Aberdare Cables
South Africa's leading manufacturer of power, control and instrumentation cables.
Produces MV and LV power cables, instrumentation cables, building wire and fibre-optic cables for utilities, mining and construction. Supplies Eskom, municipal distributors and major industrial projects.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Founded
- 1948
- Website
- https://www.aberdare.co.za
- Categories
- Electrical & Power Equipment
- Markets
- South Africa, Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Mozambique
Verified facts
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-03 Mail server of the company domain
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-04 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-03 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-03 OpenSanctions
- lei-lapsed (amber), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- ISO 14001, Environmental Management IAF CertSearch
Import rules for these goods
- Electronics for the EU need CE marking incl. RoHS substance limits, and producers must register for WEEE take-back in each member state of sale. European Commission (CE)
- Electronics for the US market need FCC equipment authorization under 47 CFR Part 15, which covers unintentional radiators such as switch-mode power supplies, not only radio devices. US FCC (Part 15)