The Zest WEG Group, a subsidiary of leading Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, started out as a South African company and maintains a strong commitment to contributing to the development of the African region.
As a leading supplier of low, medium and high voltage electric motors, vibrator motors, variable speeds drives, softstarters, transformers MCC’s, containerised substations, diesel generator sets, switchgear and co-generation and energy solutions as well as electrical and instrumentation engineering and project management services in Africa, Zest WEG Group operates a strategically situated network of branches and distributors across the continent.
Apart from the South African operation with its eight branches, the group has registered businesses in Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Ghana, with distributors in Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, the DRC, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola and Mauritania.
The Zest WEG Group business model is one of continued investment in assets and technology transfer from WEG, and the group offers its customer base on-going support, both from a sales and technical support perspective. A major focus is on training with fully equipped training facilities in Johannesburg, Rustenburg, Middleburg, Durban and Cape Town that provide on-going training for all customer personnel from basic electric motor and VSD principles to more advanced automation application courses.