News & events


Engineering and Hydraulic Services

Fourth Quarter 2005 News & events

Engineering and Hydraulic Services (EHS), situated in the North West Province town of Brits, has been trading in the hydraulics and pneumatics business since 1981. In the 24 years that the company has been servicing the local area, it has built up a well respected name under the ownership of Uli Gerth. In this time Uli has accumulated an extensive amount of knowledge and experience in the field of hydraulics, pneumatics and general mechanical engineering and is well respected by all his customers in the Brits area.

Recently, Uli has been joined by Russell Gill, a graduate mechanical engineer, who has 20 years experience, working in the hydraulics industry, 16 years of which were spent at Hyflo Johannesburg branch. Russell was the branch manager of Hyflo Johannesburg for 10 years and also spent a 6-year term as president of the South African Fluid Power Association.

With the guidance of Uli and Russell, EHS intends to grow its hydraulic and engineering capabilities to service better their existing customers, as well as increase its market share in the North West automotive cluster and Pretoria North regions. The new structure of EHS ensures that the company is now capable of competing with the best in terms of troubleshooting, solution providing, innovation and design capability and manufacturing of hydraulic and pneumatic systems and associated equipment. The additional technical depth and solutions capability also ensures that EHS is able to differentiate itself from other companies in the same geographical area.

EHS specialises in the field of fluid power engineering with emphasis on the following:

* Manufacture of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders.

* Repairs to hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.

* Supply of hydraulic and pneumatic components, hoses and fittings.

* Supply of engineering machining services.

* Troubleshooting of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

* Design and manufacture of hydraulic and pneumatic systems and related equipment.

The market sectors that the services of EHS are sold into include automotive component manufacturing and assembly, mining equipment service and manufacture, construction equipment and agriculture.

For more information contact Russell Gill, EHS, +27 (0) 12 252 0701, [email protected]





Share this article:
Share via emailShare via LinkedInPrint this page

Further reading:

WearCheck turns the focus on friction modifiers
News & events
One of the most important features of a lubricant is the reduction of friction between two surfaces.A dditives like friction modifiers are added to perform this function. Wearcheck turns the focus on friction modifiers

Read more...
From the editor's desk: Where is AI taking us?
Technews Publishing News & events
         Welcome to another year with Motion Control. May it be a happy and healthy one where you can rise to the challenges ahead and still enjoy all the good things we have in this country. As we continue ...

Read more...
Timken funds Kids Haven STEM classroom
News & events
A bright new chapter in digital education has begun at Kids Haven with the official opening of a fully equipped STEM classroom at the Kids Haven Village. This exciting addition was generously donated by Timken South Africa and expertly installed by Breadline Africa.

Read more...
Bearings International enters South Africa’s pump market
Bearings International News & events
Bearings International has entered into the local pumps market through an exclusive distribution agreement with leading Italian pump manufacturer, SAER.

Read more...
SKF launches the Patent Bay
SKF South Africa News & events
SKF is launching The Patent Bay, a new platform open to companies that aim to accelerate technologies with the potential to advance sustainability, by making selected patents freely available to others.

Read more...
SKF and Sieb & Meyer announce strategic partnership for magnetic bearings
SKF South Africa News & events
SKF has announced a strategic partnership with Sieb & Meyer, a renowned expert in variable frequency drives and control electronics.

Read more...
Young SA scientists awarded medals at IRIS Global Symposium in India
News & events
Young local scientists have been awarded gold and silver medals at the recent Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM global symposium in India, where they displayed their scientific brilliance.

Read more...
UKZN’s SMART lab wins aviation award
News & events
The SMART Lab at UKZN was awarded first place in the Aviation Research and Development category at the Civil Aviation Authority of South Africa’s award ceremony for outstanding contributions and achievements in the aviation sector.

Read more...
Hamar Controls earns dual Siemens Partner Awards
News & events
Hamar Controls, a provider of advanced electrical, control and instrumentation solutions to Africa’s mining and industrial sectors for over 40 years, has been honoured with two Smart Infrastructure Partner of the Year Awards by Siemens.

Read more...
Schneider Electric to become Official Energy Technology Partner of McLaren Racing
Schneider Electric South Africa News & events
Schneider Electric will become the Official Energy Technology Partner of McLaren Racing.

Read more...









While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, the publisher and its agents cannot be held responsible for any errors contained, or any loss incurred as a result. Articles published do not necessarily reflect the views of the publishers. The editor reserves the right to alter or cut copy. Articles submitted are deemed to have been cleared for publication. Advertisements and company contact details are published as provided by the advertiser. Technews Publishing (Pty) Ltd cannot be held responsible for the accuracy or veracity of supplied material.




© Technews Publishing (Pty) Ltd | All Rights Reserved