I have 40 years experienced in sales and marketing oncluding management and director level. I have manufactured and sold electromagnetic sheetmetal bending machines and sold them in international markets, including Russia, Poland, Croatia, UK, The Netherlands and Belgium. Outside of European I sold these machines in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
I was also the Managing Director for a company which manufactured machinery for the packaging industry which included container filling machines, labeling machines and capping machines. We also imported machinery from Brazil and Germany. Many of the machines we manufactured were customised to client specifications and application needs.
We sold the machines mainly in South Africa and other Southern African countries. Our market segments included, water, carbonated drinks, dairy, pharmaceutical, chemical, dry and wet food; and paint. Some of our major clients included Reckitt Benckiser, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson and Dulux.