DCD Group

DCD Group Ltd. (formerly DCD-Dorbyl Ltd.) is a South African manufacturer and engineering company focusing on the rail, mining, energy, defence, and marine sectors. It is based in Vereeniging, South Africa.

DCD Group
IndustryManufacturing
Engineering
Founded1946
HeadquartersVereeniging,
South Africa
Key people
Digby Glover (CEO)

DCD Group specializes in engineering projects, including rail and military vehicle engineering, roller manufacturing, marine engineering, and mine engineering.[1][2]

DCD Protected Mobility manufactures the Husky VMMD, a counter-IED MRAP currently in use with the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, and the South African Defence Force.

DCD Group was originally established in 1946 as DCD-Dorbyl Ltd., a merger of Dorman Long and Vanderbijl Engineering Corporation.[1] It rebranded in 2012 as DCD Group Ltd.

In February 2010, Westinghouse and DCD-Dorbyl announced cooperation on creating a plant for building modules for AP1000 reactors.[3]

The current CEO of DCD Group is Digby Glover.[2]

References
  1. Waters, Rebecca (3 June 2009). "Engineering industry leader: Serving diverse clientele throughout the Mining, Rail, Marine and Metallurgical Industries, DCD-Dorbyl has positioned itself as both a national and international engineering leader". Energy Digital. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  2. "DCD-Dorbyl (Pty) Ltd". Bloomsburg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  3. "Westinghouse, DCD-Dorbyl to cooperate on AP1000". World Nuclear News. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.


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