TruTeq Devices, which provides wireless connectivity solutions to all market sectors – including the likes of Eskom and Sasol – is to increase its focus on the farming sector in South Africa after providing various wireless solutions to “thousands of farmers” over the past few years – including security solutions.
Derick Roberts, CEO of TruTeq Devices, said that farm murders increased by 34% during 2012/3, highlighting the need for more security systems at farms – a market his company will be focusing on “more keenly”.
According to The Transvaal Agricultural Union of South Africa (TAU SA), farm murders increased by 34% to 68 murders in 2012/3. Farm attacks increased from 112 cases to 176 cases.
Roberts said that besides offering cost-effective wireless security solutions to farmers, the company also offers a wide range of other products, including remote wireless telemetry; control and management of pumps, boreholes, motors, irrigation systems, digital weather stations, fire warning systems, forestry temperature monitoring, dam levels and tank levels; as well as wireless Internet connectivity, wireless voice desktop telephone and fax solutions for office requirements.
“But I believe the most important wireless solution for farmers is security – and this is where we think our main sales focus will be,” says Roberts.
TruTeq also works with local security companies deploying alarms and CCTV applications from farms to isolated businesses, factories, shops, homes and mining operations.
“It is simply too big a scenario to cover all the holes in the security environment, fighting theft of livestock, illegal poaching, cables, diesel from generators – and sometimes the complete generator. Farmers are losing a fortune to theft – and, unfortunately, in many instances, their lives.”
