Actom
South Africa's largest manufacturer of electromechanical equipment for power and industry.
Produces transformers, switchgear, motors, generators and traction equipment for utilities, mining and railways. Provides maintenance, repair and engineering services across Africa.
- Type
- manufacturer (our classification of the record, not a statement by the company)
- Role
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Founded
- 1963
- Website
- https://www.actom.co.za
- Categories
- Electrical & Power Equipment, Industrial Machinery
- Markets
- South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Kenya
What is established and what is not
No facet of this company has been investigated yet. The facts below are collected records, not an assessment: nothing here confirms manufacturing, ownership or trading status beyond what each record literally says.
Verified facts
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-03 Mail server of the company domain
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-02 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- lei-lapsed (amber), checked 2026-08-03 GLEIF
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-03 - screened by name only: no legal entity is established for this record, so this is not a clearance OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-03 - screened by name only: no legal entity is established for this record, so this is not a clearance OpenSanctions
Claimed certifications, not confirmed by us
- 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)
- Machinery sold in the EU needs CE marking with a declaration of conformity under the EU machinery rules. European Commission