Platinum Micro to merge with Tarsus
IT components distributor, Platinum Micro will merge with Tarsus Technologies on 1 October 2013 as a part of a streamlining process within the MB Technologies Group.
MB Technologies Group majority shareholder is Royal Bafokeng Holdings.
“The integration combines the strengths of both companies and allows for leveraging of resources and industry expertise to deliver a richer, more comprehensive and unparalleled customer experience,” the groups said in a joint statement.
The move is also a precursor to the planned move to MB Technologies new 30,000sqm warehouse and distribution facility in Waterfall Commercial District, Woodmead, Gauteng, in December 2013.
The merger will also provide customers with improved efficiencies in distribution, management, operations and overall service delivery, the group’s said with product portfolios to be integrated.
Tarsus’ head office is situated in Johannesburg with branches in Cape Town, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein and Nelspruit.
The group has also extended its footprint into Africa with branches in Namibia, Botswana and Mauritius.
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