Company Profile | January 1, 1996

Allied Electronics Corporation Limited

Source: Allied Electronics Corp. (Altron)
Allied Electronics Corporation Limited (Altron) is a group of companies involved in the development, design, manufacture and distribution of technology-intensive products and systems for parastatals, commerce, mining and industry.

Corporate headquarters in Johannesburg oversee some 200 Altron operations throughout South Africa and abroad. Three major operating sectors form the core of the group's business activities:

Powertech covers:

  • power, telecommunication and data cables
  • power and distribution transformers
  • automotive and industrial batteries and solar energy systems
  • lighting and ancillary products
  • electrical accessories, energy management and energy control products
  • distribution of electrical and electronic equipment and accessories

Altech covers:

  • telecommunications equipment
  • electronic systems
  • electronic components
  • networked systems
  • integrated technologies and industrial products
  • smartcard technologies
  • mobile radio, cellular telephone, systems, vehicle tracking, satellite decoders and radio trunking

Fintech covers:

  • computer-aided design and processing
  • Xerox reprographics
  • document processing
  • desk top products
  • business communications
  • NCR computer systems and ATM's
  • software design
  • data mining and warehousing