Our team of over 800 skilled machinists, welders, and assemblers are among the best in the country owing to the company’s own training centre. This plays a crucial role in sustaining BHI with qualified apprentices to ensure it maintains a high standard of expertise, quality, and safety throughout its manufacturing processes.

In addition, BHI can draw on an affiliated company for a team of qualified, highly experienced South African design engineers who make use of parametric modelling, finite element analysis, and dynamic simulation during the design process. This team works closely with our factory to optimise design for manufacturing (DFM).

BHI’s state-of-the-art facility in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, has 45 000m² of undercover manufacturing area and performs to world-class standards.

Complementing our team of skilled machinists, welders, and assemblers is our highly skilled team of welding, quality, and industrial engineers, along with onsite calibration facilities, equipment to perform material checks, and a number of highly specialised co-ordinate measuring machines that together ensure consistent quality throughout all manufacturing processes.

Accredited with the ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System, BHI follows lean manufacturing principles for efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The latest technologies and innovations drive continuous improvement throughout the processes and assure the quality of end products.

The BHI manufacturing facility is well equipped with a comprehensive range of well maintained and calibrated welding, steel processing and specialist horizontal and vertical machining centres.

In addition to the variety of machining centres, a 5-axis boring mill allows for highly complex machining.

BHI’s parent company, Bell Equipment, has received numerous accolades for its demonstrated manufacturing performance from organisations such as:

• The South African Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC)
• The Mining Equipment Manufacturers of South Africa (MEMSA), and
• The Department of Trade and Industry, which hosts the South African Premier Business Awards together with Proudly South African and Brand South Africa.

BHI’s manufacturing operation is 55% black-owned and 24% black women-owned, contributing to B-BBEE scores and creating localisation opportunities for potential customers.

With our engineering expertise and facilities, BHI offers turnkey solutions and is confident in tackling any project, no matter how large or complex.