ACTOM subsidiary LH Marthinusen launched an industrial fan production facility in Germiston, Gauteng, costing R32 million. The fans will support Eskom's air pre-heater infrastructure.

ANDRITZ received an order from Mpact Operations to upgrade the NSSC pulping line at its Mkhondo Paper Mill in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The upgrade will raise line capacity from 225 to 365 bdmt/d, with start-up scheduled for the first half of 2025.

Howden was awarded a contract to supply four high-speed integrally geared blowers and a control system for the new Athlone Wastewater Treatment Works in Cape Town, South Africa. Installation of its aeration technology is scheduled for 2024.

Formex Industries announced a R102 million investment to buy and upgrade a new facility in Struandale, Gqeberha, to supply VW South Africa with over 20 automotive components and buy a large auto transfer press.

Howden acquired Fancraft (Pty) Ltd in June 2021, a South African firm with over 30 years of service for maintenance, repair and installation of air and gas rotating equipment, adding to its Howden Africa Compressors and Turbines division.

Werner Pumps has installed and commissioned new Haas CNC machine tools at its Springs headquarters in South Africa, a R3 million investment that cut production time on some components by 50% or more.

Cook Compression named Fancraft (South Africa) and WoodServ (Bahrain) as authorized service partners for compressor valve and packing case repairs across Africa, the Middle East and Pakistan.

Mpact opened its new corrugated factory in Port Elizabeth on 11 April 2018, with a R100 million investment centred on a new BHS corrugator that more than doubles capacity.

Emil Berning was appointed managing director of Hyflo, a South African hydraulics company now part of Invicta Holdings' Engineering Services Group, effective 1 November 2016.