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          Many solutions, just one partner







                                                          Founded  in  1957  in   in  more  than  70  countries  across  the
                                                          Italy,  Megadyne  has   globe and in every continent.
                                                          become one of the    CHALLENGE is perfectly equipped to deal
                                                          world’s  best  players   with  the  demands  of  a  global  audience
                                                          in  this  field,  with  17   thanks  to  its  dedicated  network  of
                                                          production  plants  and   strategically-located subsidiary companies
                                                          50  commercial  offices   and distributors: above all SPROCKETS &
                                                          in  EMEA,  APAC  and   CHAINS in Johannesburg, South Africa.
                                                          AMERICAS.
                                                          Over   the   last   60   The  partnership  between  Megadyne,
                                                                               CHALLENGE  and  SPROCKETS  &  CHAINS
                                                          years,  a  constant  and   represents  a  considerable  competitive
                                                          continuous   evolution   advantage  for  the  Group  to  increase
                                                           has allowed Megadyne   its  market  share  where  Megadyne  and
                                                           to  offer  their  clients   CHALLENGE  are  involved,  especially  in
                                                           a  unique  and  reliable   Africa.
                                                           service,  thanks  to  a
                                                           huge  experience  and   From the end of 2018, Megadyne became
                                                           modern    approach,   part of AMMEGA, a new global leader in
                                                           Megadyne  can  follow   belting.
                                                           small   and   large   AMMEGA   is   the   combination   of
                                                           companies  with  the   Ammeraal  Beltech  and  Megadyne;  the
                                                           same  efficiency  and   two  strong  brands,  and  their  respective
                                                           operational time.   business  lines  of  Conveying  and  Power
                                                           Their  key  to  success   Transmission  systems,  are  under  a
                                                           have  been  not  only   common  new  identity,  creating  an  even
                                                           the  ability  to  fast   more competitive group.
                                                          answer    customer’s
                                                          requests,  flexible  and
                                                          adaptable   structure
                                                          changing   with   the
                                                          market and technology,
                                                          flat  and  transparent
                                                          organization,  but  also
                                                          its friendly approach to
                                                          clients and partners.
                                                          In July 2018, Megadyne
                                                          acquired   CHALLENGE
                                                          GROUP and SPROCKETS
                                                          &     CHAINS     to
                                                          consolidate  its  market
                                                          share in Africa.
                egadyne Group is an international   Headquartered  in  the  UK,  CHALLENGE
                company  specializing  in  power   is  active  in  production  and  distribution
         Mtransmission systems.             of  a  wide  range  of  power  transmission
          The company produces and sells a wide   products  and  components:  transmission
                                            chains, sprockets, pulleys, electric motors,
          range  of  products  such  as  thermoset
          and  thermoplastic  polyurethane  belts,   shaft  couplings,  shaft  fixing,  bearings,
                                            gearboxes… only to name a few.
          rubber timing and v-belts, flat belts, and
          special custom-made solutions used in all   CHALLENGE has locations in UK, Ireland,
          industrial sectors.               Australia, South Africa and China: present



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