In 1987, José Maciel recognised the need for skilled specialist welders. In 1988, he founded Hydra-Arc (Pty) Ltd, as a supplier of specialist welders. It was not long before Hydra-Arc progressed to a fully fledged maintenance contractor and thereafter to a mechanical and piping construction contractor. However he never forgot his roots and in 2002 he established the José Maciel Welding Academy for skilled welders in Kinross and later moved it to Secunda. José realised that the biggest component of the business was labour. He developed a comprehensive skilled labour database in order to identify, grade and train the resources he knew would be necessary for his future growth plans.
In 2005 Hydra-Arc expanded again into MEIP Construction projects. As the business grew, it became necessary to separate
the different divisions into separate companies, to allow each to focus and grow within the group.
The Hydra Arc Group consists of a number of separate companies, each specialising in specific areas of expertise.
Vision
Hydra-Arc will be a Secunda based, black empowered construction and maintenance Contractor, using local resources to provide services of unmatched quality and value to our clients. We will establish Hydra-Arc as the leading service provider in our industry, by leveraging our welding expertise and our culture of safety excellence.
Mission
Our mission is to be the best in our industry, adding real value to our clients by delivering quality services, safely and timeously through committed people.
Philosophy and values
“If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing well”
Hydra-Arc values permeate all its operations:
Safety
Integrity
Quality
Timeous dependability
Mutual respect and teamwork
Excellence in all we do
Our long term business philosophy is based on integrity and good governance. We recognise our dependence on our clients for work and our own people to execute the work. Our business objective is to understand our clients needs and meet these needs with committed people. To do this, we will develop our people in a process of continuous improvement and a culture of excellence.
Activities
Community Involvement
Hydra-Arc is involved in its community as a responsible stakeholder. Hydra-Arc donates a significant amount of its earnings to deserving groups in the community, ranging from schools, orphanages, churches, sports clubs and associations devoted to health and charity.
Hydra-Arc donates time as well as money, and is involved in a number of committees and community organisations.
Members of the Hydra-Arc Group are actively involved in the Secunda branch of the Black Management Forum, the local Economic Development Forum, the Audit Committee of the Gert Sibande District Municipality, the Management Advisory Council of Vaal University of Technology and the local branch of NAFCOC.
Hydra-Arc’s involvement in its community also extends to a public/private partnership with the local municipality to assist the municipality to acquire additional land and install infrastructure and services prior to proclamation.
Corporate Video
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Hydra-Arc has formed long lasting partnerships to bring you a complete solution. From fabrication to Human Resources, Hydra-Arc and our partners can provide a tailored solution to suit your companies needs.
