Maritronics Group: Supplying Solar Energy Products to the African Markets

Providing solar energy products for the African market

Maritronics, a sales and service group operating in the Middle East region since 1981, has emerged as one of the leading suppliers of internationally-reputed electronic, electrical, electro-mechanical, solar photo-voltaic equipment, instrumentation, analytical instruments and specialised software for the marine, industrial, oil and gas and telecom sectors. With a workforce of 57 highly trained and service-oriented personnel under its command, the Maritronics Group has been meeting demands of a wide customer base worldwide.

A comprehensive product range backed by a team of qualified technical team has helped the Maritronics group capture a substantial share of the sales and service market for the marine, industrial, oil, gas and telecom sectors. The company represents a number of internationally-acclaimed brands like Saab Marine Electronics & Saab Tank Control - Sweden; Kyocera, Tokimec & Japan Radio Company - Japan; Bristol Babcock & Pressurements - UK; Kongsberg Simrad/Norcontrol - Norway; Sick AG - Germany; Control Systems, Perkin Elmer & Koehler Instruments - USA; NK Cables - Finland; Kaynes Energy Systems - India and Hawker Oldham of France ? to name a few.

One of the unique services offered by the Maritronics Group is the complete range of solar products manufactured by its associate Kaynes Energy Systems Ltd., India. The following standard products are specifically designed for domestic use and ideal for indoor/outdoor applications: Solar Portable Lanterns; Solar Home Lighting systems; Solar Garden Lights; Solar Street Lights; Solar Photovoltaic Modules; Solar Cookers; Solar Water Heating Systems. These solar products are of special relevance for many African countries where adequate and continious availability of mains electric power is still far away.Kaynes Energy Systems Ltd, an ISO 9002 certified company, is the largest manufacturer of solar power products for domestic applications in India.

In addition to the above listed products, Kaynes also provides custom-built products like Solar Glow Lights, Highway Billboard Lighting Systems, Solar Powered Traffic Lights and Solar Powered Fencing etc. The most popular product of Kaynes Energy Systems, India and marketed by Maritronics Group is the Solar Portable Lantern. This versatile product offers numerous advantages like longer back-up time for daily use with two days autonomy, 360 deg light distribution, highly efficient inverter design to ensure long life of the lamp and comes with a seperate 8Watt long life (over 25 years) monocrystalline thick film solar module, thus making it one of the best Solar Lanterns available in the market. The robust design of the Lantern helps sustain the tough environmental conditions and makes it an ideal companion on exploration and African safaris. These Solar Lanterns are available in two models.

The Solar Home Lighting systems offered have been designed for small domestic applications and makes it an ideal solution for remote houses where there is no availability of mains power. These home lighting kits are available in different models to meet the needs of various customers. These systems are designed for a daily use of 4 hrs with two days autonomy ideally matching the requirements of averege African homes. All these systems are supplied with elegant and sleek Luminaire as a complete kit, thus making it toally stand alone.

The Solar Street Lighting system is an ideal product for use in many African countries. It is easy to install, has an automatic dusk-to-dawn operation and doesn't require mains power. The solar street lighting system comes with weatherproof luminaire with a maintainance free battery.  This solar street light can be used in remote areas as well as commercial centres and metropolis.

The Maritronics Group follows Customervalue Management System (CMS) and won the Dubai Quality Appreciation Program (DQAP) Award in the Professional Sector for the year 1998.  The Group's Dubai operations are ISO 9002 accredated by LRQA. The Maritronics Group is currently looking for reliable business partners to act as agents and distributors for its solar products in key African countries.