Global wellness and direct-selling company, QNET, has reiterated its commitment to sustainability, technology-driven wellness and youth empowerment as it showcased a broad range of products and digital learning platforms at its Product Expo held in Lagos on Thursday.
Speaking to journalists, Bernhard Gaksch, Regional Strategy and Marketing Manager, QNET Sub-Saharan Africa, said the company is expanding its footprint across Africa with solutions designed to promote healthy living, responsible consumption and entrepreneurial growth among young people.
Gaksch unveiled QNET’s latest collections of Swiss-made watches produced under the Bernhard H. Mayer and Cimier brands. He noted that while the watchmaking heritage dates back to 1871, the company is now applying modern sustainability principles, including the use of 100 per cent recycled materials in the Omni Collection. For every watch sold from the collection, QNET sponsors the planting of one tree globally.
The exhibition also featured the HomePure Nova, QNET’s flagship nine-stage water filtration system. The device filters contaminants down to 0.2 microns and uses a silver-infused membrane that eliminates 99.9999 per cent of bacteria and viruses. According to Gaksch, many households still rely on boiling water, which “kills necessary minerals but does not remove several harmful chemicals,” making advanced filtration a safer option for families.
QNET also presented the HomePure Zayn air purification system, a compact six-stage device that removes pollutants, odours and airborne viruses with 99.94 per cent efficiency. Gaksch warned that indoor air in many homes is now more polluted than outdoor spaces due to chemicals, poor ventilation and dust exposure.
In its personal wellness segment, QNET introduced ProSpark, a natural toothpaste enriched with astaxanthin and glutathione to support gum health and reduce inflammation. The formulation excludes fluoride, replacing it with rock salt to strengthen enamel.
The company’s travel and lifestyle arm, QVI, showcased its membership-based booking platform offering access to over one million hotels worldwide, including owned resorts in Thailand, Turkey, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. Members can book rooms, car rentals and holiday activities, though visas and flight bookings remain the traveller’s responsibility.
A major focus of the expo was QLearn, QNET’s online education platform that provides certificate courses in business management, financial literacy, communication and network marketing. The courses are accredited through institutions in the United Kingdom, United States and European Union. Gaksch said QLearn was developed in response to the rising number of young Africans seeking entrepreneurial opportunities but lacking formal business training.
He clarified that although the QI Group, QNET’s parent company, owns a university in Malaysia, admissions are independent and have no link to QNET’s direct-selling activities.
Gaksch said QNET’s growing range of products spanning health, lifestyle, travel and skill development fits into a broader agenda of promoting ethical direct selling and supporting Africans to improve their quality of life.
“Our aim is to deliver products and learning tools that genuinely add value. We want young people to gain skills, improve their wellbeing and take advantage of new opportunities in a rapidly changing world,” he said.
