A global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of energy-distribution, automation, communication, transport and roof-support underground mining infrastructure systems, Becker Mining Systems is headquartered in Germany and has subsidiaries or sales offices on six continents.

The South African subsidiary – with branches in Alrode (on Gauteng’s East Rand), Randburg (north of Johannesburg), Heidelberg, Klerksdorp, Mokopane, Rustenburg, Steelpoort, Thabazimbi, Welkom and Witbank – specialises in a wide range of areas. These include integrated minewide communication and automation and safety solutions, multiple communication backbones, analogue and digital communication, remote evacuation signalling systems, industrial WiFi solutions, real-time location systems, proximity warning and collision-avoidance systems, decline traffic information systems, explosion-protected electrical equipment, conveyor control and protection equipment, control stations for heavy-duty applications, flameproof transformer and switchgear combinations, leaky feeder and distributed antenna systems, integrated turnkey projects and a huge variety of hoisting equipment and accessories.

Becker Mining South Africa, which was established in 1983, also specialises in crane systems, chairlift systems, steel-arch haulage and tunnel-support systems, jacks and hydraulic systems, pumps, overhead protection devices and compensating sheave wheels.

Its products, services and manufacturing operations meet the requirements of the ISO 9001:2008 standard. The company’s South African Bureau of Standards-accredited products include Kito manual chain blocks and Kito lever hoists.

The Becker Mining Systems group employs 1 400 people worldwide.
The company’s latest major contracts include a R33-million order for friction and auxiliary hoist rope attachments for an expansion project at a mine in Mongolia.