Over the past two years hydraulic and pneumatic engineering company, Ernest Lowe has undergone a complete transformation. A new management team headed by managing director, Burtie Roberts, sales director Keith Mullen, workshop manager Jose Machado and financial manager Widor Grobbelaar are striving to set new standards of quality, service delivery and professionalism at the company.
From (L) Keith Mullen; Widor Grobbelaar; Burtie Roberts; Jose Machado.
With branches throughout the country the company operates to quality standard ISO 9001:2008, environmental standard ISO 14001:2001 and health and safety standard OHSAS 18001:2007. Roberts believes that the entire company must be customer, quality and service driven.
The engineering department forms the backbone of the ELCO brand and has the capacity to design, manufacture and supply complete turnkey projects in both the hydraulic and pneumatic fields. The ELCO team has been delivering engineered solutions to southern African mines and industry for over 115 years and the current staff complement has over 100 years’ experience in engineered solutions. Research and development is a continuous process and the team has developed and engineered many patented designs in South Africa. The recently launched dust suppression system, MartonAqua cylinder and ELCO electrohydraulic actuators are some of the new developments.
As part of the Hudaco Group, Ernest Lowe is also involved in the young engineer development programme, where young engineers are teamed up with senior engineers to grow and develop their skills and education to provide quality engineers in the future.
For more information contact Keith Mullen, Ernest Lowe, +27 (0)11 898 6600, [email protected]
Machine Tools Africa exhibition
News & events
Africa’s biggest machine tools exhibition is taking place from 21-24 May 2024 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Nasrec.
Read more...WEG partners with Panaco in the DRC Zest WEG Group Africa
Editor's Choice News & events
The strengthened presence of WEG in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), through its strategic alliance with ts value-added reseller (VAR) Panaco, has proved to be highly successful.
Read more...Execution of the massive Azmet Reactor project DRC
Editor's Choice News & events
The Azmet Reactor project, a collaborative effort led by Viva Engineering, involved fabricating six massive reactors that were over three stories high in Gauteng, and then transporting these more than 2500 kilometres to a mine in the DRC - where all 3265 parts fitted perfectly, with not even one of the 26 900 bolts out of place. This was a massive achievement.
Read more...From the editor's desk: The unhuman truth Technews Publishing
News & events
It‘s early in the year, and it‘s fun to see what the predictions are for 2024 in the industrial world. One thing for sure is that generative AI will be big. Among all the hype, an over-the-top app that ...
Read more...SAFPA: Technical evening
News & events
At a recent technical evening, SAFPA committee member, Russell Gill from Engineering & Hydraulic Services gave an interesting introduction to the field of fluid power.
Read more...SAFPA: Soccer day SA Fluid Power Association (SAFPA)
News & events
The 2023 SAFPA six-a-side soccer tournament was a huge success.
Read more...Young scientist invited to Nobel science seminar in Sweden
News & events
Crawford student, Brandon de Greef embarked on an extraordinary journey last December, with a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar during Nobel Week.
Read more...ABB and Gravitricity to collaborate on energy storage systems
News & events
ABB has signed an agreement with UK-based gravity energy storage firm Gravitricity to explore how hoist expertise and technologies can accelerate the development and implementation of gravity energy storage systems in former mines.
Read more...I-MAK shifts gear with successful roadshow Bearings International
News & events
In a strategic move to fortify its presence in South Africa, I-MAK, a premium brand under the umbrella of Bearings International (BI), recently embarked on a very successful countrywide roadshow.
printer friendly version