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Radian Engineering is a high-precision engineering firm with over 25-years’ experience in the mining and bulk material handling sectors. Our depth of experience means that we can provide our clients with specific and specialised solutions which require a high level of engineering expertise.

Our pursuit of excellence is driven by three core values: integrity, reliability and precision. These values govern our approach to engineering, fabrication, client and supplier relationships and our employees. We are mindful of the importance of being a responsible corporate citizen and strive to achieve this through living our values.

Contact us country that produces over 250 million tons of coal every year, and accounts for 90 percent of the coal consumed across the entire African continent.

As a junior mining company based in South Africa (SA), HCI Coal is all too aware of this paradigm shift and is channelling the spirit of agility and diversity to maintain both relevance and competitiveness in this evolving field.

For co-CEO Pieter Terblanche, the need for HCI Coal to look and invest beyond the commodity from which the company takes its name, is a pressing challenge that it intends to meet head-on. This is particularly pertinent in a country where funding for coal projects is simply no longer available, despite SA ranking among the world’s most coal-dependent nations.

“We need to be cognisant of the fact that coal will not be the commodity of choice in the long-term due to the environmental impacts,” he says.

Consequently, HCI Coal is pursuing diversification into other, future-relevant commodities, while preserving its proud status as a responsible mining company.

Inside Hci Coal

HCI Coal is 100 percent owned by Hosken Consolidated Investment (HCI), a Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed and Level 2 Black Empowerment investment holding company. A key benefit in driving the company’s need for diversification, HCI Coal benefits as a subsidiary and contributing part of the wider holding company, which comprises a varied portfolio. The HCI Group counts a diverse array of investments across sectors, from hotel and leisure to transport, mining, clothing and properties, amongst others.

Indeed, Terblanche credits this structure as a key advantage during the recent turbulence of the COVID-19 pandemic, as HCI’s various investments reinforced the overall group against volatile and unpredictable market conditions.

“It was evident during COVID-19 that the holding company had to rely on its subsidiaries to keep it going,” he says. “It is in tough times such as this that it helps to have a diversified portfolio.”

Hci Coal And Sustainability

SAFETY – Zero harm remains HCI Coal’s key safety objective at Palesa.

HEALTH – HCI Coal is committed to addressing the challenges of access to quality and affordable healthcare for its people. The health and wellness of its employees and contractors are of the utmost importance.

CLIMATE CHANGE – HCI Coal believes that the impact of climate change presents a serious challenge to society, its mining communities, and operations. It understands that urgent action is required to mitigate the local and global effects of climate change. The company remains focused on lowering its carbon footprint.

THE ENVIRONMENT – As a responsible corporate citizen, HCI Coal plays an active role in protecting and preserving the environment through initiatives aimed at reducing its carbon footprint.

COMMUNITIES – HCI Coal is committed to the empowerment of its people through investment in education, local employment, and the economic development of its host communities. The company’s Social and Labour Plan has a life cycle of 2020-2024, in which it has committed to construct low-cost houses in Region 7 and Thembisile Hani Local Municipality. Other community initiatives are supported through its Corporate Social Investment fund.

Championing a holistic vision, HCI Coal’s plans for growth fall into the wider picture of contributing to the progress of the HCI Group as a whole and to the benefit of its shareholders. Currently, HCI’s majority shareholder is the South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union – a trade union encompassing over 10,000 members.