AxizWorkgroup (Pty) Ltd
International Business Gateway
Corner New and 6th Roads
ZA-2128 Midrand South Africa Phone : +27 (0)11 237 7000 Fax : +27 (0)11 237 7002 Website :http://www.axiz.co.za E-mail : axiz@axiz.co.za
Other offices
ZA-8018 Cape Town Phone : +27 (0)21 529 3900
ZA-6001 Port Elizabeth Phone : +27 (0)41 374 0321
Bloemfontein Phone : +27 (0)51 448 7000
ZA-4321 Durban Phone : +27 (0)31 569 8800
Team
CEO : Mr Anthony Fitzhenry CEO : Mr Henry Ferreira General manager : Mr Craig Brunsden Deputy Executive Officer : Mr Keith Anderson Deputy Executive Officer : Mrs Shirley Gottshick Deputy Executive Officer : Mr Warren Larkan Deputy Executive Officer : Mr John Howell Deputy Executive Officer : Mrs Colleen Van Eck CFO : Mrs Colette Erasmus CFO : Mr Richard Lyon Sales director : Mr Brian Clarke Marketing director : Mrs Alex Morse Marketing director : Mrs Shannon Fredericks Sales manager : Mr Gerhard Gibbs Division director : Mr James Stark Division director : Mrs Yolanda Henderson Division director : Mr Kurt Neumann Division director : Mr Russell Warne Division director : Mr Anton Muller Division director : Mr Choeks Pienaar Division director : Mr Stefan Rabe Division director : Mr Victor Jones Division director : Mrs Angeline De Castro Division director : Mrs Joy Downing Purchase director : Mrs Anneke Viljoen Human resources manager : Mrs Mandy Ferreira Communication director : Mrs Alex Morse Department manager : Mr Grant Rau Department manager : Mr Kobus de Beer Department manager : Mrs Adele Oosthuizen Department manager : Mr Colin Nish Department manager : Mr Alex Morse Department manager : Mr Ntebeng Ramushi Department manager : Mr Philip Henning Department manager : Mr Patrick Reeves Product manager : Mrs Gladwel Soko Product manager : Mr Eric Blom Product manager : Mr Bruce Murphy
Information
Creation year : 1989 Company registration number : 1989/000907/07 VAT identification number : ZA 4280118383 Annual turnover 2011 : 258,26 M€ 2007 : 249,96 M€ 2006 : 206,58 M€ 2005 : 170,73 M€ 2004 : 141,10 M€ Indirect turnover : 100% Export :
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroun, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome e Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe Broadliner Main brands : Asustek, HP, Kingston, LG, Samsung Clients : ASP, assemblers, associations, central purchasing companies, consultants, corporate resellers, dealers, department stores, e-commerce, hypermarkets, ISV, IT consulting and service providers, mail-order resellers, maintenance companies, multispecialists, outlets, semi-distributors, service providers, SOD, software developers, software editors, specialized resellers, specialized retailers, superstores, systems integrators, traders, VAR Employees : 300 people
News
Woolley leaves AxizWorkgroup
2012-02-29 South Africa : AxizWorkgroup CEO Doug Woolley is leaving the company to take up a position at Business Connexion (BCX), one of its clients. Woolley is the fifth senior manager out of 25 to leave the company within the past months. Woolley's post will be filled in an acting capacity by Henry Ferreira, who was set to join AxizWorkgroup's parent company, Pinnacle, as CEO of distribution this month. Woolley's departure is a "disruptive" event and the company regrets losing its CEO. However, Ferreira is experienced and will join the company from one of its suppliers, according to Craig's Brunsden, executive director of the company (source : ITweb South Africa).
Mustek gets Acer accreditation
2011-09-30 South Africa : broadliner Mustek has become the only local distributor to be registered as an accredited service provider for Acer products purchased from its registered dealer network. The company inked a distribution deal with the PC maker in February, joining existing local distributors, Axiz and Tarsus. This will place Mustek as the only complete local service provider for the Acer brand : all Acer products purchased from Mustek dealers will be serviced and repaired at Mustek's internal service division. The Acer service includes options around on-site warranties, carry-in warranties, and collect, repair and return service offerings.
NRF 2011: HP unveils its POS plans for EMEA
2011-02-22 Launched about one year ago in the EMEA region, the POS products from HP have not been yet really promoted by the Californian vendor. HP in fact waited for the hundredth edition of the NRF (National Retail Federation Big Show), recently held in New York, to unveil its EMEA POS strategy. In the US, HP is now on this market since 2004 and has a wide offer there, including digital signage products for example. On this market, HP works with ScanSource, Bluestar and Ingram Micro DC/POS. It has also built up an ISV partner program which aims to deliver more easily complete solutions to the market. This program is currently being adapted on the European market. Compared to its competitors, HP claims to be the only one to be able to fully equip the points of sales, from front-office to back-office : a good way for suppliers not to work with several vendors. In addition, it relies on the stability of its offer: each product has a 5-year delivery warranty, then 5 more years for spare parts: this warranty is appreciated on this market, as POS assets are kept and used a long time by the users.
Currently, HP's main focuses are France, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It is currently busy exploring the best distribution opportunities and adapting its products for each country, which will take some time before being fully implemented. As for digital signage products, they are currently distributed by some broadliners and Scala, which thus acts as the first EMEA, HP-labelised ISV. But those are not yet being actively promoted by HP, even if they drew a lot of attention on its NRF booth, thanks to a widespread use of touch technologies, which greatly improve the user experience.
Besides HP, NRF is the most important place in the world to discover new trends for POS equipment. And with over 20% of visitors from 82 countries (including almost 7% coming from EMEA countries), this event is now definitely not limited to the US anymore. Despite heavy snow conditions, most major European retailers (Auchan, Tesco, Metro, Ahold, etc.) were present, roaming to discover new ideas and technologies (often sold directly and therefore not distributed through distributors) to implement in their points of sale. Beside HP and its new digital signage display line (which now includes a digital signage media server), Intel has caught the attention of visitors with its Connected Concept Store. Several technologies were included in demos like adiVERSE (a virtual footwear wall), Digital Signage Endcap (based on the collection of anonymous visitor information to optimize marketing campaigns), Interactive Fashion Retail Experience (a virtual mannequin) or the IT Command Center, to minimise the energy consumption of use of POS devices. Microsoft has also made a big splash with Surface, which has been POS tailored by several ISV. The iPad has also been showcased as a useful POS tool terminal for numerous applications. The show also swarmed with smaller albeit useful innovations if imported into Europe, like an Intuit software which allows retailers to send by mail receipt to their customers: a convenient way to store and analyse them. As we can see on NRF, retail still has many ways to surprise its visitors.
Axiz adds HP POS systems to product portfolio
2010-11-29 South Africa : broadliner Axiz, already an authorised HP distributor, has added the distribution of HP Point of Sale (POS) systems to its portfolio.
A new owner for Axiz
2010-08-12 South Africa : broadliner Pinnacle Technology is buying its competitor Axiz Technology, in a deal that will create SA's largest channel-focused company. Pinnacle says it will buy out Axiz's shareholders, which include staff and management, for about €17m. This announcement comes about four months after Axiz scuttled rumours of a possible takeover, when it said in April that there was no formal offer on the table. The deal gives both organisations access to different brands that were not in their portfolios, and would result in cost savings. Pinnacle is focused on the top end of the market, while Axiz has been servicing smaller companies, which enables expanded cross-sell opportunities. Pinnacle subsidiary Workgroup will merge with Axiz once the deal is finalised. Workgroup MD Doug Woolley says, by leveraging a common infrastructure, Workgroup will escalate its product offering into new markets, and Axiz will benefit from the increased solutions expertise (source : IT Web South Africa).
Launched about one year ago in the EMEA region, the POS products from HP have not been yet really promoted by the Californian vendor. HP in fact waited for the hundredth edition of the NRF (National Retail Federation Big Show), recently held in New York, to unveil its EMEA POS strategy. In the US, HP is now on this market since 2004 and has a wide offer there, including digital signage products for example. On this market, HP works with ScanSource, Bluestar and Ingram Micro DC/POS. It has also built up an ISV partner program which aims to deliver more easily complete solutions to the market. This program is currently being adapted on the European market. Compared to its competitors, HP claims to be the only one to be able to fully equip the points of sales, from front-office to back-office : a good way for suppliers not to work with several vendors. In addition, it relies on the stability of its offer: each product has a 5-year delivery warranty, then 5 more years for spare parts: this warranty is appreciated on this market, as POS assets are kept and used a long time by the users.
Besides HP, NRF is the most important place in the world to discover new trends for POS equipment. And with over 20% of visitors from 82 countries (including almost 7% coming from EMEA countries), this event is now definitely not limited to the US anymore. Despite heavy snow conditions, most major European retailers (Auchan, Tesco, Metro, Ahold, etc.) were present, roaming to discover new ideas and technologies (often sold directly and therefore not distributed through distributors) to implement in their points of sale. Beside HP and its new digital signage display line (which now includes a digital signage media server), Intel has caught the attention of visitors with its Connected Concept Store. Several technologies were included in demos like adiVERSE (a virtual footwear wall), Digital Signage Endcap (based on the collection of anonymous visitor information to optimize marketing campaigns), Interactive Fashion Retail Experience (a virtual mannequin) or the IT Command Center, to minimise the energy consumption of use of POS devices. Microsoft has also made a big splash with Surface, which has been POS tailored by several ISV. The iPad has also been showcased as a useful POS tool terminal for numerous applications. The show also swarmed with smaller albeit useful innovations if imported into Europe, like an Intuit software which allows retailers to send by mail receipt to their customers: a convenient way to store and analyse them. As we can see on NRF, retail still has many ways to surprise its visitors.
