Source: Medical Chronicle – January 2009 Issue

Mergers and acquisition activity in the medical device market has remained at a high level over the past year despite an increasingly challenging operating environment.  Adding to the challenges are pricing pressures as a result of foreign exchange movements, increased regulatory scrutiny, and uncertainty over the effect of in-patient tariff reimbursement proposals.

Marcus Medical a member of the AXIM Group of Companies has recently acquired R&J Medical. This acquisition will be of great benefit to Marcus Medical, the AXIM Group of Companies and our customers.

Marcus Medical has long standing exclusive distribution rights for global brands in both the medical and surgical field in Southern Africa and through ongoing commitment to its stakeholders and customers, developed a reputation of integrity and service excellence over the past 70 years.

R&J Medical brings over 25 years experience in distributing globally recognised brands in the South African market. In this time R&J Medical has forged long standing relationships with its customers through their commitment to quality and service delivery.

Marcus Medical Managing Director, Gernot Pansi, commented:  “R&J Medical’s product portfolio, which includes many well known globally brands has supplied the local medical industry for over 25 years. With excellent knowledge of the domestic market together with the growing stature of Marcus Medical which now encompasses a comprehensive portfolio of products and services allows us to offer a broad spectrum of solutions to all our customers in both the public and private healthcare sectors”.