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Training

We actively promote and follow a number of educational initiatives, including apprenticeship training, learnership programmes as well as formal educational assistance, to all our employees.

Sherq

We undertake all our activities in a highly responsible, professional and competent manner. In doing so, we continuously improve performance towards achieving an ultimate objective of zero with regards to Safety, Health, Environment, Risk and Quality incidents.
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BBBEE

Our Empowerment partner, Golden Consortium Africa (Pty) Ltd, is a 100% women-owned consortium and has a 25.1% shareholding in Aberdare (South African operations). BEE ratings places Aberdare Cables at a Level 1 broad¬-based black economic empowerment company which is 55% black owned with 30% black-women ownership.
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Management System Certifications

  • Aberdare GOC Manufacturing - Low Voltage Cables.
  • Aberdare Pietermaritzburg - Low Voltage & Medium Voltage Cable.
  • Aberdare Standford Road, Port Elizabeth - Low Voltage & Medium Voltage Cable.

  • Aberdare Pietermaritzburg - Low Voltage Cables.
  • Aberdare Stanford Road, Port Elizabeth - Low Voltage Cables.
  • Aberdare GOC - Low Voltage Cables.

  • Aberdare Pietermaritzburg - Low Voltage Cables.
  • Aberdare Stanford Road, Port Elizabeth - Low Voltage Cables.
  • Aberdare GOC - Low Voltage Cables.

  • Aberdare Pietermaritzburg - Low Voltage Cables.
  • Aberdare Stanford Road, Port Elizabeth - Low Voltage Cables.
  • Aberdare GOC - Low Voltage Cables.

Product Certifications

  • SANS 97 Electrical Cables Impregnated paper insulated metal-sheathed cables for rated voltages 3,3 kV to 19/33kV.
  • SANS 182 2 & 3 Aluminium overhead conductors.
  • SANS 1339 Electric Cables Cross-linked polyethylene(XLPE) insulated cables for voltages from 3,8/6,6 kV to 19/33kV.
  • SANS 1418 part 1 & 2 LV Aerial bundled conductor systems.
  • SANS 1507 Part 2; 3; 4; 5; 6 Electric Cables with extruded solid dielectric insulation for fixed installations, 300/500 V to 1900/3 300 V.
  • SANS 1520 Part 1 & 2 Flexible electric trailing cables for use on the mines, 640/1 100 V to 19/33 kV.
  • SANS 1574 Part 3; 4 & 5 Electric Cables Flexible cords and flexible cables to 600/1 000 V.SANS 1576 Electric Cables single core arc welding cables.
  • SANS 1713 Electric cables medium voltage aerial bundle conductors for voltages 3,8/6,6 kV to 19/33 kV.

Quality Certifications

  • Our company is committed to quality.
  • Hence, all our products and processes reflect our ongoing commitment to attaining the highest quality standards, measured by the high level of customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction means the retention of confidence in Aberdare as a trusted and valued supplier.
  • It means that each and every delivery must create a recommendation for further business, and it means that through this drive for quality, Aberdare is able to generate new business opportunities.
  • To this end, we operate our factories and plants according to internationally recognised quality assurance standards.

About Aberdare

Aberdare Cables was established in 1946 and is a leading South African leading cable manufacturer. Aberdare Cables has 3 manufacturing sites in South Africa, with Customer Service Centres in each province and in Maputo.

The company employs 1500 people and currently holds a Level 1 BBBEE status, with a make-up of 55% Black ownership and 30% Black Women Owned.

In 2016, Aberdare Cables was acquired by a Chinese cable manufacturer, Hengtong. The Hengtong group operates in 120 countries, has 9 overseas manufacturing bases and owns 5 brands, including Aberdare.

Contact Aberdare

Group Operations Centre:

1 Corobrik Street, Meadowdale, Germiston, 1614

+27 (0) 11 396 8000
info@aberdare.co.za
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