Anchor Industries

What Anchor Industries does

Anchor Industries is a South African privately-held industrial equipment and engineering services company founded in 1994 in Cape Town. The company supplies open link chain, steel wire rope, rigging hardware, slings and lashing equipment, material handling equipment, ship's mooring equipment, and offshore mooring and towing equipment, alongside a services portfolio covering equipment rental, wire rope swaging and socketing, rigging lofts, on-site marine services, component manufacturing, testing and inspection (including water bag testing up to 1000 tons and NDT), and recertification. Anchor also runs accredited training courses in basic rigging and manual hoist operation through merSETA and ECSA-approved programmes. Customers include enterprise operators across offshore oil and gas, marine and shipping, mining, engineering and construction, transport, and forestry, with named clients such as Amsol, ALP Maritime, Sapref SBM, Boskalis, Saipem, Swire, and FB Mining.

The company operates through five branch locations — Cape Town (headquarters), Johannesburg, Durban, and Nelspruit in South Africa, plus Pemba in Mozambique — supported by over 12,000 m² of combined warehouse space and in-house equipment including 600- and 1500-ton wire rope presses, hydraulic and pneumatic spooling units up to 150 tons, 1000-ton water bag testing capability, and a 40-ton dynamic test frame. Anchor holds DNV-GL Type Approval for wire rope slings for offshore containers (DNV GL 2.7-1 and 2.7-3), ISO 9001:2015 certification with DNV-GL, Registered Lifting Machinery Entity status with the South African Department of Labour, and Level 1 B-BBEE compliance (64.17% black ownership). It serves as appointed distributor for international brands including Vryhof, Kiswire, WireCo World Group, Royal Lankhorst Euronete, Straightpoint, and Codipro, and conducts international project delivery into Angola, the Philippines, Russia, and the United States.

Anchor Industries generates revenue through a mix of equipment sales, equipment rental (mooring, lifting, spooling, and testing equipment), professional services (testing, inspection, rigging loft management, component manufacturing), and accredited training. Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly disclosed, with sales conducted directly via branch offices and email channels. Ownership is structured as a B-BBEE-aligned entity, with Matasis Investment Holdings holding 55%, management 30%, and an Anchor Industries B-BBEE Staff Trust holding 15%, following a 2012 majority-black ownership restructuring that built on an earlier 2007 BEE restructuring. The company acquired a majority stake in Anglo Lifting in 2014 to broaden its lifting equipment capability.

Name

Anchor Industries

Legal name

Anchor Industries

Website

https://anchors.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Anchor Industries is a South African privately-held supplier of lifting, rigging, and marine mooring equipment and services, serving enterprise clients in offshore oil and gas, marine, mining, and industrial sectors across southern Africa and selected international projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Rigging and Lifting Equipment

NAICS

Construction, Transportation, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53241), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Marine Cargo Handling (488320)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350), Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Cargo Handling & Lifting Equipment (Cranes, Derricks, Hoists) (IMAJAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cargo Securing & Lashing Systems (Twistlocks, Chains, Turnbuckles) (IMAJAIAD), Deck Fittings & Hardware (Bitts, Fairleads, Cleats, Anchors & Chains) (IMAJAIAK), Gear & Lifting Equipment Rental (Cranes, Spreaders, Forklifts, Reach Stackers) (TLAHALAD)

Keywords

• Rigging equipment supply
• Lifting equipment manufacturing
• Marine mooring equipment
• Load testing inspection
• Wire rope services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Direct sales of lifting, rigging, and marine mooring equipment including steel wire rope, chain slings, rigging hardware, shackles, hoists, and mooring equipment to industrial clients.
2. Equipment Rental: Rental of mooring equipment, lifting equipment, wire rope storage facilities, testing equipment, and provision of rigging lofts. Includes mooring consulting and on-site spooling services.
3. Testing and Inspection Services: Comprehensive testing including water bag testing up to 1000 tons, NDT inspections, tensile testing, lifting tackle inspections, and load cell services.
4. Training Services: Accredited training courses including Basic Rigging Training (NQF Level 2, 4 credits) and Manual Hoists Safe Use and Inspection (ECSA accredited, 1 CPD point).
5. Component Manufacturing: Custom manufacturing of rigging and splicing including mooring grommets, cargo nets, and fibre rope eye splicing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Anchor Industries manufactures, supplies, and services industrial lifting, rigging, and marine mooring equipment including open link chain, steel wire rope, rigging hardware, slings and lashing equipment, material handling equipment, ship's mooring equipment, and offshore mooring and towing equipment. Alongside these products, the company provides equipment rental, wire rope swaging/socketing, load testing and NDT inspection up to 1000 tons, on-site marine services, component manufacturing, recertification, and accredited rigging training to enterprise clients in offshore oil and gas, marine, mining, construction, transport, and forestry.

Product overview

Anchor Industries is an industrial equipment and engineering services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of lifting and marine equipment products alongside related services. The core product portfolio includes: Open Link Chain (short, long, and extra long link variants in various grades), Steel Wire Rope (general purpose, specialized crane, stainless, and PVC-covered types), Rigging Hardware (shackles, spelter sockets, lifting points), Slings and Lashing Equipment (chain slings, SWR slings, webbing slings, transport and container lashing), Material Handling Equipment (manual and electric hoists, beam trolleys, plate grabs, load measuring equipment), Ship's Mooring Equipment (stud link chain, anchors, buoys, fibre ropes), and Offshore Mooring and Towing Equipment (offshore anchors, towing bridles, chain chasing, mooring systems). The services division provides Equipment Rental (mooring, spooling, lifting equipment, testing equipment), Wire Rope Services (swaging, socketing, inspections), Rigging Lofts, On-Site Marine Services, Component Manufacturing, Testing and Inspection, and Recertification. The company also offers accredited training courses for basic rigging and manual hoist operation. This integrated offering enables Anchor to serve as a trusted partner across the entire project lifecycle from design to delivery, maintenance, management, and training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Open Link Chain Chain products including short link chain (Gr4, Gr8, Gr9, Gr10), long link chain (Gr3, Gr8, Gr9, SS304, SS316), and extra long link chain (Gr4, Gr8) for lifting and marine applications, supplied to enterprise clients in mining, marine, construction, and offshore industries.
• Steel Wire Rope Steel wire rope products including general purpose SWR (6×36 FC/IWRC, 6×19 FC/IWRC), specialized crane SWR (19×7, 18×7, 35×7, NR Maxipact, NR Maxilift, Powerplast, HD8K, HD9K, Turboplast), stainless SWR (1×19, 7×7, 7×19), and PVC-covered SWR for lifting, marine, and offshore applications.
• Rigging Hardware Hardware including shackles (alloy bow/dee, heavy duty, commercial, large dee), spelter sockets (open, closed, CR, swivel, wedge), rotating lifting points (SEB, DSR, DSS, QLR, Giga DSS, Mega DSS, TSR, PE.SEB), and non-rotating lifting points, supplied for use with chain, wire rope, and synthetic sling assemblies.
• Slings and Lashing Equipment Sling products including chain slings and fittings (Gr80, Gr100), steel wire rope slings and fittings (SANS/EN standards, DNV-GL 2.7-1 sling sets), webbing slings and fittings, transport lashing equipment (lashing chain, load binders, ratchets), and container lashing equipment (twistlocks, stacking cones, D-rings) for lifting and cargo securing applications.
• Material Handling Equipment Equipment including manual hoists (Titan Mini, Titan lever hoist, Titan Tuff, Titan MKII), electric hoists (TitanW electric chain hoist and trolley), beam clamps and trolleys, NGK grips (SD wire grip, Mighty grip, aluminium covered grip), plate grabs, load measuring equipment (Loadlink Plus, Radiolink Plus, wireless load shackle), blocks, and wire rope winches for industrial material handling.
• Ship's Mooring Equipment Ship mooring products including stud link chain and fittings, ship anchors (AC-14, Hall type, Spek type), buoys and fenders (pennant, modular, subsea, elastomer, cylindrical, pneumatic), and fibre ropes and fittings (Tipto8, Tipto12, Eurofloat Premium, Euroflex, Lanko Force) supplied to shipping companies and port operators.
• Offshore Mooring and Towing Equipment Offshore equipment including stud link chain and offshore anchors (Stevin MK3, Stevpris MK5/MK6, Stevshark MK5/Rex, Bruce SS/FFTS), towing bridle equipment, chain chasing equipment, mooring systems (piggyback, support vessel, single point), and single point mooring ropes (double braid nylon, Gama 98, Astraline 8-strand) supplied to offshore oil and gas, FPSO, and offshore service clients.
• Equipment Rental Rental services for mooring equipment (anchors, chains, buoyancy modules, pennant wires, shackles, fenders), spooling units (40t, 80t, 85t, 150t), lifting equipment (hoists, shackles, slings), SWR storage facilities, rigging lofts, testing equipment (water bags, load cells), and mooring consulting, available to enterprise clients across South Africa and Mozambique.
• Wire Rope Services Services including swaging (wire rope pennants and slings up to 76mm), socketing and lubrication (on-site or in-store), and wire rope inspections (visual, NDT, tensile testing up to 500 tons) provided to industrial clients at Anchor's facilities or on client sites.
• Rigging Lofts Rigging loft services including compilation of rigging lofts (control of sub-contractor equipment, recruitment of lifting gear staff), and lifting consulting (equipment provision, rigging studies) provided to enterprise clients managing complex lifting operations.
• On-Site Marine Services Marine services including anchor and chain installation (port or offshore), marine equipment testing (water bag testing up to 1000 tons, NDT, AHTS bollard tests), and mooring equipment repairs (chain cleaning, fender/buoy repairs, grommet repairs) delivered at client sites including ports and offshore vessels.
• Component Manufacturing Manufacturing services including rigging and splicing (mooring and towing grommets, cargo nets, fibre rope eyes splicing) for custom marine and lifting applications.
• Testing and Inspection Testing services including lifting machine testing (water bag testing up to 1000 tons, electric chain hoist testing), lifting tackle inspections (tensile testing up to 200 tons, NDT), equipment repairs, and online inspection registers for compliance management, supporting legal and regulatory compliance under the South African OHS Act and DNV-GL standards.
• Recertification Recertification services for marine and lifting equipment including slings and fittings, compilation of safety registers, and online certification registers supporting ongoing regulatory compliance.
• Basic Rigging Training Accredited five-day training course covering basic rigging practices, statutory requirements, safety standards, slinging and hitching skills. merSETA approved, SAQA registered, 4 NQF Level 2 credits. Targeted at personnel requiring rigging competence in mining, marine, construction, and offshore operations.
• Manual Hoists – Safe Use and Inspection Training One-day training course on safe use and inspection of manual hoists and chain blocks. ECSA accredited with 1 CPD point. Covers statutory requirements, safe operation, and inspection procedures for personnel working with manual hoisting equipment.
• CODITRACER Lifting Ring Traceability Solution A 7-year warranty traceability and guarantee program for Codipro lifting rings, allowing customers to activate warranties online through a portal and providing traceable product history for lifting equipment.
• Chainsafe Lashing Tension Monitoring A lashing tension monitoring technology that provides real-time monitoring capabilities for cargo securing applications, developed to enhance safety in transport and container lashing operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 45,000 Apex80 chain slings (150,000m of chain) and 125,000 steel wire rope slings (600,000m of rope) supplied in last 10 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VryhofcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed distributor for Vryhof offshore anchors, providing access to Stevin MK3, Stevpris MK5/MK6, Stevshark MK5, Stevshark Rex, Bruce SS, and Bruce FFTS anchors.
• KiswirecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed distributor for Kiswire large-capacity steel wire rope products.
• WireCo World GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed distributor for WireCo World Group products since 2016, a global manufacturer and distributor of lifting products.
• Royal Lankhorst EuronetecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed distributor since 2007 for fibre rope solutions including Tipto8, Tipto12, Eurofloat Premium, Euroflex, and Lanko Force mooring ropes.
• StraightpointcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed distributor since 2016 for load monitoring equipment including Loadlink Plus, Wireless load shackle, Radiolink Plus, and wireless compression load cells.
• CodiprocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed distributor since 2013 for swivel lifting rings including SEB, DSR, DSS, QLR, Giga DSS, Mega DSS, and TSR products.
• GN Rope FittingsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed distributor since 2007 for heavy-duty forged components.
• CICSAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBecame appointed distributor for CICSA in 2018.
• CasarminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Casar steel wire rope for lifting machines.
• DrumetminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Drumet steel wire rope products.
• OliveiraminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Oliveira steel wire rope products.
• RamnäsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Ramnäs products.
• United Offshore ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for ultra-heavy load slings.
• Apex80/Apex100coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Apex80 and Apex100 lifting slings and components.
• ASACminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for ASAC stud link chain and offshore fittings.
• VertexminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Vertex webbing slings and lashing tie-downs.
• Anglo LiftingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajority share acquisition in 2014, adding valuable lifting equipment capability to Anchor Industries.
• South African Oil & Gas Alliance (SAOGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of SAOGA, established in 2007. Active participation in South African oil and gas industry development.
• Lifting Equipment Engineering Association of South Africa (LEEASA)minorOthersMember of LEEASA, subscribing to highest technical and safety standards for lifting equipment, training, procedures and records.
• Cape Chamber of Commerce & IndustryminorOthersMember of Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry, South Africa.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Van Beest (Green Pin): Dutch manufacturer of marine-grade rigging hardware (Green Pin shackles, turnbuckles, hooks). Closely comparable to Anchor's rigging hardware line for marine and offshore applications, with overlapping customers in shipping and offshore oil and gas.
• SpanSet: Specialist manufacturer and supplier of lifting slings, lashing equipment, and load-securing solutions. Closely comparable to Anchor's slings and lashing equipment product category, with similar safety, certification, and training-driven positioning.
• Vryhof: Dutch manufacturer of offshore anchors and mooring systems (Stevin, Stevpris, Stevshark, Bruce). Anchor is an appointed distributor for Vryhof anchors in Southern Africa and competes with Vryhof on integrated mooring solutions for offshore operators, with strong product-line overlap in ship and offshore anchoring.
• The Crosby Group: Global manufacturer of heavy-duty rigging hardware (shackles, hooks, lifting points, turnbuckles). Highly comparable to Anchor's rigging hardware and sling fitting catalogue, serving the same offshore, mining, and construction end-markets.
• Gunnebo Lifting: Provider of chain blocks, hoists, cranes, and material handling equipment, including the former Crosby Liftek brand. Comparable to Anchor's manual and electric hoists, beam clamps, and material handling equipment portfolio, serving overlapping industrial lifting customers.
• Royal Lankhorst Euronete: European manufacturer of synthetic mooring ropes and offshore fibre products (Eurofloat, Lanko Force, Tipto). Directly comparable to Anchor's fibre-rope mooring portfolio and an appointed Anchor distribution partner since 2007, with overlapping shipping and offshore customers.

Broad incumbents

• Kiswire: Korean global manufacturer of large-capacity steel wire rope and tyre cord. Comparable to Anchor's heavy-duty crane and offshore wire rope offerings and an appointed distribution partner, so Kiswire and Anchor both compete for and share in major offshore and mining rope tenders.
• WireCo World Group: Global lifting products and engineered wire rope manufacturer. Directly comparable catalogue to Anchor (sling assemblies, wire rope, rigging) and simultaneously one of Anchor's appointed distribution partners, so it competes with Anchor in tender bids while relying on Anchor for regional market access.
• Mammoet: Global heavy-lifting and engineered transport specialist operating cranes, rigging gear, and on-site services. Comparable to Anchor on rigging lofts, heavy-lift rigging studies, and on-site marine/offshore services, with Mammoet operating at a much larger project-services scale.
• Bridon-Bekaert: Global steel wire rope and synthetic rope manufacturer serving mining, offshore, crane, and structural markets. Highly comparable product categories to Anchor (lifting ropes, mooring lines, slings) but at global OEM scale, with Anchor acting both as a regional distributor partner and a competing local fabricator in some segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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