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Extech Safety Systems appointed sole distributor for MercuryHMI

November 2013 News

Extech Safety Systems is pleased to announce its appointment as sole distributor for MercuryHMI for sub-Saharan Africa.

Mercury HMI is a UK based company specialising in the design and manufacture of hazardous area products for the petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. Its product range includes operator terminals, card readers, signal conditioning and other associated equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. Operator terminals and card readers are commonly used for access control and data entry on road tanker loading gantries, LPG bottling installations and other similar applications.

Founded in the early 1970s, Extech has served the southern African petrochemical, oil & gas, pharmaceutical and mining industries with equipment and expertise for hazardous areas. Extech is also involved with South African Flameproof Association (SAFA) and South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) in the development and adoption of standards and legislation. Sales director, Gary Friend says, “Extech has been looking to expand its scope of supply & the MercuryHMI products are a good fit with its current offering and will open up some exciting new opportunities.”

For more information contact Gary Friend, Extech Safety Systems, +27 (0)11 791 6000, [email protected], www.extech.co.za



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