Conlog is a global leader in smart metering solutions. Our broad product offering encompasses prepayment meters, vending, revenue management, maintenance, support, consultation and training.
Our history
Conlog is a global leader in smart metering solutions. Our broad product offering encompasses prepayment meters, vending, revenue management, maintenance, support, consultation and training.
Conlog’s history: A timeline
Conlog is established in Durban, South Africa as an electronics design company.
Focusing predominantly on the industrial sector, Conlog designed and manufactured monitoring and control devices, as well as alarms, with a special focus on the refinery industry.
Conlog begins diversifying into new industries, such as lighting, automotive alarms, cruise controls and electricity prepayment.
Conlog excels within the automotive products and prepayment solutions.
The company begin to specialise in prepayment, and the industrial automation and automotive divisions are sold.
Conlog becomes a part of the Schneider Electric group.
Conlog becomes a part of Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited (CIG).
Conlog moves from its home of almost 30 years in Overport, Durban, to a new, state-of-the-art facility at Dube TradePort, La Mercy.
Opening of Manufacturing plant in Lagos, Nigeria
Formation of Conlog Group
Launch of Conlog Direct – B2C business
Launch of Platform Business
Launch of new smart electricity meter offer: iDM APEX
Launch of new smart water meter offer: iDM Hydra
Conlog becomes part of the CIH/NIMBLE Group
Milestones & world firsts
Conlog develops the world’s first prepaid electricity meter.
Conlog becomes the official contract supplier of prepayment electricity meters to Eskom.
Conlog patents a technique for analogue power measurement.
Conlog patents the common wallbase footprint.
Conlog patents code-hopping technology for automotive applications.
Conlog’s STS is accepted as a National Standard.
Conlog exports 46 000 meters to Tanzania.
Conlog develops split metering for enhanced security.
The STS Association is founded (IEC standard).
Conlog launches the world’s first prepayment solar home system.
Conlog patents a security system for alternate energy supplies.
Conlog introduces its wireless RF range.
Conlog ships its 2 000 000th meter.
Conlog gains ISO 9001:2000 accreditation.
Conlog patents the free basic token.
Conlog is awarded 80% of the Eskom national metering contract.
Conlog develops automatic meter reading.
Conlog ships its 3 000 000th meter.
Conlog launches a 250A prepaid meter.
Conlog gains OHSAS 18001:2007 accreditation
Conlog Nigeria attains Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) certification
Conlog enters the Water Market