Residential & commercial PV market welcomes Satchwell to its ranks

Electrical manufacturer ACTOM’s subsidiary, Satchwell, has entered the solar photovoltaic (PV) generation market by offering system components to contractors, as well as providing turnkey solutions on a select and small-scale basis. The company, which is based in Paarl, in the Western Cape, is ACTOM’s manufacturer and supplier of domestic and industrial products and components.

This industry move follows Satchwell’s recent incorporation of Electrical Products’ heating and ventilation unit, with brands Xpelair, Redring and Tempadair, into itself. “We view our entry into this market as taking the logical next step by introducing solar back-up and PV installations from our existing well-established base in the residential market of supplying solar-powered geyser systems to householders nationwide,” says Chanelle Visser, Satchwell’s National Sales Manager.

“Our primary objective is to supply quality system components to the market, including solar panel mounting structures to installers and contractors,” adds Visser. She says that before entering the solar PV market, the company did intensive research to better understand “what the market requires, so we participate directly in the installation activity on a very small scale because this is where we learn what contractors are faced with in their daily lives, which enables us to develop and roll out products that make their lives easier and profitable”.

Satchwell’s recognised domestic and light industrial heating elements and controls, its range of refrigeration components and gas, and now its ventilation and heating appliances place it as a major supplier to the market, with the added benefit of being a local manufacturer.

The boom in the inverter/battery/PV market has provided Satchwell with the opportunity to grow its presence in the domestic and light industrial markets as the business has a solid reputation and brand, built up since 1948. Further benefits include Satchwell’s national distribution network in the market and its embedded knowledge of PV science gained in the solar water heating space.

Enquiries: www.satchwell.co.za