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Cape Town and Western Cape Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion AgencyRef: https://www.wesgro.co.za/corporate/news/2026/sdf-deepens-african-expansion-with-new-western-cape-commercial-branch
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Source domain: wesgro.co.za
Collected on 28 June 2026
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What this means
This is a Wesgro corporate news article dated 02 June 2026. It reports that the Italian agricultural machinery manufacturer SDF Group (brands including SAME, DEUTZ-FAHR and GREGOIRE) officially opened its South African commercial subsidiary in Paarl in the Cape Winelands. The article describes the subsidiary’s role in overseeing South African commercial operations via existing importer/dealer partnerships (Kempston Agri for SAME and Smith Power Equipment for DEUTZ-FAHR), and includes comments from Wesgro, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, the City of Cape Town, and SDF executives.
Facts
Places
City of Cape Town, Western Cape
Reference
https://www.wesgro.co.za/corporate/news/2026/sdf-deepens-african-expansion-with-new-western-cape-commercial-branch
Key Takeaways
- Date: 02 June 2026
- Location: Paarl, Cape Winelands (near key agricultural production areas)
- Company: SDF Group (Italian; founded in Italy; HQ Treviglio, Bergamo)
- Brands mentioned: SAME, DEUTZ-FAHR, GREGOIRE
- Event: official opening of SDF South Africa commercial subsidiary
- Scope: oversee commercial operations of SDF brands in South Africa through existing importer/dealer partnerships
- Partnerships: Kempston Agri (distribute SAME via dealer network); Smith Power Equipment (oversee nationwide distribution of DEUTZ-FAHR premium range)
- Product range: tractors 45 to 350 horsepower; specialised vineyard/orchard machinery including GREGOIRE grape harvesters
- Context: SDF relaunch/consolidation of Deutz-Fahr and SAME brands announced earlier at NAMPO Fair in Bothaville
- Comments included from: Wesgro CEO Wrenelle Stander; Western Cape Minister Dr. Ivan Meyer; City of Cape Town James Vos; SDF CEO Lodovico Bussolati; SDF executives Alexandre Duffar and Alessandro Maritano
- Wesgro
- Wrenelle Stander (Wesgro CEO)
- Dr. Ivan Meyer (Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism)
- James Vos (City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth)
- SDF Group
- SDF CEO Lodovico Bussolati
- SDF Chief Commercial Officer Alessandro Maritano
- Alexandre Duffar (Regional Business General Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa at SDF)
- SAME
- DEUTZ-FAHR
- GREGOIRE
- Kempston Agri
- Kempston Group
- Smith Power Equipment
- Royal Reesink Group
- NAMPO Fair
- City of Cape Town
- Western Cape Government
Dates
Closing Date
2 June 2026