Sparex Limited
Richard Berner is an experienced professional in the automotive industry, currently serving as the Managing Director of Sub Africa at Sparex Limited since November 2019. Previously, Richard held the position of Business Development Director in a private capacity from July 2017 to October 2019, where active business development was a key focus. Richard also successfully established and transitioned an innovative automotive wholesale startup as Managing Director of AfriPart from January 2016 to June 2017. Earlier roles include Sales Director at Torre Parts & Components for two years, managing sales for various automotive brands across Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific. Richard's career began at FEDERAL MOGUL, where positions ranged from Sales Manager to Area Sales Manager across multiple divisions. Educational credentials include studies at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, Udemy, and Wits Business School.
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Sparex Limited
Sparex is a manufacturer and wholesaler of agricultural spare parts and accessories. The Sparex Group has its head office in the UK and consists of eighteen trading companies in seventeen different countries employing over four hundred staff. Sparex supplies only to trade customers and its customer base is made up of over 20,000 retailers and importing wholesalers in over 80 countries Worldwide. Retailer customers include tractor and implement dealers, agricultural engineers, country stores and an increasing number of businesses unconnected with agriculture. The Sparex product range consists of over 50,000 items and is broadly divided into three major groupings: •Replacement parts for agricultural tractors; •Replacement earth-wearing parts for agricultural implements; •A wide range of fasteners, workshop tools, trailer equipment, paint, lighting and other electrical products and thousands of other universal accessories. Sparex specializes in customer service which includes the provision of merchandising facilities and a name-branding option which is chosen by thousands of customers. There are Sparex trading companies in UK, France, Ireland, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Austria, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Australia, South Africa, USA, New Zealand, Mexico and Canada. The group's ISO accredited manufacturing company Spenco has its factory in the UK. Spenco supplies both the Sparex Group and external customers including several major OEMs.