BBOXX testing its products under the toughest conditions

BBOXX's partners, Mr van Goethem and Mr Van Houcke, climbed the Nyiragongo volcano in the Virgunga Park which destroyed part of Goma in 2002. It has the largest lava lake in the world at around 3,400 meters above sea level.

As part of their trip, they took one of their battery boxes that they used for lighting while spending the night next the crater with the temperature falling below 5 degree Celsius.  

Mr van Goethem and Mr Van Houcke at the top of Mount Nyiragongo

BB7 battery box on the edge of the volcano's crater

BBOXX RD Congo office in action

BBOXX RD Congo has opened its new office this week in Goma and their staffs are being trained by BBOXX UK’s partner, Mr Van Houcke and Mr van Goethem. BBOXX RD Congo is preparing its marketing campaign and developing its distribution network in the Kivu region before the container arrives next week. They expect a good response to their products in the Kivu Region where 90% of the population doesn’t have access to electricity and even the 10% that do have to rely on diesel generators during the numerous power outages.

BBOXX RD Congo office in Goma.

BBOXX UK, Mr van Goethem, giving a training session on BBOXX solar products in Goma

BBOXX RD Congo office is located on the 2^nd floor of Ihuzi building in Goma. Its office has been very busy this week with many curious customers coming to enquire about our products and the different solar systems we can do. Our solar home entertainment kit is expected to be a good seller!  

First interested customers come to BBOXX RD Congo office.

BBOXX RD Congo manager, Mr Kaba, and BBOXX UK partner, Mr Van Houcke, meeting their distributors in Goma.

BBOXX's solar home entertainment kit.

The launch of BBOXX RD Congo

BBOXX’s partners, Mr van Goethem and Mr Van Houcke, have arrived in Goma to support their Congolese partners with the launch of BBOXX RD Congo.

BBOXX's Partner, Mr Van Houcke, at the Congo-Rwanda border.

They had their first partners' meeting on the 30^th of July during which they opened their new office and shop located on Avenue Bishweka in Goma.

BBOXX RD Congo first partners meeting in Goma.

BBOXX RD Congo is currently building its distribution network in the Kivu region and its first container is arriving mid-August in Goma. BBOXX RD Congo aim is to offer a wide range of quality solar products from small scale solar systems below 100W to large scale off-grid or backup systems .

BBOXX at the 2011 Kigali EXPO

BBOXX has a stand for the second year in a row at the Kigali East African EXPO which gathers many players from a wide variety of industries in East Africa. BBOXX is presenting its new diversified product range and analysing the market response to its new solar products. One of the unique products that they are launching this summer is a low-power TV that can run for several hours per day on their different solar kits. Rwanda has around 90% TV coverage and their TV has an antenna with an integrated decoder allowing people in remote regions to watch the news. They hope this will be a big seller!

 

BBOXX's stand at Kigali EXPO

BBOXX stand in action

BBOXX aims to make its offices in Kigali the headquarters for its East African operations and they have already started to export products to Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda. BBOXX’s partner, Mr van Goethem and Mr Van Houcke, will be in Rwanda for two months preparing the framework and distribution networks required to expand BBOXX’s operations in the region. 

BBOXX Launches its Innovative Energy Products into Pakistan

BBOXX is pleased to announce the launch of operations in Pakistan this month, the third market we have entered into in under a year. BBOXX’s innovative and affordable BB5, now improved to include both DC and AC outputs, is designed to help combat the four or more hours of power cuts per day in the main Pakistani cities such as Karachi and Lahore. In addition, the product can be integrated with our specialised solar panel and used in more remote areas to deliver grid style electricity to rural households.

BBOXX undertaking market research with the local population

BBOXX’s operations in the country are being led by Director Aamir Bhagani and supported by partner Mansoor Hamayun. Initial feedback has been extremely positive and the whole BBOXX team is extremely excited to see the development of our operations in the country over the coming months.

The first BBOXX products successfully arrive in Pakistan, a demonstration of our global distribution capability

BBOXX Director of Pakistan Operation Aamir Bhagani with BBOXX Partner Mansoor Hamayun

BBOXX launches global production line in China

BBOXX expanded its operations in China today with the launch of a production line to assembly its flagship BB5 product. BBOXX is now able to serve its customers in a wider range of countries around the world and will be able to provide high quality off-grid and rural energy products at competitive prices for its main markets in Africa and Asia. The production process will be overseen by Victor Wong, BBOXX Partner and Director of Chinese Operations, who has over 25 years experience in manufacturing in the country. BBOXX will be using our new Chinese base to initially supply products to Rwanda, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo over the next two months.

BBOXX's solar panel assembly line in China.

BBOXX's BB5 assembly line.

BBOXX's global warehouse.

BBOXX's solar panel testing facility.

BBOXX agrees a deal to launch operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo

BBOXX today (16th March) agreed a deal to launch operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo in June/July 2011. The deal will see a BBOXX branded shop opening in Goma, DRC to sell our products and associated solar equipment to the local population. BBOXX is extremely excited to enter this new market in colloboration with experienced local investors from the DRC and Belgium.

BBOXX founding partners Mansoor Hamayun, Laurent Van Houcke and Christopher Baker-Brian completing the deal with local investor Eric de Lamotte.