ABOUT THE COMPANY – AVI LIMITED
AVI LIMITED owns many of South Africa’s well known and loved brands which expand over numerous categories. The company savoury and sweet biscuits and snacks include Provita; Jumping Jack; Bakers; Baumann’s; Pyotts and Willards, while their hot beverages range includes Five Roses; Ellis Brown; Koffiehuis; Frisco; Freshpak; Douwe Egberts; House of Coffees; Lavazza; Ciro and Cafitesse.
ABOUT THE COMPANY – AVENG GRINAKER-LTA
Aveng was founded in the 1880s and today the South African conglomerate prides itself on being a leader in the infrastructure sector, with expertise in engineering; steel; mining; manufacturing; water treatment; public infrastructure and concessions. Aveng is active in not only Africa, but also the Middle East, South East Asia, New Zealand and Australia.
The company currently has 5 subsidiaries, including Aveng Grinaker-LTA; McConnell Dowell; Aveng Mining; Aveng Steel and Aveng Manufacturing.
ABOUT THE COMPANY – AURECON
Aurecon, founded in 2009, is an engineering and infrastructure advisory company, based in South Africa and Australia. The company was formed as the results of a merger between 3 engineering consulting firms, namely Connell Wagner; Africon and Ninham Shand.
ABOUT THE COMPANY – ARUP
Arup (Arup Group Limited) was founded in 1946 by Sir Ove Arup, as a multinational professional services company. The firm provides planning, design, engineering, consulting and project management services across the built environment sector.
Headquartered in London, within the United Kingdom, the company employs more than 13 000 staff members in their 92 offices. The companies offices are located throughout 35 countries, with a presence in Africa, Europe, Australasia, East Asia, the Americas and the Middle East.
ABOUT THE COMPANY – ARMSCOR
Armaments Corporation of South Africa (known as ARMSCOR) was established in 1968 as an arms production company. Today, Armscor are the South African Department of Defence’s (DOD) arms procurement agency.
Not only do Armscor provide services to the DOD, but they also service the South African Government and other stakeholders across Africa.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY – ARCELORMITTAL
ArcelorMittal South Africa, originally known as Iscor Ltd when it was first founded in 1928, is part of world’s biggest steel producer, Arcelor-Mittal.
ArcelorMittal South Africa are the biggest steel producing company in Africa, supplying more than 60% of steel used throughout South Africa and producing around 7 million tonnes of liquid steel each year. The JSE Securities Exchange listed company is headquartered in Gauteng, South Africa.
ABOUT THE COMPANY – ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM
Anglo American Platinum Limited, founded in 1995, is the biggest primary producer of platinum across the globe, producing almost 40% of the supply each year. The South African based company operates mainly in Johannesburg, with most of its operations occurring within the Bushveld Igneous Complex where a range of mineral commodities are found.
ABOUT THE COMPANY – ANGLO AMERICAN COAL
Anglo American is one of the largest mining companies in the world, operating in five continents, mining thermal and metallurgical coal; iron ore and manganese; precious metals and minerals; and base metals and minerals.
COAL is a division of the Anglo American group and is the third largest exporter of metallurgical coal in the world. COAL operates in Australia, Colombia, Canada and South Africa, where they supply the domestic and export energy markets.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY – ALTECH
Altech is part of the Multi-media and Information Technology (TMT) division of parent company, Altron and in 2013, became a wholly owned subsidiary of Altron.
The companies vision is to achieve a strategic position within the global Telecommunications, Multi-media and Information Technology (TMT) sector. The technology driven group focuses on value-added services, solutions and products. The Altron TMT Division has representation in over 14 countries and employs more than 8000 staff members.
ABOUT THE COMPANY – AFROX
African Oxygen Limited, known as “Afrox” was founded in 1927 and is the leader in industrial gases and welding products in sub-Saharan Africa. The company operates in 10 African countries (including South Africa), as well as manages the operations of 5 other countries for The Linde Group, who are the parent company of Afrox.