Pestra, Bosch Security Launch Distribution Partnership to Meet Market Demand
Raheem Akingbolu
Pestra Limited, one of the leading security, safety, and IT systems distribution companies in West Africa has announced the expansion of their security systems portfolio at an exclusive event held in Lagos.
The distribution partnership, which was said to involve the multi-domain solution set of Bosch, aims to reinforce Pestra’s value proposition – providing turnkey security solutions based on top brands and meeting increasing local market demand.
Speaking at the event, the Managing Director of Pestra Limited, Mr. Paul Nwokolo stated that “The new additions were aimed at ensuring that our customers can procure end-to-end solutions to fulfill their security, safety, and IT systems project requirements, all from a single source. In the past two years, we have been able to fix product availability issues faced by systems integrators in the country, by ensuring that Bosch products are locally available. We have also provided training and advanced
technical support to our partners and users of Bosch products across West Africa.”
Pestra carries the full range of Bosch security and communications products, solutions and services, including IP cameras, recorders and management software as well as public address and voice alarm systems.
Nwokolo further explains that by expanding Pestra’s partnership with renowned technology manufacturers like Bosch, Astrophysics, Mircom and Johnson Controls, Pestra is able to provide a broad range of high quality security solutions for all industries and applications including Smart City and integrated border control solutions, baggage scanning, hostile vehicle mitigation solutions, advanced video surveillance systems, e-parliaments systems, nurse call and hospital management solutions among others.
Regional Sales Manager Video Systems and Solutions, Badir Shir, explains, “The partnership between Pestra and Bosch showcases Bosch’s dedication to work with young, innovative, local distribution. partners. By empowering local partners such as Pestra through certified training, Bosch users can take advantage of pre-sales, sales and post-sales services in local language and are very close to them.”
Regional Sales Manager Communications Systems, Smail Ouazi, adds, “Bosch Security and Safety Systems and Pestra share the same vision; to support our integrator partners in executing their conference and public address projects using the latest Bosch innovations while end customer satisfaction remains our ultimate objective.”
