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POWERING PROGRESS It is this philosophy that Aberdare is determined to
follow, now and into the future.
Aberdare Cables is southern Africa’s largest and
leading supplier of intelligent energy inter connection Employees
products and services in Africa. The company has highly trained and motivated
employees who make it the employer of choice. We
Established in 1946, the company offers cable actively promote and follow a number of educational
designs, product development, installation support, initiatives, including apprenticeship training, learner-
commissioning and diagnostic testing through ship programmes as well as formal educational
their engineering service division. In 2021, Aberdare assistance, to all our employees.
celebrated its 75th Anniversary and since its humble
beginnings, the organisation has grown significantly In the year 2022, Aberdare awarded and created
through mergers and acquisitions. more than 200 job opportunities across the country.
These positions vary across all the branches, manu-
Aberdare Cables has three manufacturing sites in facturing sites as well as head quarters. To further
South Africa located respectively in Pietermaritzburg, develop the young professionals who require an
Gqeberha, and Gauteng. These are assigned to opportunity and introduction to the corporate
manufacture a wide variety of cables with customer sphere, Aberdare further created over 50 learnership
service centres in each province as well as in Maputo, and trainee positions located in the factory as well as
Mozambique. head quarters.
In 2016, Aberdare Cables was acquired by Hengtong, as The business continues to be passionate and driven
a majority shareholder. The Hengtong group operates in curbing the unemployment rate in South-Africa,
in 147 countries with 11 overseas manufacturing bases through job creation. This is to further ensure that
and owns seven brands, including Aberdare Aberdare contributes to the healthy economic growth
Research and Development of the country and increasing social cohesion.
Aberdare is a technology leader driven by cutting Socio-Economic Development
edge research and development to provide worldclass Socio-Economic Development is an integral part of
innovative solutions. Aberdare Cables, as they aim to contribute to the
Aberdare positions itself, and has indeed been communities in which they operate. They strive
recognised throughout the world, as a pioneer in to strengthen their commitment to sustainable
technological advancement. This philosophy has development by building mutually beneficial relations
been amply illustrated by its success in developing with their stakeholders and the communities.
unique solutions to everyday problems faced by an Aberdare Cables ensures that the identified
incredibly wide range of industries. In co-operation initiatives and projects in previously disadvantaged
with the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS communities are properly managed to ensure that
- the national standards organisation), Aberdare the contributions made will continually sustain the
serves on a number of International Electrotechnical community.
Commission (IEC) cable working groups, one of
which deals with the development of test methods They are investing in the education of their
for cables in fire situations. communities through a variety of projects enabling
them to create a brighter future for themselves.
Aberdare works closely with the South African Aberdare Cables believes in providing the leaders of
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) tomorrow with every advantage possible.
and various major Universities and Technikons in the
quest to continuously upgrade its product range and Access to high - quality education in rural areas can
manufacturing capabilities. Aberdare is determined be one of the contributing factors to local economic
to retain its leadership in the cable industry through development, while assisting the rural community to
the development of cost-effective solutions to adapt to a fast-changing environment.
common problems faced by many of the world’s This is the reason Aberdare Cables proudly sponsored
developing nations, and by working closely with a rural high school in KZN, Buhlebethu High School
customers to meet their every possible need. We with a mobile science lab that can further assist Maths
are determined to remain abreast of international and Science learners in the school with practicals.
developments, and indeed set our own goals to Aberdare Cables are passionate about community
maximise our company’s growth. development and the development of future leaders.

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