Crabtree, a leader in electrical infrastructure, has a multi-factory approach to business that has been a success story since operations commenced in 2007. While it is not uncommon for one company to have separate factories, what sets Crabtree’s arrangement apart from others is that the headquarters are in Wadeville, Johannesburg, while the second factory is some 430km away in Lesotho. “The factory is situated about 2km from the Maseru bridge in Lesotho’s capital city Maseru,” explains Michael Daniels, Factory Manager of Crabtree’s Lesotho facility. “On average, we employ 250 people in the factory, of which 97% are skilled Basotho citizens.”
Elsewhere in the issue, we look at DBs, Switches, Sockets & Protection, as well as Industry Automation and Lighting
Correct sealing ensures system integrity
Gaskets are a small but vital part of every system. They stop dust and dirt, fluids, gases and more, from getting into or escaping the operating environment. Pratley, which recently celebrated 75 years as a global leader in adhesives (see the Sparks August edition), has developed the RTV Silicone Gasket Maker, which has become popular with users for its strength, quality and performance.
Hellermann Tyton South Africa introduces its upgraded compliance kits
Cable management manufacturer and supplier Hellermann Tyton South Africa has upgraded its TCTDT and TCTCDK compliance kits. The kits now come with an aluminium enclosure that protects the equipment better than previous versions, while also being easier to store and transport to job sites as well as while the equipment is being used on-site.
Prevent solar inverter short-circuits and fires
While solar power systems and inverters have become an almost necessity in South Africa thanks to loadshedding, there are still risks associated with them, especially the inverter system if it is not operated and managed correctly.
MCE unveils its Onesto 6kW inverter and training facility
Electrical distributor MCE has launched two exciting items to its offering. The Onesto 6kW inverter being the first, with the second “product” being more of a companion: A training facility geared towards educating users and installers for the Onesto inverter.
IESSA gets a new technical chair by appointing lighting industry guru
Andrea Barausse, the director and founder of Durban-based energy and lighting company Energywise Systems, has been elected as the new technical chair of the Illumination Engineering Society of South Africa (IESSA), which Andrea says is “quite an honour, to be recognised by the industry you love and have worked tirelessly in”.
Li-Fi gains standard and prepares to light up the internet
Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) is the next big thing in both lighting and communication. As with your traditional Wi-Fi, the user will connect to their network wirelessly, but rather than using radio frequencies, Li-Fi makes use of light – and LED lightbulbs specifically – to transmit data and allow connectivity.
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