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.
History
DCD Group specializes in engineering projects, including rail and military vehicle engineering, roller manufacturing, marine engineering, and mine engineering.[1]
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.[citation needed] It rebranded in 2012 as DCD Group Ltd.[citation needed]
In February 2010, Westinghouse and DCD-Dorbyl announced cooperation on creating a plant for building modules for AP1000 reactors.[2]
The current[needs update] CEO of DCD Group is Digby Glover.[1]
References
- ^ a b “DCD-Dorbyl (Pty) Ltd”. Bloomsburg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ “Westinghouse, DCD-Dorbyl to cooperate on AP1000”. World Nuclear News. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
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