Manufacturing

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

Latest Manufacturing Corporate Stories

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.

Huhtamaki South Africa : Responding to Packaging Trends

Global packaging leader, Huhtamaki Group is growing its presence in the world’s fastest developing regions, beginning with Africa.

Filmatic Packaging Systems : The Full Package

Filmatic Packaging Systems is already the biggest industry player in Africa, and is now excited about replicating its successes further afield, following a 2015 strategic partnership.

LATC Marine Brings Next Generation Damen Vessels to Nigerian Offshore Oil Sector

Africa-focused proprietary investment firm LAT Cleveson (LATC) has signed an order with Damen Shipyards Group for the supply of two PSV 3300 Platform Supply Vessels and two FCS 5009 Fast Supplier Vessels.

Nampak Bevcan : Unlocking Value Across Africa

Already established as the packaging leader in Africa with operations in 11 African countries outside of SA, Nampak continues to take advantage of the continent’s upward growth trajectory.

Senior Flexonics : The Senior Name in Flexible Manufacturing

The influence of Senior Flexonics in South Africa has grown exponentially over the past 18 years, riding the economic challenges in recent years to remain an internationally renowned partner of choice.