About us
A Belgian company, focused on Africa.
Sobetracom is based in Marcinelle, near Charleroi. Our work: turning an identified need into equipment delivered where it has to be used.
Our mission
Making your projects and strategic purchases easier and safer. We bring you qualified partners and a reliable framework, and we coordinate every party through to the end.
Our role, the trusted interface
We hold the link between four worlds that do not always speak the same language.
- Public and private decision-makers
- Suppliers and manufacturers
- Local and operational partners
- Logistics and institutional players
Depending on the project, we facilitate the deal or carry it out with you, with the same care for a proper finish.
Our method
Six steps, from the need to the site
The same method applies to a batch of defibrillators and to a 10 m press brake.
Understand
We start from the need: the use, the place, the deadline, the budget, and the donor's rules if there is one.
Source
We consult manufacturers and suppliers, and check each one's standards and lead times.
Technical check on a press brake Select
We present the shortlisted offers and our reasons. When needed, we go and see the machine before buying.
Long press brake, before purchase Coordinate
Contracts, orders, quality control, shipping: we coordinate every party and you keep a single contact.
Wrapped and labelled pallet Deliver
Equipment leaves packed and labelled, with its paperwork. For the DR Congo Ministry of Health, it left at short notice.
Pallets ready to ship Follow up
Our partners follow the arrival on site. In Burundi, we were there with the CASOBU team.
Burundi · pipes delivered on site
Where we are
Present where the equipment lands.
Our head office is in Belgium. On the ground, our partners follow deliveries in four countries. Pick a country to see what we have supplied there.
Head office
Belgium
Sobetracom head office in Marcinelle. Supplier search, purchasing, checks and dispatch.
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Our values
What you can expect
Rigour
Every offer is checked before it reaches you.
Transparency
You know why a supplier was chosen.
Confidentiality
Your projects and your prices stay between us.
Responsiveness
When the Ministry of Health needed defibrillators at short notice, we kept up.
Focus on results
A mission ends when the equipment is in use, on site.
A project in Africa? Let's talk.
Tell us what you need and where it goes. We come back to you with first leads.