History

  • 1974 - Siegfried Errath acquired Delimon agency and subsequently founded Operational Marketing
    - Gisela Errath was appointed Financial Manager
  • 1976 - acquired Honsberg instrument agency
  • 1981 - acquired Mahle filter agency
  • 1982 - acquired Steimel gear pump agency
  • 1983 - established OMSA Valves & Instrumentation
  • 1985 - opened Rustenburg branch
  • 1988 - opened Durban branch
    - acquired Abnox pneumatic pump agency
  • 1990 - opened Vaal Triangle branch
  • 1991 - acquired Praher valve agency
  • 1992 - acquired KSR Kuebler level instrument agency
  • 1996 - acquired InterApp valve agency
  • 2000 - succession planning: Marco Errath joined company
  • 2003 - acquired Seim screw pump agency
    - supplied valves and process control system for PMR Capacity Increase Project
  • 2004 - opened Lydenburg branch
    - appointed agent in Zambia
    - acquired Farval-Bijur, Airpel and Flowmetrix agencies
    - started valve retrofit at Skorpion Zinc
  • 2005 - official opening of refurbished and extended OMSA premises
    - finalist in Randburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry “Business of the Year” competition 2005 and 2006
    - acquired Dr Leye, Magnom, Filtertechnik agencies
  • 2006 - Marco Errath appointed as Marketing Director
    - Bijur-Delimon International rebranding
    - TLM, TPS philosophies launched
  • 2008 - Marco appointed as General Manager, Operational Marketing
    - acquired Martens, Graisinger agencies
    - bulk fuel filtration systems engineered and launched
    - alliance with Namib Trading to open branches in Namibia
  • 2009 - official opening of Operational Marketing workshop and engineering facility in new Lyn Road premises
    - OMSA-pewag joint venture formed
    - ITT, SED agencies, representation for GSR and other in-house brands to complete the valve range
    - opened Klerksdorp branch
  • 2010 - staff complement 150, turnover close to R200 million
    - Field service fleet of 20 vehicles and 56 fitters and technicians
    - opened Richards Bay branch, appointed agents in Port Elizabeth, Witbank, Phalaborwa, Botswana and Tanzania
    - major strategic review, decision taken to refocus on customers as opposed to product centred approach
    -valves, instrumentation, lubrication and filtration brought together under OMSA brand; relaunch of company