About Kiloton

Our Mission

To be the preferred industrial service partner, to the manufacturing, mining, and construction industries, either directly or through distributor collaboration in Sub Saharan Africa.​

This will be achieved by understanding the “Job to be done”, offering best-in-class service and superior tooling solutions, backed by comprehensive safety and usage training, “cradle to grave” maintenance and repair services, thereby minimizing downtime and maximizing efficiencies.​

This will be accomplished by a professional, trained team of highly motivated and enthusiastic support staff, who keep their commitments every time.​

Our Vision

We build Africa by equipping industries with superior & safe tooling solutions.

Our Values

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Industries

Kiloton has extensive knowledge and experience in the tooling and hydraulics industry. We can offer you expert advice on what tool or tool accessory would best suit your application and answer all your hydraulic related queries.

Our Target Markets include:

  • Mining
  • Construction
  • Civil Engineering
  • Steel Manufacturing
  • Power Generation
  • Petrochemical
  • Railways
  • Forestry
  • Aviation
  • General Heavy Engineering and Fabrication
  • Engineering Supplies
  • Electromechanical
  • Government Departments
  • Foundries
  • Rigging
  • Transport
  • Water Utilities

Our Background:

For over 21 years Kiloton has supplied the manufacturing, mining and construction industries throughout Sub-Saharan Africa with high-pressure hydraulic, pneumatic, tool and abrasives solutions.

We are the official importers for both Enerpac High-Pressure Hydraulic Tools and Ridgid Industrial Tools, as well as authorised distributors for the following quality branded tools:

  • Bosch Power Tools & Accessories
  • Pferd Abrasives
  • Chicago Pneumatic Air Tools
  • Gedore Hand Tools
  • Somta Cutting Tools

Kiloton originally started out as Diesel-Electric Vereeniging, which was founded by Wolfgang von Ey (Snr) in 1971. In the years that followed, two divisions were created: the Automotive and the Industrial division. In 2000, the group obtained the distribution rights for Enerpac Hydraulic products and Kiloton was established as a tooling specialist to the industrial sector.

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