Built to Last Richards Bay-based Bell Equipment is one of South Africa’s proudest manufacturing success stories, designing and building earthmoving and materials-handling machinery that is exported to more than 80 countries. Founded as a small family engineering workshop, Bell has grown into a globally respected…
Packaging a Continent Nampak is Africa’s largest diversified packaging manufacturer, producing metal, plastic, glass and paper packaging for the food, beverage and personal care industries. With manufacturing plants across South Africa, the company continues to invest in…
Defy Appliances has been manufacturing household appliances in South Africa since 1905. Operating major production facilities in KwaZulu-Natal, Defy produces stoves, refrigerators and washing machines for the local and export markets, and remains one of the country’s…
Toyota South Africa Motors’ Durban plant is one of the largest vehicle manufacturing facilities on the continent, producing passenger cars and commercial vehicles for local sale and export throughout Africa. The plant supports thousands of jobs and a wide…
Commercial Vehicles Built for Africa Isuzu Motors South Africa manufactures bakkies and commercial trucks at its plant in the Eastern Cape. As one of the region’s leading automotive manufacturers, Isuzu continues to expand local production capacity and…
Pioneers in braking technology Knorr-Bremse was started in Germany back in 1905 and over the years it has expanded across the globe to become the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles. Knorr-Bremse’s South African manufacturing subsidiary…
Medicine Made in Africa Aspen Pharmacare operates some of the most advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing plants on the continent, producing medicines for both local distribution and export to more than 150 countries. The Gqeberha steriles facility is among the largest…
One of South Africa’s largest suppliers of construction and technical engineering tools, Hilti manufactures and supplies precision equipment used across the country’s building and industrial sectors. They staff about 20,000 employees and hold an active presence in over 120 countries worldwide. Working under the…
