Cooper & Cooper Group

Cooper & Cooper Group

A RARE FIND WITH AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY

Following its private acquisition in January 2022, Cooper & Cooper - also referred to as CooperGroup - is now wholly black woman-owned, making it a level one B-BBEE contributor. CEO, Lorato Mogaki, brings with her two decades of experience in senior and executive level positions in the mining industry. With this acquisition being the first of its kind, it further emphasises the opportunity for growth not only for the industry, but for women in the industry.

Cooper Group was founded in 1897 as a grain merchant, supplying the needs of an ever-expanding mining community. Since then, the company has grown exponentially into five divisions, spread across South Africa, which manufacture, supply and service products in the mining, construction, marine and original equipment manufacturing (OEM) sectors. The company has sole agencies to distribute leading international brands in South Africa and on the African continent, offering the local market a wide range of engineering and marine products across its Engineering Supplies; Crane Services; Marine Equipment Supplies; Repairworx and Liftworx.

From rope and slings to rigging and anchors, and everything in-between, the company describes itself as “leaders in the supply of chain, lever and electric hoists to the gold, platinum and coal mining sectors”, adding that it is also a major supplier of other industrial products and services to a broad range of commercial, industrial, and utility sectors, complying with all the recognised international and South African standards and accreditations.

ENGINEERING SUPPLIES

focuses on the servicing, repair, inspection, and load testing of lifting equipment (including all makes of overhead cranes) by continuously implementing the company’s quality and safety commitment, which is supported by its international principals aimed at meeting the highest legal and industry standards.

Crane Services is an on-site repair and breakdown division that provides excellent service through its qualified team of service technicians and lifting machinery inspectors. Services provided by this division include:

• The servicing, load testing and repairs of overhead cranes and electric chain hoists

• Onsite inspections and load testing of chain blocks and lever hoists with our mobile test rig

• Quarterly colour coding of lifting tackles

• Non-destructive testing (NDT)

• The manufacturing of overhead cranes, monorails, jib cranes and spreader beams

• 24-hour emergency breakdown technicians on call

• Compression testing of jacks and trestles

MARINE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES is a leading stockist and supplier of marine, lifting and safety equipment. This division is a world class (ISO 9001-2000 & Bureau Veritas Quality International) manufacturer of a vast assortment of marine equipment. MES manufactures and supplies ex-stock the largest range of safety equipment – from life rafts and pyrotechnics to special nets (designed to ensure helicopters land safely on rigs and ships whilst at sea) in the Southern Hemisphere. The wholesale section and service centre cover a full range of products required maintaining and servicing a small craft.

REPAIRWORX offers first-class service and repairs to all brands of lifting equipment. while the newly established Liftworx division focuses on servicing the lifting tackle reseller market only. New innovations in modern technology, combined with substantial human and capital investments, enable Cooper Group to manufacture, supply and represent its flagship products Nitchi, Donsa and Tsala.

The company is one of only three companies that carry the SABS mark and permit number on its products, differentiating it from its competitors.

GENDER EMPOWERMENT

As a progressive corporate entity led by a black woman, Cooper & Cooper views the empowerment of women as a business imperative and has since employed highly capable women in all key functions including the Technical functions

MAJOR MILESTONES

Cooper’s humble beginnings in 1897 as a grain merchant quickly evolved. The ‘70s saw the business move towards importing and trading within the Mining, Lifting and Safety Equipment, having acquired the agency for the Nitchi range.

Other lifting related products followed shortly after, as the ‘80s saw the first branch open in Welkom. Branches in Louis Trichart and Rustenburg followed shortly after. Cooper & Cooper continued to build into the new millennium with continued growth in infrastructure and with the additional rollout of countrywide branches and a wider vision. Today, as mentioned, Cooper Group has sole agencies to distribute leading international brands.

+27 11 493 4355 info@coopergroup.co.za

39 Baldwin Road, Village Deep Johannesburg, 2001

www.coopergroup.co.za