Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of Companies

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Drawing on the largest portfolio of fluid power and industrial automation technologies, Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of Companies uses engineering solutions to make your operation more efficient, powerful, and safer.

The Bosch Rexroth South Africa is Africa’s largest fluid power and automation company, and the leader in the design, manufacture, installation, service and repair for total mobile and industrial hydraulic solutions.

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From single components to complex systems, we’re Africa’s largest industrial hydraulics and mobile hydraulics supplier, with leading technologies for your fluid power requirements.

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HYDRAULICS

Complete range of pneumatic components and solutions for machinery applications and engineering, from pneumatic cylinders to valves, from leading pneumatic specialist Aventics.

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PNEUMATICS

We help you build the Factory of the Future. With the complete range of smart factory and industrial automation drive and control technologies.

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AUTOMATION

Brands

The Rexroth HUBB, in Kempton Park, Johannesburg - the heart of the Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of Companies.

Your partner in fluid power:

In Your Industry

From the hydraulic systems controlling sluice gates at Roseires Dam to the precise linear motion control of the world’s first fully automated forensic DNA system, Bosch Rexroth South Africa is innovating customer-focussed solutions for all of Africa’s industries: marine, mining, material handling, oil and gas, power generation, agriculture, automotive industry as well as general industry.

Distribution partners

Bosch Rexroth South Africa has earned its status as Africa’s market leader by establishing itself in strategic areas through an extensive distribution network and specialist business units throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The Group is able to supply, repair and maintain its entire range of products right on the doorstep of the region’s largest industries.

Service and repairs

The Group’s various ISO-accredited workshops and testing procedures ensure our service and repair offering is always OEM-compliant. Understanding the importance of operational uptime, the Group offers a Service Exchange Programme for cylinders, motors and pumps where we provide our customers with a service exchange replacement unit while we repair the original to its OEM specification.

Bosch Rexroth South Africa has invested in various state-of-the-art machines, from cylinder and servo test benches to a Bosch Rexroth globally standardising test control system, to ensure products are serviced and repaired to OEM-specification.

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Training

With increasing industrialisation in sub-Saharan Africa comes the need for additional technical skills. The Group offers fully accredited hydraulics and pneumatics training programmes aimed at various degrees of specialist operation. These MerSETA-accredited training courses, available in-house or at our customers’ facilities, can be developed to address customer- or industry-specific requirements.

The Group is capable of offering standard and customised training programmes. In addition, Bosch Rexroth eLearning programmes are offered for remote training in hydraulics, pneumatics and linear motion technology.

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CSI

Primavera

Primavera started in 1990 as an initiative in which Bosch employees around the world support children in need in various projects. Bosch Rexroth South Africa is a proud sponsor of the projects in Africa which include the LIFT Community Development Project and at the Pure Hope Primary School that supports 350 children from disadvantaged families.

Our Vision

Code of Ethics and Business Conduct

The Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of Companies (“the Group”) strives to achieve the highest levels of professionalism and commitment to excellence. We consistently promote our reputation for honesty, fairness, respect, integrity and trust to all our customers, suppliers and stakeholders. The Group’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is part of our culture and we welcome you to view this Code by clicking here for access to the Group’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct.

Culture

Bosch Rexroth South Africa is committed to uplifting the well-being of its employees and previously disadvantaged communities. Social investment has always been entrenched in the Group’s business model and to this end, we invest heavily in advancing and enriching the lives of our employees and their communities.

If anyone becomes aware that there has been an alleged violation of the Group’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, be it an employee of the Group or a supplier, customer or stakeholder of a Group Company, you are requested to use the following email address to inform us of such violation: ethics@boschrexroth.co.za or contact the Group Compliance Officer at (011) 979-4630. All information will treated as confidential.

BEE

Being a certified Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) contributor, the Group’s commitment to empowering the lives of South Africans extends far beyond a mere rating. Hytec South Africa is a Level 4 B-BBEE Contributor.

Six Group companies – Hytec South Africa, Tectra Automation, Hytec Services Africa, HYSA, Hägglunds and Bosch Rexroth South Africa - are based at the Rexroth HUBB.

Our Milestones

We've been a leader in Africa's fluid power industry for over 50 years:

1966:

Hytec Transvaal established in Johannesburg to control Tesuco’s pneumatics and hydraulics business

1970:

Hytec Southern Africa (HYSA) and Hytec Holdings established in Johannesburg

1972:

Hytec acquires a manufacturing company – now known as Hytec Engineering

1976:

10 years in and the Group has 12 branches, subsidiaries and associate companies

1977:

The Group becomes the sole distributor for the Rexroth Group in Southern Africa

1978:

Tesuco acquires Schrader Pneumatics and is renamed ‘Tesuco Pneumatics’

1992:

The Group establishes a Linear Motion division

1996:

Hytec established Hydraulic and Automation Warehouse (HAW)

1997:

Hytec Automation is established to promote Rexroth Service Electric Drive and Control products

1999:

Hytec Automation is renamed Tectra Automation

2000:

Hytec acquires the Power Team agency for Southern Africa

2001:

Hytec Holdings relocates to new premises near OR Tambo International Airport

2003:

Hytec Ghana is established

The Group is appointed sole importer for Bosch Rexroth in Southern Africa

2004:

Afripower (Pty) Ltd (trading as Hytec) is established as a Black Empowerment initiative

Hytec Fluid Technology (HFT) is established

2005:

Hytec is the only company outside the Rexroth Group to be accredited by Bosch Rexroth as a Service Centre of Excellence

2009:

Hytec Services Africa (HSA) is established

2010:

HAW Mobile Division is established

2011:

Hytec obtains the Certificate of Accreditation from MerSETA

2012:

Hytec is awarded a Level 4 BEE rating

Tectra Automation becomes the first company outside Bosch Rexroth to pass the stringent Bosch Rexroth Technology Audit on Electric Drives and Controls

2014:

Bosch Rexroth acquires 50% stake in the Hytec Group

2016:

After 50 years, the Group has a network of 35 branches and represents 26 international brands, reaffirming its status as Africa’s largest hydraulics and automation company

2017:

Hytec Group becomes the first South African company to receive full accreditation as a ‘Fluid Power Fitter’ training provider

2018:

Bosch Rexroth acquires all shares in Hytec Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Hytec Holdings (RF) (Pty) Ltd name is changed to Bosch Rexroth South Africa (RF) (Pty) Ltd

Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of Companies

We Move. You Win.

Get in touch with Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of Companies:

Read more about the Group Companies:

Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group Organogram:

View our solutions:

Brands

Your partner in fluid power:

In Your Industry

Distribution partners

Service and repairs

Training

CSI

Primavera

Our Vision

Code of Ethics and Business Conduct

Culture

BEE

Our Milestones

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