Trimble expands its presence in Africa with Ghana office

Trimble Navigation Limited, a leading global provider of advanced location-based solutions that maximize productivity and enhance profitability, has announced its presence in West Africa with an opening of its new office in Ghana.
The Ghana office will focus on expanding and enhancing Trimble’s collaboration with regional stakeholders including local distribution partners. This will enable the company to provide better service, support and training for customers in the Region.
Speaking at the launch of Trimble Navigation Limited in Accra, the President and Chief Executive of Trimble Navigation Limited, Mr. Steven W. Berglund said the opening of the Ghana office is an important extension of their presence to serve the Western and Central Africa clients.
“We see this as an opportunity to better service and assist in Africa’s economic development and infrastructure efforts, especially in the areas of transportation, agriculture, water and natural resource management, land administration and energy” he said.
Ghana he said was chosen due to her stable and democratic governance, strong legal system and direct flight connections to the US and Europe. He said the company had equipment to handle water conservation, road and railway, marine, mining, petroleum and mobile resource management in the country.
He said over the last five years, Trimble has worked on contracts funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the World Bank as well as African Federal and state agencies to provide GNSS receivers and reference stations, total stations, digital levels and a variety of other solutions for African development projects.
Trimble he said has been providing solutions to African customers through resellers for more than 20 years, until 2009 opened an office in Nairobi, Kenya and later Cape Town, South Africa
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Mr. Mike Hammah lauded Ghana for her great investment atmosphere which had endeared her to the hearts of investors. He said this will not only rake in foreign exchange for the country, but will help create employment for the citizenry.
He said the decision by investors to transact business in the country is a mark of confidence in the nation’s economy. He commended Trimble for its vibrancy as it has generated over $6.0 billion in revenue and being operational in 31 countries since its establishment in 1978.
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Mr. Donald Tettlebaum commended Ghana for her vibrant economy that had made it attractive to foreign investors and urged all to work to maintain it.
He said the development of Ghana’s economic stability is very important to US companies and cited access to credit facility, inadequate power and water supply as some of the major challenges facing business growth in Ghana. He said the opening of the Ghana office in Accra demonstrates Trimble’s long-term commitment to the African market, its distribution partners and customers.
Trimble Navigation Limited, founded in 1978 headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. It deals in the manufacture and distribution of equipment for building and road construction, agriculture, transport logistics surveying, land administration, water and natural resource management.