Overhead Conductors
AAC, ACSR and AAAC aluminium conductors for overhead power lines.
About Our Company
Aberdare Cables has made power cable in South Africa since 1946, when it started in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha). It makes everything from low voltage house wire up to 132 kV high voltage cable, plus overhead conductors, mining trailing cable, earthing and fibre ground wire, at its factories in Pietermaritzburg, Gqeberha and Germiston. About 1,500 people work for the company, which also helps with cable design, installation support, commissioning and testing, and serves customers from service centres around the country and in Maputo.
Products and Services
- Low, medium and high voltage power cable, up to 132 kV
- Overhead aluminium conductors and aerial bundle conductor for power lines
- Flexible mining trailing and welding cable up to 33 kV
- Paper insulated lead cable and Flamosafe fire performance cable
- Heat shrink and cold shrink joints and terminations
- Optical ground wire (OPGW), cable for solar and wind farms, and battery storage
- Cable design, installation support, commissioning and testing
Good to Know
- In business since 1946
- Level 1 B-BBEE, 55% black owned and 30% black women owned
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 for all three factories
- Products carry SANS marks (SANS 1507, 1339, 1418 and more)
- Majority owned by the Hengtong cable group since 2016
- Order online at aberdare.digitradenow.com
Our 8 Branches
Click a province to see its branches, addresses and phone numbers.
KwaZulu-Natal (2 Branches)
- Aberdare Pietermaritzburg (factory): 60 Gladys Manzi Road, M'Kondeni, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, 033 845 3200
- Aberdare Durban (Pinetown): 3 Trafford Park, 1 Regina Road, Pinetown, 031 702 2861
Eastern Cape (1 Branch)
- Aberdare Gqeberha (factory and service centre): Standford Road, Neave Township, Gqeberha, 6001, 041 405 6000
Free State (1 Branch)
- Aberdare Bloemfontein: 38 Eland Cres Street, Unit 18, Quagga Industrial Park, Quaggafontein, Bloemfontein, 051 011 3371
Gauteng (1 Branch)
- Aberdare Gauteng (head office, factory and distribution): 1 Corobrik Street, Meadowdale, Germiston, 1614, 011 396 8000
Mozambique (1 Branch)
- Aberdare Maputo: Av Moçambique 9400, Maputo, +258 82 305 2917
Mpumalanga (1 Branch)
- Aberdare Middelburg: 13 Wicht Street, Middelburg, 1050, 013 246 2511
Western Cape (1 Branch)
- Aberdare Cape Town: Unit 1, 14 Inyoni Street, Ndabeni, 7405, 021 555 2919
Certifications
B-BBEE Level 1 ContributorBroad-Based Black Economic Empowerment
ISO 9001:2015Quality Management System
ISO 9001:2015Quality Management System
ISO 14001:2015Environmental Management System
ISO 45001:2018Occupational Health And Safety
SANS product marks: SANS 97, 182, 1339, 1418, 1507, 1520, 1574, 1576, 1713SANS Product Certification
Areas We Deliver To
Gauteng
KwaZulu-Natal
Eastern Cape
Free State
Western Cape
Mpumalanga
Mozambique
Market Segments
Agriculture
Building & Construction - Non Residential
Building & Construction - Residential
Mining
Municipalities
OEM
Power Utilities
Renewables
Retail
Transport
Products
Mining Trailing Cable
Flexible elastomeric trailing and welding cable for mines, up to 33 kV.
Paper Insulated Lead Cable
PILC cable for power networks, made in South Africa since 1948.
Flamosafe Fire Performance Cable
Low voltage cable that keeps working in a fire, for safer buildings.
Joints And Terminations
Heat shrink and cold shrink kits for medium voltage cable up to 33 kV.
Optical Ground Wire (OPGW)
Earth wire with optical fibre inside, for power lines that also carry data.
Renewable Energy Cable
Cable for solar farms, wind farms and battery storage sites.
Aerial Bundle Conductor
Insulated bundled conductor for safer overhead power distribution.
Gallery
Video
Office Hours
Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:00
Find Us
1 Corobrik Street
Meadowdale, Germiston
Gauteng, 1614