King Shaka International Airport
2018Aviation · Durban
Battery-free critical-load protection across terminal operations. EDS commissioned the system and provides round-the-clock service.
- Topology
- Rotary
- MTBF
- 50,000 hr
- Support
- 24 / 7
- 40+
- Years operating
- 8.4 MW
- Top-end capacity
- 50,000 hr
- MTBF
- 24 / 7
- Service & maintenance
Founded 1984
Rotary system installed
Piller UNIBLOCK ride-through
Gauteng + KZN coverage
Topologies
Match the system to the load.
Three families of UPS, sized to the application and the failure mode. Static for clean predictable load. Modular for staged growth. Rotary for the mission-critical edge cases where batteries fail before the load does.
60 kVA – 800 kVA
Modular static UPS
3-phase97% ηIGBTCPM
Hot-swap modular cabinets with critical-power-module redundancy. Energy savings on 500 kVA loads measurable from year one.
150 kW – 50 MW
Rotary UPS
Kinetic energy50,000 hr MTBFNo batteries
Piller UNIBLOCK rotary technology. Battery-free ride-through, electrical or diesel coupling, plant-room or containerised.
1 kVA – 200 kVA
Static UPS
1-phase / 3-phaseDouble-conversion
Single- and three-phase static double-conversion. AWP Ace, Aegis, Alpha, and Armor product lines.
Why EDS
Forty years of engineering, two regions, one specialist focus.
40+ YR
Operating since 1984
Forty-plus years installing and maintaining UPS for South African mission-critical sites. Long-relationship customers measured in decades, not contract cycles.
2 REGIONS
Gauteng + KwaZulu-Natal
Two-region service footprint with Johannesburg and Durban North workshops. 24-hour response on contracted sites; local engineers, not subcontractors.
OEM AUTHORISED
Supplier of record
Authorised distribution and installation partner for Piller, American Wise Power, Powerwise, and Powervault. Genuine spares, factory training, valid warranty.
ISO · CIDB
Certified delivery
ISO 9001 quality management. CIDB-graded for construction-industry projects. NRCS-compliant equipment. The paperwork the procurement team needs.
Suppliers of record
Authorised distribution partners.
We don’t manufacture UPS systems. We engineer, install, and support equipment from the firms that do, across rotary, static-modular, batteries, and generation.
Case studies
Installed across Southern Africa’s mission-critical infrastructure.
Real installs, real customer references. Three of forty years’ worth.
Citi Bank Realty Services
ActiveFinancial services · Johannesburg
Twenty-four-hour service of mission-critical UPS for the realty services data centre. EDS is the partner of record.
- Topology
- Static
- Support
- 24 / 7
- Standard
- IEC 62040-3
Belgotex
ActiveManufacturing · Pietermaritzburg
Piller rotary UPS servicing during annual plant shutdown. "Well-organised, reliable, professional" Engineering Manager.
- Supplier
- Piller
- Service
- Annual
- Relationship
- 15+ yr
What customers say
Engineers buy on specs. Procurement buys on references.
Five of the engineering managers and directors who have lived with our installations across aviation, finance, manufacturing, printing, and consulting.
“EDS has shown a mature professionalism, proof they are more than a service provider but a partner. I recommend EDS UPS products and services to every company that wants to achieve peace of mind and ensure business continuity.”
“EDS is extremely helpful and professional and kept us in the loop each step of the way. We have not experienced any issues and highly recommend them for every business wanting to install such equipment. This quality UPS system has been an invaluable part of our business with all the loadshedding and dips in power the country has been experiencing.”
“EDS has strong technical and engineering capabilities. They are focused on getting the job done and done right. I would have no hesitation in recommending them.”
“Citi has found the 24-hour service of EDS UPS to be professional in every aspect.”
“We have found Piller to be extremely reliable and the professional service offered by EDS UPS is beyond reproach. The team that services our units during our annual shutdown is well organised, reliable and professional.”
Talk to an engineer
Sizing, topology, runtime, redundancy.
We answer those before quoting.
Certifications & accreditations
ISO 9001Quality management
CIDB gradedConstruction Industry Development Board
NRCSNRCS-compliant equipment supply
OEM-authorisedPiller · AWP · Powerwise · Powervault