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John Thompson is a leader in energy and environmental solutions through value engineering and innovation. We are firmly focussed on serving global and local markets and we offer the following products and services: design, engineering, manufacture, construction, repairs, maintenance, retrofit, installation and commissioning of industrial water-tube and packaged fire-tube boilers, and industrial air quality solutions including HVAC, bag filters, scrubbers and ESP systems. Our Boiler and Environmental business unit offers the following solutions for utility plants: maintenance, repairs and retrofit of utility plant boilers, ESP systems, FFP systems, mills, burners, ducting, HP piping and ancillary equipment - geared towards keeping large power plants operating optimally, as well as providing a plant and equipment hire solution for construction work.John Thompson is a leader in energy and environmental solutions through value engineering and innovation. We are firmly focussed on serving global and local markets and we offer the following products and services: design, engineering, manufacture, construction, repairs, maintenance, retrofit, installation and commissioning of industrial water-tube and packaged fire-tube boilers, and industrial air quality solutions including HVAC, bag filters, scrubbers and ESP systems. Our Boiler and Environmental business unit offers the following solutions for utility plants: maintenance, repairs and retrofit of utility plant boilers, ESP systems, FFP systems, mills, burners, ducting, HP piping and ancillary equipment - geared towards keeping large power plants operating optimally, as well as providing a plant and equipment hire solution for construction work.

John Thompson also provides outsourced steam via its Energy Management Solutions business unit. Our service further includes capacity and efficiency improvements to older boilers, supply of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) spares, reliability studies, metallurgical services and computational fluid design (CFD) modelling.

 

ACTOM Industry, the group’s Mine winder experts with modern power electronic drive, control and switchgear technology, providing

turnkey solutions worldwide for specialised industrial rotating drive and power applications in mining, metals, paper and process

industries. We manage projects from design to commission; inspect & maintain; provide emergency support; do repairs and we perform magnetic rope testing.

 

Contracting is the electrical and instrumentation business unit which provides turnkey solutions for electrical power and instrument & control systems in the mining and manufacturing industries as well as the public sectors. 

 

ACTOM Power Systems, the group’s substation construction contractor, is ACTOM’s systems integrator, responsible for turnkey projects for the electrical power, mining and manufacturing industries, as well as for public sector infrastructure. It specialises in Renewable balance of plant installations.

 

Transport has three trading units: 

 

ACTOM Signalling;  design, manufacture, install and maintain railway signalling equipment and turnkey systems.

 

ACTOM Transport Equipment and Projects (TEP); a contractor and supplier of rolling stock equipment, parts, maintenance and specialised depot machinery and test equipment.

 

ARNOT Vibration Solutions (AVS); suppliers of anti-vibration products and engineered solutions to a wide range of industries, including rolling stock.

 

ACTOM Energy is a solutions business and in collaboration with various divisions within the ACTOM Group, provides electrical automation, power automation, protection and control, remote condition monitoring and fluid technologies (motion controls, hydraulic and pneumatic) system integration services across all sectors. 

 

Africa’s leading maintenance partner for rotating machines – 

servicing traction, power generation, mining, utilities, oil & gas and general industry.

 

High Voltage Equipment, is a designer, manufacturer, supplier and installer of high voltage equipment to power utilities, electricity generation, transmission and distribution industry, mining sector and contracting companies. Manufacturer of Isolators, instrument transformers, outdoor circuit breakers, insulated phase busbars. Supplies of high voltage Gas Insulated Switchgear, Compact Hybrid Switchgear, surge arresters, substation and overhead line insulators. HVE specialises in the repairs, supply of spares and maintenance of high voltage equipment.

 

MEDIUM VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR

Leading manufacturer and supplier of air-insulated (AIS) and gas-insulated (GIS) switchgear for use up to 36kV. The product range consists of indoor switchgear, containerized switchgear solutions, compact substations for renewable energy applications, minisubs, free-standing outdoor kiosk ring main units and bulk metering units.  The division also specializes in the repair and maintenance of electrical networks. 

 

WPI specialises in the repair, installation and maintenance of electrical networks via its Aftersales department and WPI regional branch network that is technically well equipped and strategically placed close to the customer base. The department offers 24/7 customer support for substations, MV and LV switchgear and associated products. 

 

Current Electric designs, manufactures and supplies medium voltage current and voltage transformers to switchgear manufacturers and repairers, electrical distributors and a diverse range of end-users locally and internationally.

 

Power Transformers designs, manufactures and supplies a wide range of power transformers from 2MVA to 315MVA up to 275kV to power utilities, renewables projects, electrical contractors, the mining sector, local authorities and industry locally and internationally.

 

Distribution Transformers designs,manufactures and supplies distribution transformers ranging from single phase 16kVA to three phase 7MVA up to 44kV, can be Single or Dual MV or LV and NECRT’s up to 44kV to power utilities, the mining sector,local authorities and industry,and renewable applications locally and internationally.

 

LH Marthinusen repairs and refurbishes transformers, electric motors, alternators and industrial fans. Manufacture of electric motor components, insulation components and specialised transformers and motors. It also provides engineering services for its products to the mining, industrial and petrochemical sectors and local authorities, as well as for the export market. 

 

Reid & Mitchell is a repairer and manufacturer of electrical equipment for open cast mining, steel, rail transportation and marine industries. Motors and generators for excavators, off-highway vehicles, locomotives, drilling and pumping applications. The division is also a specialist repairer of DC motors and generators, including rebuilds, rewinds and commutator manufacture.

 

Electrical Machines supplies medium and low voltage motors, starters, gearboxes and speed reducers to the mining, industrial, processing and utilities markets. 

 

Large Motors designs and manufactures medium voltage motors that include its reputable customised large UNIBOX series and its high specification MS4 totally enclosed fan-cooled (TEFC) cast-iron motors. 

 

Laminations & Tooling manufactures laminated components and tooling for the electric motor manufacturing and repair industries.

 

Supplier of Electrical products throughout Namibia. 

 

Repairer of electrical machines, hydraulics, boilers, transformers and switchgear throughout Namibia

 

M&C repairs, maintains, services, and carries out specialised manufacture of HV, MV and LV, flameproof, DC and traction motors, transformers, generators, alternators and ancillary power generation equipment up to 373 MVA. M&C also provides a full range of 24/7engineering on-site services and unique motor and generator management and maintenance solutions and programmes.

 

ACTOM Turbo Machines is a mechanical turbo-machinery and high-speed rotating equipment service provider, for manufacturing, maintenance, overhauls, repairs, installations and commissioning of all types of steam and gas turbines, compressors, blowers, pumps, fans, gearboxes, centrifuges, as well as general fabrication and machining.

 

Metalplus has earned a reputation over many years in the petrochemical, power generation, machine repair, mining, and rail & transport industries, for its reliability, accuracy and speedy turnaround times in performing mechanical repairs that include submerged arc micro-welding, machining and grinding. Further to our multitude of shaft and crank shaft repairs our products extend to new shaft manufacturing, casing welding and stitching, hard facing, component manufacturing and specialised welding repairs.

 

Electrical Products is ACTOM’s trading and representation arm, with a national network of strategically located branches. The business unit supplies products produced by ACTOM divisions and other manufacturers, including cable, cable accessories, lighting equipment, heating and ventilation equipment, circuit breakers, distribution transformers, minisubs, protection and control equipment, electric motors, meters, fusegear and overhead line materials.  

 

Satchwell manufactures and supplies domestic and industrial heating elements, temperature controls, refrigeration components, solar water heating components and appliance spares to the domestic appliance manufacturing industry and the chemical, mining and construction industries, among others.  

 

Genlux Lighting is a leading designer and manufacturer of luminaires for roadway lighting, floodlighting, outdoor commercial lighting and industrial applications. It produces a wide range of high quality products in both HID and LED technologies. 

 

ACTOM Protection & Control is a market leader in the supply of protection and metering solutions to the electrical industry. Our offering includes a comprehensive range of automation systems, protection relays, credit, smart and prepayment metering systems and hosted services as well as LV motor control centres and power DB’s, variable speed drives (VSD’s) and components and accessories. 

 

The product offering includes the supply of transmission and distribution equipment including power transformers, distribution transformers, MV Switchgear, HV products and protection and metering equipment. Under the John Thompson business it also includes the sale of steam (biomass boiler, ancillary equipment).

 

Static Power specialise in the design and manufacture of AC and DC standby equipment for the Industrial, telecomms, rail and renewable energy markets including thyristor type chargers, (Micro Process Controlled option), industrial batteries, power supplies, industrial UPS’s, furnace control panels, power distribution boards and battery tripping units. All systems are designed and engineered to suit their purpose for both the local and export markets. We offer specialized technical training to enhance practical and theoretical knowledge of our products. After Sales division to support and maintain installed equipment in the field.

 

Alkaline Batteries is the South African distributor for ALCAD and SAFT nickel cadmium and Lithium Ion batteries as well as the Intelli Connect battery monitoring systems for the industrial, telecoms, rail and re­newable energy markets. The local assembly plant on the East Rand includes a collecting point for spent nickel cadmium batteries for recycling. Services offered include Installation and Commissioning, Battery Sizing, Testing, Investigations, Maintenance and Repairs, Maintenance and Service Contracts, Discharge Tests and Training.

 

COM10 is a local assembler and integrator of Alpha switchmode rectifiers, DC/DC Converters with sophisticated supervisory control­lers, Lead Acid Batteries, stands, battery cubicles and power enclosures.