The Organisation
COPPER CABLES
OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES
DATA CABLES
CBI electric
ENERGY CABLES
CABLE ACCESSORIES
PROTECTION DEVICES
SPECIALISED PRODUCTS
AUTOMATION & CONTROL
MEDIUM VOLTAGE
PRODUCTS
SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS
POWER INSTALLATIONS
The Past
• Founded in 1949.
• Extensive investment in skills, machines, systems, facilities and equipment.
• (Vertical Integration)
• Invented the first high sensitivity RCD in 1957.
• Formed Circuit Breaker Industries in 1986, by merging Fuchs and Heinemann
companies.
• 64 year track record on African continent.
• Different Technologies (Heinemann / Fuchs).
The Present…
• Employ 1400+ staff.
• Holds numerous international certifications:-
American Canadian Australian Russian
European Chinese Japanese Ukraine
South African and various other
• Majority of manufactured product exported.
• Extensive in-house research, design, development, manufacturing and testing
capabilities.
• Own 65kA test station – certification witnessed by UL, VDE, CCC.
• – SANS Accredited.
The Present……sectors
of operations
• Residential sector *
• Commercial sector *
• Industrial sector
• Mining sector*
• Utilities sector*
• OEM sector
• Retail sector*
• Energy sector
* Denotes strong position
The Present…products,
systems & solutions
• Protection devices (only circuit breaker manufacturer on continent)
• Distribution devices
• Control devices
• Metering devices
• Automation and Control devices / systems
• Industrial and consumer energy storage devices
• HVAC devices and systems
• Specialised application devices – Rail / Telecoms / Solar
• Systems / solutions integrators
The Present…
Global Footprint
■ CBI-electric, AUSTRALIA ■ CBI-electric North America, USA
■ CBI-electric low voltage ■ SWEDEN
CHINA
■
The Future…
work in progress
8. Protect / grow jobs
5. Innovative adaptations to current products
1. Fill gaps in our offerings (Own developments and Technology partnerships)
2. Technology Advancement – energy focused
3. People development / Demographics
4. Protection of our intellectual property
6. Value add to our customers
7. Pull through of products into systems / solutions