NOVA ENGINEERING WORKS (PTY)

NOVA ENGINEERING WORKS (PTY) LTD was established in 1946 as a precision machine shop engaged primarily in the manufacture of pump shafts and components for the asbestos cement industry. The Company has grown into an organization employing around 50 persons and undertakes all types of machining (both conventional and C.N.C.) as well as light and heavy fabrication work... We design and manufacture a number of our own products, such as Nova Bridge Bearings and Nova Concrete Testing Equipment. Since 1964, starting with the Buccleuch Interchange, Nova Bridge Bearings have been used on many of the largest structures in the country. Othmar Bach, a Swiss national who emigrated to South Africa in 1939, founded Nova Engineering Works (Pty) Ltd in 1946. The company was named after Nova Engineering in Switzerland where Othmar Bach served his apprenticeship as a Fitter and Turner. The company began life as a precision machine shop engaged primarily in the manufacture of pump shafts and various..

Also known as: Nova Engineering, Nova Engineering Works (Pty) Ltd