“40% to 80% of electrical goods in the African supply chain are counterfeit” – Schneider Electric

“85% of products in Nigeria are substandard” – Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)

“Substandard products have made construction a risky business” – Nigerian Institute of Building

“SON and The Challenges of Imported Substandard Products” – PMnewsnigeria

Going by the headlines, every Nigerian at some point has come across fake or substandard products, from medicines to food products, lighting to safety and personal protective equipment, automotive parts to electrical products, costing the Nigerian economy billions of dollars annually!

 According to securingindustry “A survey conducted by Schneider Electric in 11 African countries has revealed that 40% to 80% of electrical goods in the supply chain are counterfeit, Cables, breakers, sockets, switches and extension cords were the five most counterfeited electrical products — in that order”

Counterfeit MRO

Counterfeit Maintenance, Repair, and Operational (MRO) spare parts, creates a serious hazard for equipment systems and facilities, it impacts operational reliability resulting in productive hours lost each day due to accidents and unplanned downtime because of fake safety-relevant industrial products, including circuit breakers, counterfeit bearings, substandard cables, batteries and fire protection equipment, lifting slings and many more!

Preventing Counterfeit MRO in your infrastructure:

• Identify at-risk procurement’s,
• Use authorized distributors,
• Educate & Train Buyers and End users,
• Engage OEM’S and OEM reps,
• Report and share incident information,
• Check authenticity of certificates
• Be vigilant!

How EngineeringShop.ng can help.

At Engineeringshop.ng we are doing our bit to try and curb this menace of fake and substandard equipment in our market. We offer quality industrial tools, equipment, spares direct from leading original equipment manufacturers and their international representatives. Our products are shipped factory fresh from Europe and USA directly to end users, project buyers and engineering teams in Nigeria, West and Central Africa. From order to your facility in 7 to 10 days.

About EngineeringShop.ng

Engineeringshop.ng is an online store and marketplace for branded, quality and genuine industrial tools, equipment and components, we operate out of Lagos, Nigeria, with warehouses and logistics bases in Houston, TX, Gdansk, Poland, London, UK and the UAE.

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