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Company Overview

Armco was founded as a subsidiary of the American Roller Mill Corporation in the early 1930’s. It was sold to the Robson Group and then later to Murray & Roberts to form part of its light industry focus. In 1997 the business was sold to Steelwood Africa as part of a Black Empowerment Initiative by M & R. Today, Armco Superlite is a wholly owned subsidiary of OBO Bettermann Holdings Africa Ltd.

Membership History

Membership in good standing - Membership Number ISC017

Products and Services Overview

Armco’s products can be broadly categorized into three separate business units, Construction Products, Road Safety Products and Galvanizing. Construction Products operations comprise the formation and manufacture via a process of steel pressing and trimming of a variety of products used predominantly in infrastructural construction.
The Road Safety division was launched in 2005 and supplies a variety of products to the road industry such as guardrail, wire rope systems, crash cushions and steel barriers to name a few. The Galvanizing business involves the treatment of steel to prevent corrosion. The two businesses were originally interdependent with the bulk of the galvanizing work being performed for Construction Products.