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A new beginning built on a scientific legacy The merger of Labotec and Batswadi has brought a renewed focus for these two already strong businesses. P C Review looks at the positives this transition brings to the scientific analytical and medical industries.
BATSWADI CONSUMER HEALTHCARE This established and diversified company within the Batswadi Group, is focused on innovation in healthcare. Through medical devices, medical diagnostics and healthcare technology, Batswadi Consumer Healthcare (BCH) delivers solutions that increase access, The Batswadi Group of Companies operates from the exsiting Labotec premises in Midrand, Gauteng
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improve patient care and introduce effective innovations in the African healthcare market. BCH uses its partnerships and existing cutting-edge technologies to drive the
or over 12 years, the Batswadi
edge technologies and innovations to the
Group of Companies (Batswadi)
African market.
has focused on increasing Africa’s access to cutting edge
The integration of Labotec with Batswadi began in July 2018, by
business through a strong sales and service offering. Its Level 2 BBBEE rating puts BCH in the best position to partner with multinationals seeking an effective healthcare implementation with a qualifying black
technologies and innovations while
enhancing the already strong Labotec
maintaining a level 2 BBBEE rating.
leadership team with a truly diverse and
Labotec and the Labotec brand
world class board of directors. Batswadi,
have always produced class leading
with its international funding partner
services to the scientific analytical and
products and service for over 60 years,
embarked on a journey guiding Labotec
medical industries in Africa.
making it one of the most established
towards local and international laboratory
companies in the scientific analytical
science leadership. This journey has been
sector in South Africa.
made possible by its footprint in the US
Championing customer service
and sub-Saharan Africa.
The Batswadi Group’s teams are
Labotec’s rich and long history in
empowerment team.
The two businesses now utilise their
knowledgeable and have designated
laboratory equipment in southern
strengths, experience, partners, customer
service excellence, making the group
Africa is complementary to Batswadi’s
base and networks synergistically,
a preferred partner in the industries
impressive history in bringing cutting
to bring class leading products and
it serves.
the sales and distribution of renowned
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