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Power Partnership - Bosch Munitech and
Rockwell Automation
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, leveraging
technology to help sustain relevant, value adding services
is necessary to meet the evolving needs of Clients. Within
Bosch Munitech’s water and wastewater business, the need
to create sector leading capacity in control, automation,
communication and power management has led the company
to partner with industry leader Rockwell Automation.
control, instrumentation and power management solutions is
critical to meeting our Client’s need, now and into the future”.
Mark Hinds - [email protected]
In becoming part of Rockwell Automation’s PartnerNetwork™,
as a Recognised Systems Integrator, Bosch Munitech has
expanded its capacity to offer integrated solutions within the
control, instrumentation and power management project
environments.
Members of the PartnerNetwork™ are industry leading
companies whose products or services enhance Rockwell’s
solutions, whilst streamlining Client supply chains, simplifying
project implementation and maximising the value of the Client’s
automation investment. Bosch Munitech’s commitment to the
partnership will include specialised training of its personnel on
advanced Rockwell technologies, which will enhance Bosch
Munitech’s capacity to deliver these systems within integrated
project solutions.
L to R: Mark Hinds and Steve McCarley (Bosch Munitech),
Philip Coetzer and Colin Galloway (Rockwell Automation)
The first project undertaken within the partnership is the supply
and installation of PowerFlex 7000 variable speed drives for the
Water Utilities Corporation of Botswana on the refurbishment
and upgrade of one of the main pump stations on the North
South Carrier.
“The partnership with Rockwell Automation is incredibly
important to us”, says Bosch Munitech managing director Steve
McCarley. “Our capacity to deliver robust and cutting edge
The 6,6kV MCC panel
installed
Bosch East Africa - The Multi-Disciplinary Advantage
Over the last 4 years, Bosch East
Africa’s Nairobi office has shown
substantial growth in the Building
Services sector based on its ability
to deliver all the MEP services
in-house. Projects include, Cedar Mall,
Mugumo Gardens Office Block, RMA
Office Block, the refurbishment and
expansion of Nairobi Serena Hotel and
numerous other office and apartment
blocks, as well as hotel and medical
facilities.
The team has also been very busy
providing Electrical, Mechanical, HVAC
and Project Management services to the
Industrial Sector.
Kenyan resources are engaged in senior
professional
engineering
positions
wherever possible. where internal plumbing and drainage is
seamlessly integrated with the external
water supply and drainage.
The recent appointment of Kung’u
Githachuri means that Civil and
Structural Engineering in the Buildings,
Agricultural, Industrial and Water
Sectors, are now also on offer as part of
the basket of services. Gary Barlow - [email protected]
The advantage is that effective co-
ordination of all the services can be
carried out “in house”, for example
Based on the Bosch Holdings fully multi-
disciplinary and multi-sectorial business
model, it was only a matter of time
before Civil and Structural Engineering
Services would also be provided out of
the Nairobi office.
Bosch East Africa supports a
localisation strategy whereby local
Cedar Mall
RMA Service Centre and office block