Originally the company was known as Cooke, Troughton & Simms, which was formed in 1937, to distribute survey products and survey instruments in South Africa. It changed its name to Vickers Instruments in 1956 and at the time was owned by Vickers PLC (U.K.) until 1983 when Vickers disinvested and the company was sold to The Valard Group who changed the name to V.I Instruments. In 1992 the company was again sold, this time to local shareholders - Hudaco - J.S.E. listed company and since been a division of Rutherford
The company distributes Ruide, South, geoFENNEL (survey equipment and accessories) and Troxler (nuclear gauges) throughout the Southern African region. We are exclusive dealers for the above products since 1970.
There are three branches – Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. The Sales Personnel are experienced Surveyors. The Total Staff complement in Rutherford is over 300 members. The Company has fully equipped Workshop with factory-trained Technicians.
The company is accredited with ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, and ISO 14001 certifications and is recognized as a Level 3 Contributor to Broad-Based BEE.
Our mission is to be a customer focused innovative company that consistently supplies high quality products and services that exceed our customers' expectations.
We’ve been doingOur company is nearly 90 years old, and we have been extensive experience in the application and support of Survey products.
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Johan Kok
Divisional Director
Wendy Lesar
Secretary
Bronwyn Marshall
Internal Sales
Roelan van den Berg
Sales Rep
Andre Naude
Sales Rep
Conrad Blignaut
Area Manager
