At Blanes Pressure Solutions, strong customer relationships are built through a combination of technical knowledge, industry experience and dependable service.
We are pleased to introduce Dawie Croucamp, who has joined the Blanes Pressure Solutions team in Technical Sales – Secunda. With a background in technical and industrial environments, Dawie brings experience across instrumentation, maintenance and technical sales, together with approximately seven years of experience working directly with industrial customers.
His hands-on technical knowledge, supported by pneumatic and instrumentation-related training, complements his strong focus on customer service and practical problem-solving. Dawie’s ability to understand an application, identify customer requirements and recommend an appropriate solution makes him a valuable addition to the Blanes Pressure Solutions sales team.
In his role, Dawie will focus on building customer relationships, providing responsive technical and sales support, preparing accurate quotations and helping customers identify reliable solutions for their applications.
Get to know Dawie a little better through the questions below.
Full name
Dawid J. Croucamp
Preferred name / name used publicly
Dawie Croucamp
Job title at Blanes Pressure Solutions
Technical Sales Secunda
More About Dawie
Where are you from, and how would you briefly describe your background?
I was born in Pretoria and currently live in Kriel. My background is in technical and industrial environments, with experience in instrumentation, maintenance and technical sales.
What qualifications, training, or practical experience have shaped your career so far?
I have extensive hands-on technical experience, supported by Festo pneumatic training and various Festo and WIKA sales training programs.
What work experience did you have before joining Blanes Pressure Solutions?
I have approximately seven years of technical sales experience, including roles in industrial equipment and instrumentation, with a strong focus on customer relationships, quotations and after-sales support.
What is one strength or skill you are especially proud to bring to your work?
One of my strongest qualities is my ability to combine technical knowledge with excellent customer service. I enjoy understanding a customer’s application and requirements and then helping to identify a practical solution
What do you enjoy outside of work?
Outside of work, I enjoy playing golf, fishing and spending quality time with my family. I also enjoy outdoor activities and have an interest in music and off-road bikes.
Your Role at Blanes Pressure Solutions
What are your main responsibilities in your new role at Blanes Pressure Solutions?
My main responsibilities are sales and customer service, with a focus on building relationships, understanding customer requirements and providing reliable solutions.
What attracted you to this opportunity and to Blanes Pressure Solutions?
The opportunity to apply my technical sales and instrumentation experience while growing my knowledge within the pressure solutions industry
How do you believe your experience and skills can make a difference in this role?
I believe my combination of hands-on technical experience and technical sales knowledge will allow me to add practical value to the role. Having worked directly with industrial customers, including site-based customers, I understand the importance of listening carefully to customer requirements, providing accurate quotations, recommending appropriate solutions and following through after the sale.
How do you hope your role will contribute to better service for Blanes customers?
By providing responsive communication, reliable technical support and consistent follow-up to ensure customers receive the best possible service.
What are you most looking forward to learning or achieving at Blanes?
I am looking forward to expanding my technical knowledge of Blanes Pressure Solutions’ products and applications and using that knowledge to provide greater value to customers, building strong customer relationships and contributing to the continued growth of Blanes.
What short message would you like to share with Blanes customers, suppliers, and colleagues?
I look forward to working with our customers, suppliers and colleagues, building strong relationships and providing professional, reliable and friendly service. I am committed to understanding our customers’ needs and doing my best to provide the right support and solutions.
We also offer SANAS traceable calibrations complete with a certificate, valid for 1 year on our premises.
Blanes Pressure Solutions supplies a comprehensive range of pressure measurement instruments.
Blanes Pressure Solutions was founded in 2002 to take over the pressure business of Blanes Instruments CC, and can trace its pedigree back to 1893, when Robert Blane left Scotland to make his fortune on the Witwatersrand.
For more information on placing orders, after care and maintenance services you can contact our Sales Manager Ronel Olivier on ronel@pressuresolutions.co.za or 011 422 1749.
