Chinese sourcing unit Beijng Axis and South Africa-based project house Bateman Engineering had recently formalised its China-focused procurement joint-venture business Bateman Beijing Axis.

The business was formed to assist firms on a global basis to increase cost effectiveness, delivery times and quality control when sourcing from China for capital projects, equipment and commodities.

Bateman Beijing Axis CEO Kobus van der Wath said that the venture brought together the complementary skills and knowledge of the two entities to create a unique source of expertise available to clients on a global basis.

Bateman Engineering CEO John Ferreira said that combined networks, supplier databases and execution track records further enhanced the venture.

The two companies had independently been providing China with sourcing services for the past eight years.

Since its inception in early 2009, Bateman Beijing Axis had developed a significant procurement project track record in its own right in the areas of large complex capital projects, equipment and consumables, strategic raw materials, components, finished goods and services, said Van der Wath.

Bateman Beijing Axis has a multinational management and staff contingent, made up of qualified engineers, senior sourcing consultants and mining specialists - all with recognised China knowledge and sourcing experience.

The firm works with international clients from its offices worldwide in China, India, Australia, Russia and South Africa.

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