DCD Group
South African engineering company
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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.
Engineering
| Industry | Manufacturing Engineering |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | Vereeniging, |
Key people | Digby Glover (CEO) |
History
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[needs update] CEO of DCD Group is Digby Glover.[2]
