense and rail. 

The company which has recently been awarded a level 5 BBBEE status, places great focus on the training and development of those coming from a legacy of being previously disadvantaged.  They aim to sustain and develop the expertise of their staff, thereby contributing significantly towards the attainment of national development and social imperatives. 

“Our success as a company would not have been possible without the loyal support of our customers, partners and employees over the years. This inspires us to further improve on the quality and level of service and products we offer to them,” says Michael Baumann, Managing Director MTU SA.

Today, the company holds many accolades, including their partnerships with the SA Navy where the majority of the vessels are powered by MTU engines, the Sishen Iron Ore Mine and Grootegeluk Coal Mine among others use MTU Series 4000 engines for their mining haul trucks. Black Rock Mine uses MTU’s newly launched Generator Sets for back up power and recently MTU SA delivered their 1000^th diesel engine to RSD, a division of DCD-DORBYL (Pty) Ltd.

Amongst the company’s other highly regarded achievements is the sought after Apprentice Training Programme, where future artisans receive the best training and coaching by qualified technicians from MTU SA following the German apprentice model. Since starting in 2007, the programme’s success has been significant in that, despite MTU South Africa being a reasonably small company, they display innovation with these activities and are setting a benchmark for other industry players to follow.

Festivities will be enjoyed in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, in honour of the occasion. “In 2011, we at MTU SA take pride in looking back at our achievements over the past ten years and the way we have grown in leaps and bounds. I extend a great thank you to our dedicated team whom without; we would not have reached and exceeded our goals set out, and I am positive that the next ten years will be a period of continued success,” says Michael Baumann, Managing Director MTU SA. 

About Tognum

With its two business units, Engines and Onsite Energy & Components, the Tognum Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of engines, propulsion systems and distributed energy systems. These products are based on diesel engines with up to 9,100 kilowatts (kW) power output, gas engines up to 2,150 kW and gas turbines up to 45,000 kW.

 About MTU South Africa

MTU SA is a certified BEE Level 5 company.  Within the Tognum Group MTU South Africa is responsible for sales and support service of MTU diesel engines, propulsion systems and distributed energy systems in most of sub Sahara Africa. Engines are sold under the brand names of MTU, Detroit Diesel and Mercedes Benz industrial engines that deliver quality, reliability, dependability and design adequacy. The engines are used extensively throughout Africa and are renowned for superior performance under the most demanding of conditions.

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