1911
Union Steel Corporation of South Africa (USCO) was founded by Sammy Marks
1912
First steel was cast
1927
Non-ferrous manufacturing facility was established, producing copper wire, conductor and strip products
1955
The first aluminium conductor was produced
1970
USCO produced its first PVC cable
1980
XLPE cable was introduced and added to the product range
1998
USCO sold its manufacturing facilities to Malesela Investment No. 14 as a going concern and the company was renamed as Malesela Technologies (Pty) Ltd - a 100% black owned company
2000
The BEE Company, Malesela Taihan Electric Cable (Pty) Ltd, acquired 100% of Malesela Technologies (Pty) Ltd as a going concern
2001
The Fibre Optic Cable plant was officially inaugurated
2003
OPGW plant was established