Bastion specialises in the production of high quality lime at its three mines in the North West province. It supplies dolomitic and high quality lime and gypsum products for agricultural and industrial purposes.
About Bastion
THE NAME CHANGE AND REBRAND
We have a proud history and track record and our name change in no way reflects a distancing of our past. We embarked on quite a lengthy period of self-reflection and deliberation and we felt we had to recalibrate, re-align ourselves, so to speak, to the changes in the market and changes in the market environment. Part of this process brought to light that we needed to align everything we do to the “why” of what we stand for. Many companies know how to do business, but research has shown that many don’t know why they do business.
WHY WE DO IT:
The History
With more than 50 years' experience, Bastion is your foundation for growth.
The beginning (1967-1977)
Grasland Ondernemings (Pty) Ltd was registered on the 23rd of November 1967 and shortly thereafter the subsidiary Oos-Transvaal Kalkverskaffers (Pty) Ltd (OTKV) was bought and the first operating lime deposits were part of the Group. In the early days the Group was based in Bothaville and was called Grasland Saad en Kunsmis.
Five agricultural cooperatives were the founding members when the Group was combined, namely Kroonstad Wes Koöperasie, Sentraal Wes Koöperasie, Oos Transvaal Koöperasie, Noord Wes Koöperasie and Vrystaat Koöperasie.
In 1974 Piet Prinsloo was appointed as General Manager of the Group where two operating entities sold agricultural lime, Buhrmansdrif near Mahikeng and Immerpan near Modimolle. Agricultural lime during this time traded commercially for R1.80 per ton in bulk and R3.25 per ton bagged.
New lime sources and expansion (1978 – 1997)
1998 – 2017
A new dawn (2018)
