Eaton, a global specialist in electrical equipment, has tripled its turnover in the last ten years of its presence in Côte d’Ivoire, said Kassem Benhaddou, the company’s North Africa and French sales director, during a conference in Paris. the favor of the opening of the new office of the firm in the Ivorian economic capital.
A performance which is also valid for the 8 countries of the French-speaking West Africa zone covered by the Abidjan office, Benhaddou said, without giving any figures. “We have been present in Côte d’Ivoire for ten years and this event reflects our desire to strengthen our presence in the country and bring more proximity and visibility to our customers,” he said.
Presenting itself as a global provider of electrical distribution and protection solutions (circuit breakers, distribution boxes, emergency lighting, fire detection, alarms, etc.) dedicated to the residential and commercial markets, Eaton claims expertise and know-how accumulated since its creation. created in 1927 and which ensures the reliability of electrical installations. The firm recalls that 30% of fires on average in the world are triggered by an electrical incident and 90% of fire starts in buildings with its share of human and financial disasters.
“Having placed the safety of people, property and business at the center of its priorities, Eaton is certified by the Building and Public Works Laboratory of Côte d’Ivoire (LBTP-Securel) and offers solutions to the problems related to the availability of electricity and fire safety from electrical sources, “said Aboubacar Fofana, sales manager for West Africa.
But more, the firm offers technological offers of power management still “more efficient and more reliable”. For example, the Eaton circuit breaker is capable of detecting “arc faults”, a “hidden but very real threat” that is the cause of fires and appears on electrical cables or fixed installations, but which remains imperceptible. by conventional circuit breakers.
Based in Dublin, Ireland, Eaton is present in Africa via 5 offices in Kenya, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Morocco. In the latter two countries, the group has equipment production sites.
At the end of 2017, Eaton had global sales of $ 20.4 billion in 175 countries.
