Bosch Holdings Enginuity ENGINUITY January 2018 | Page 3

03 Bosch Munitech introduces IoT technology for drought management in the Western Cape The current drought in the Western Cape is reported to be the worst in 100 years, with severe water shortages being experienced across the province. The Berg River is a key source of water for the City of Cape Town, surrounding towns and the agricultural activity along the river. The Department of Water and Sanitation requires that all agricultural abstractions from the Berg River be metered and all flowmeter readings must be readily accessible in a database. As a result, the Lower Berg Irrigation Board appointed Bosch Munitech to implement a compliance metering and monitoring system on 125 abstraction points along the river between Sonquasdrift and Velddrift. The Krohne Waterflux electromagnetic range of flowmeters was chosen for its suitability in disparate, privately owned, installations where there is no commonality. A particular advantage of this meter is that it maintains accuracy without the need for perfect upstream and downstream flow conditions and can tolerate being installed directly against valves and fittings found in existing installations. To get measurement data from the 125 abstraction points to a central database, an alternative to the traditional GSM approach was used. Instead, a purpose-built “Internet of Things” (IoT) communications platform and Pylot web-based data management portal was used in what is believed to be the first application of its type in South Africa. The Pylot portal allows users to conveniently view and export the flowmeter data online from mobile devices, such as tablets and smart phones. The web-based application overcomes the usual challenges of high costs of installation and SIM card management, as well as unreliability of signal coverage. Iaan de Beer [email protected] Typical mobile irrigation pump station along the Berg River – Western Cape New Managing Director for Booker Tate We are pleased to announce the appoint- ment of Hugh Glyn-Jones to take on the direct leadership role, as Managing Director of Booker Tate, effective 2 January 2018. Hugh is a Chartered Accountant registered with the Institutes of Chartered Accountants in South Africa, Swaziland, England and Wales and has management qualifications from UCT’s Graduate School of Business. Hugh Glyn-Jones MD Booker Tate His early career was spent in the financial service sectors of Jersey, Swaziland and South Africa. Thereafter he entered the sugar industry in Commercial, Logistics, Marketing and Terminal Operation roles as an Executive Director with both the Swaziland and South African Sugar Associations. Since 2008, Hugh has been establishing and developing the Agro Allied Division of the FMN Group of Companies in West Africa. This role included being the Project Director of new refineries for sugar and edible oils and of mills for sugar, starch, rice and animal feeds. We have no doubt that Hugh will be a valuable addition to the leadership team in the Bosch group. Hugh has lived in the UK and different countries in Africa with his wife and two children and as a regular Comrades, Duzi, Ironman and global adventure enthusiast, should be fit for his new role and we welcome him!