DORMAC (PTY) LTD
Engineering in Richards Bay

It main activities are the repair, maintenance and conversion of all types of marine vessels at any one of these locations or, anywhere else in Africa, through the offering of either their Riding Squad or Shipyard-in-a-Box services. Dormac specialises in the delivery of full turnkey solutions to clients in the marine, offshore and industrial fields. Dormac provides owners and operators with a full spectrum of marine and industrial repair services which are of the highest international standards. Given the international arena in which Dormac performs against extremely high levels of expectancy from Global leading marine vessel owning companies, we are proud of the Level 3 Contributor status achieved. Dormac offers marine engineering services in all major port centres in South Africa. With very strong and dynamic management intuitive and with the optimum utilization of its great facilities, Dormac has rapidly developed its core business of ship repair into what is widely acknowledged today as the leading ship repair company in Africa. It is a black economic empowered company and operates both nationally and internationally under the direction of majority shareholders. Dormac is a division of Southey Holdings, which is the driving force behind a diverse and growing number of independent and autonomous businesses, representing one of the largest and most respected privately owned groups in South Africa. The considerable synergies that exist in the Group, together with a belief in entrepreneurship, decentralized management, incentivization and communication have allowed Southey to turn ordinary companies into star performers. Dormac commenced major extensions to its Walvis Bay premises to create the largest fabrication house in Walvis Bay. Dormac commences project work on the 1st semi-submersible oil rig to undergo a major upgrade and repair in the Port of Saldanha. The Group entered into the Offshore Oil and Gas engineering market. The Offshore Oil and Gas engineering business has exploded and is presently a dominant sector of Dormac’s operations. Commences trading in port of Walvis Bay and immediately purchases premises located in the vicinity of the port. Dormac Cape Town branch opened and has since dominated the ship repair market in the Port of Cape Town. First premises occupied is in Wallflower Street and later moves to the present new premises in Marine Drive, Paarden Eiland. This business has developed into the largest industrial fabricator in Richards Bay with just about all the major industrial companies choosing Dormac as their preferential supplier and manufacturer. It is also the only resident ship repair company in Richards Bay.