Chapter 7 – AM.CO.ZA – what is it?
AM.CO.ZA is a supplier to the South African Signage market addressing all the major technology types including large-format printing, vinyl cutting, laser engravers, routers, and 3D printing systems. The company was formed in 2013 and has grown from just two people to a full team of more than 50 staff. It offers full-service sales, support and maintenance for all the devices it supplies. However, what sets it apart from other suppliers to the industry, other than the fact that it is a full spectrum supplier, is that it makes much of its intellectual knowledge freely available to customers in order to allow them to achieve the highest levels of productivity and efficiency. It also finds innovative ways to bring its products to market in the most affordable and effective manner possible ensuring that a wider audience is able to access its technology.
From a company built on supplying one or two machines a month, AM.CO.ZA has developed into a large-scale importer and supplier of equipment for all sectors of the Signage market with multiple container loads of equipment inbound to South Africa at any given time. Such has the success of its equipment and its business philosophy in the local market been, that the company expects its turnover to exceed R100 million during the 2024/25 financial year.
It is on the basis of this that AM.CO.ZA has established the Ambitious Academy to provide a base for new-to-industry, as well as established members of the industry to further their knowledge and expand their understanding in their chosen field and associated fields.