Breaking Barriers

Lonah's Inspiring journey from trailblazer to mentor!

In 2018, Lonah shattered stereotypes by becoming our first female mechanic at Babcock's Bartlett branch.

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Media

Here you can catch up on latest Babcock news, partnerships and client reviews.

Dec

Babcock achieves exceptional safety accomplishment

Employee engagement is pivotal in maintaining a robust safety culture. Various initiatives, including incentives for reporting near misses and recognition certificates, encourage active participation and foster a sense of collective responsibility.

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Dec

Babcock adopts Lean Retail System

Embarking on a transformative journey, Babcock becomes the inaugural Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) dealer worldwide to embrace Volvo's Lean Retail System, fostering a culture of perpetual enhancement and problem-solving in the heart of their operations.

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Babcock Africa, Media, Construction Equipment, Embark on Thando's Journey

Dec

Embark on Thando's Journey

Meet the powerhouse at our Middelburg equipment branch, Thando – the sole female mechanic challenging norms and redefining possibilities.

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Babcock Africa, Media, Construction Equipment, Breaking Barriers

Nov

Breaking Barriers

In 2018, Lonah shattered stereotypes by becoming our first female mechanic at Babcock's Bartlett branch.

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Babcock Africa, Media, Transport Solutions, Babcock provides total fuel lockdown on every new DAF truck

Nov

Babcock provides total fuel lockdown on every new DAF truck

Fuel theft is a serious concern for every South African fleet operator. To provide its customers with maximum anti-fuel theft protection, Babcock became the first truck supplier in South Africa in 2019 to standardise TankSafe Optimum – the only fuel security device that offers protection against all forms of fuel theft, overfilling and spilling.

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Oct

Babcock's Gold Sponsorship Fuels CE Dealer Team

CE Dealer Team Secures Points in FIA World RX Restart in South Africa with Babcock's Support

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Dec

07

Babcock achieves exceptional safety accomplishment

Employee engagement is pivotal in maintaining a robust safety culture. Various initiatives, including incentives for reporting near misses and recognition certificates, encourage active participation and foster a sense of collective responsibility.

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Dec

06

Babcock adopts Lean Retail System

Embarking on a transformative journey, Babcock becomes the inaugural Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) dealer worldwide to embrace Volvo's Lean Retail System, fostering a culture of perpetual enhancement and problem-solving in the heart of their operations.

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Dec

01

Embark on Thando's Journey

Meet the powerhouse at our Middelburg equipment branch, Thando – the sole female mechanic challenging norms and redefining possibilities.

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Nov

23

Breaking Barriers

In 2018, Lonah shattered stereotypes by becoming our first female mechanic at Babcock's Bartlett branch.

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Nov

13

Babcock provides total fuel lockdown on every new DAF truck

Fuel theft is a serious concern for every South African fleet operator. To provide its customers with maximum anti-fuel theft protection, Babcock became the first truck supplier in South Africa in 2019 to standardise TankSafe Optimum – the only fuel security device that offers protection against all forms of fuel theft, overfilling and spilling.

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Oct

30

Babcock's Gold Sponsorship Fuels CE Dealer Team

CE Dealer Team Secures Points in FIA World RX Restart in South Africa with Babcock's Support

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Project Stories

This section showcases key projects where Babcock has literally moved mountains to deliver on its client promises.

Nov

Standby power generator solution for ZAC

Babcock will soon be installing the largest Volvo Penta powered synchronised standby power generator solution in South Africa at Zululand Anthracite Colliery’s (ZAC) mine near Ulundi.

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Oct

Fatigue assessment of a boiler steam drum

Babcock’s engineering business conduct a fatigue assessment of a 200MW boiler steam drum in the context of a life extension study to determine if the boiler could be used until 2035.

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Aug

Design evaluation of a main steam spherical header

Babcock's engineering team enlisted to perform a design evaluation of a main steam spherical header using finite element analysis.

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May

Brownfields system replacement

As part of a responsible maintenance philosophy, a client with six 665 MW coal fired boilers, conducted extensive metallurgical surveys on its dated mainsteam piping.

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Oct

Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC)

Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC) achieves 5 800 machine hours on each of the seven Volvo construction machines purchased from Babcock.

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Jun

Babcock displays staying power

During the five-month project Babcock successfully managed over 2 100 employees and contractors on-site, executing more than 22 000 internal butt welds, as well as successfully replacing a modular economiser and turbine loop piping.

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Nov

28

Standby power generator solution for ZAC

Babcock will soon be installing the largest Volvo Penta powered synchronised standby power generator solution in South Africa at Zululand Anthracite Colliery’s (ZAC) mine near Ulundi.

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Oct

22

Fatigue assessment of a boiler steam drum

Babcock’s engineering business conduct a fatigue assessment of a 200MW boiler steam drum in the context of a life extension study to determine if the boiler could be used until 2035.

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Aug

19

Design evaluation of a main steam spherical header

Babcock's engineering team enlisted to perform a design evaluation of a main steam spherical header using finite element analysis.

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May

29

Brownfields system replacement

As part of a responsible maintenance philosophy, a client with six 665 MW coal fired boilers, conducted extensive metallurgical surveys on its dated mainsteam piping.

Read more >>
Oct

26

Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC)

Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC) achieves 5 800 machine hours on each of the seven Volvo construction machines purchased from Babcock.

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Jun

22

Babcock displays staying power

During the five-month project Babcock successfully managed over 2 100 employees and contractors on-site, executing more than 22 000 internal butt welds, as well as successfully replacing a modular economiser and turbine loop piping.

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MEDIA

MAKING HEADLINES SINCE 1891

MEDIA

MAKING HEADLINES SINCE 1891

Breaking Barriers

Lonah's Inspiring journey from trailblazer to mentor!

Media

Babcock achieves exceptional safety accomplishment

Babcock adopts Lean Retail System

Embark on Thando's Journey

Breaking Barriers

Babcock provides total fuel lockdown on every new DAF truck

Babcock's Gold Sponsorship Fuels CE Dealer Team

Babcock achieves exceptional safety accomplishment

Babcock adopts Lean Retail System

Embark on Thando's Journey

Breaking Barriers

Babcock provides total fuel lockdown on every new DAF truck

Babcock's Gold Sponsorship Fuels CE Dealer Team

Project Stories

Standby power generator solution for ZAC

Fatigue assessment of a boiler steam drum

Design evaluation of a main steam spherical header

Brownfields system replacement

Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC)

Babcock displays staying power

Standby power generator solution for ZAC

Fatigue assessment of a boiler steam drum

Design evaluation of a main steam spherical header

Brownfields system replacement

Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC)

Babcock displays staying power

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MEDIA

MAKING HEADLINES SINCE 1891

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Breaking Barriers

Lonah's Inspiring journey from trailblazer to mentor!

Media

Babcock achieves exceptional safety accomplishment

Babcock adopts Lean Retail System

Embark on Thando's Journey

Breaking Barriers

Babcock provides total fuel lockdown on every new DAF truck

Babcock's Gold Sponsorship Fuels CE Dealer Team

Babcock achieves exceptional safety accomplishment

Babcock adopts Lean Retail System

Embark on Thando's Journey

Breaking Barriers

Babcock provides total fuel lockdown on every new DAF truck

Babcock's Gold Sponsorship Fuels CE Dealer Team

Project Stories

Standby power generator solution for ZAC

Fatigue assessment of a boiler steam drum

Design evaluation of a main steam spherical header

Brownfields system replacement

Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC)

Babcock displays staying power

Standby power generator solution for ZAC

Fatigue assessment of a boiler steam drum

Design evaluation of a main steam spherical header

Brownfields system replacement

Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC)

Babcock displays staying power

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