Manufacturing

The latest Manufacturing sector features, company profiles, and executive interviews from across Africa.

Latest Manufacturing Corporate Stories

Habot Oil (Pty) Ltd : Keeping the Cogs Turning

With a staff complement of 22 and counting, the aim of Habot Oil is to make nationals and multinationals aware of its facility as a specialised blender of synthetic and biodegradable oils that they can utilise to gain a local presence.

Howden Africa : World-Class Manufacturing in Africa

Howden Africa has played a significant role in the engineering developments across the African continent over the past 65-plus years.

Dunlop Industrial Products (Pty) Ltd : Pursuing Operational Excellence

Following a series of mergers and acquisitions since the 1990s, Dunlop Industrial Products (Dunlop) has made concerted efforts to strengthen and expand its product portfolio and manufacturing operations in order to optimise future growth prospects.

Leadership Transition Drives Tripp Lite’s Global Business Strategy

Darwin Haines has been announced as the new Senior Vice President of the global manufacturing specialist Tripp Lite, taking over from the soon-to-be retiring Bill DeCicco.

Boxmore Packaging : Set Apart by Innovation and Technology

Boxmore Packaging is one of South Africa’s most diverse players plastic packaging, supplying bottles, plastic containers, jars and closures to the beverage, pharmaceutical, home care and personal care industries for the past 20 years.

Rail2Rail (Pty) Ltd : Indigenous Engineering

Established in 2007 as a home-grown, all-African solution designed to provide much needed upgrades to South Africa’s rail network, Rail2Rail (Pty) Ltd has provided more than three quarters of a million sleepers to Transnet Freight Rail in the country to date.

Aveng Manufacturing : A Leading Example in Safety

Aveng Manufacturing, part of the wider Aveng Group, has had a presence in Africa for more than 125 years as a renowned manufacturer and supplier.

Kansai Plascon : Forward-Thinking Manufacturing

Kansai Plascon can look to the future assured by the strength of its past. Since 1889, Plascon has been the force behind the production of top quality coatings with innovative and ground-breaking technologies, making it southern Africa’s leading coatings manufacturer.

Pandrol South Africa : Trusted Rail Track Solutions Providers

Pandrol has been involved in the rail fastenings industry since 1917 and has supplied fastenings to more than 415 railroads, surpassing the supply of two billion clips worldwide.

Davis & Shirtliff Group : Winning Business Strategies

Kenya-based Davis & Shirtliff is East Africa’s largest water industry player focusing on pumps, water treatment, swimming pools, renewable energy and power products.