SVI Engineering recently hosted a capability demonstration day for members of the military attache and advisory corps (MAAC), who were able to experience the company’s products firsthand and witness its growing production capabilities.
Some 20 attaches descended on SVI’s Bashewa factory complex east of Pretoria, where they could see the dozens of technicians busy with the armouring of civilian vehicles, luxury vehicles, security vehicles, and the manufacture of Max-series armoured personnel carriers (APCs), armoured truck cabs, and armoured guard houses, amongst others.
Since establishment in 2004, SVI has manufactured or converted approximately 3 000 vehicles, with customers in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Although SVI has a list of preferred vehicles it armours for the sake of ease of modification, the company can armour just about any vehicle, from Volvo to Maserati. Its typical private customers fit armour to BMW sedans and SUVs and Toyota Hilux and Land Cruiser/Prado models.
Business Development Director Nicol Louw told Defence Network how relationships with the broader defence sector are beneficial to all players.
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