The teaming comes just a month after Strata Worldwide’s December announcement that it had organized a partnership to market Trolex products in the United States.

Strata’s subsidiary, from its location just an hour outside Johannesburg, will now offer Trolex systems for replacement or upgrading of existing monitoring systems underground, as well as integrating with Strata wireless networks to provide continuous data retrieval.

While system installation and maintenance can be performed by general plant maintenance personnel, Strata will offer full technical and application service packages and will also be able to assist with installation, commissioning, service and support as required.

“There is an excellent alignment between our two companies and we are delighted to be working with Strata, with whom we share a common goal of providing mine-wide safety solutions,” Trolex managing director Glyn Pierce-Jones said.

“This new partnership will allow us to maintain our market leadership in gas monitoring systems in South Africa, which we have established over the last 30 years.”

Strata South Africa general manager Jonathan Metcalf also commented on the new relationship.

“We are extremely excited to be partnering with Trolex to offer its technology in the South African market. It has been Strata’s vision to offer completely wireless, battery powered and intrinsically safe atmospheric monitoring systems, which include the additional safety benefits of post-accident monitoring and data retrieval.”