Founded the Union Co-operative Bark Milling Company
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1924
History
1924
Purchased a second wattle bark mill in Dalton.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1927
1927
Affiliated with South African Wattle Growers Union (SAWGU)
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1938
1938
Acquired wattle extract company together with SA Wattle Bark Milling & Export association.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1940
1940
The extract factory came into production with a capacity of 80 tons of dry bark per day.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1952
1952
Constructed a dam on the Ekamazi River to supply water to the factory for commercial and domestic use.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1956
1956
Opening of the members supply store
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1963
1963
Constructed a sugar manufacturing plant in Dalton using a new diffusion method. Co-op was renamed the Union Co-operative Bark and Sugar Company Limited.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1964
1964
Purchased a 1545 Ha sugar and timber estate in Kranskop named ‘Thulini’.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1979
1979
Purchased 5000 acres wattle estate named ‘Harden Heights’. Purchased Comec Mimosa Extract Company, increasing which more than doubled its production capacity.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1984
1984
Purchased Umvoti Mills in Greytown to manufacture a range of maize products. Built a Maize Mill in Dalton. Purchased Seven Oaks Sawmills to process pine saw logs and renamed.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1988
1988
Purchased a 1545 Ha timber and cane farm named ‘Sunnyside’. Sugar factory capacity increased to 150 TCH.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1990
1990
Established a security division for payroll services.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1992
1992
Seven Oaks Sawmills was renamed Midlands Pine Products Pty( Ltd). Established a furniture factory in Schroders.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1993
1993
UCL celebrates 75 years in existence
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 1999
1999
Constructed a fire-log plant in Seven Oaks.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 2001
2001
Union Co-operative limited converted to a company and was renamed ‘UCL Company (Pty) Ltd’.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 2005
2005
Purchased a 70% share in Küsel Saw Mills and incorporated same into Midlands Pine Products (PTY) Ltd.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 2009
2009
Purchased a 1600Ha timber farm in the Karkloof named ‘The Forest’.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 2010
2010
Purchased a 750Ha timber farm in the Karkloof named ‘Shawswood’.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 2011
2011
Constructed a 30t/hr sugar packing station and 20 000t warehouse.
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 2012
2012
UCL Rebranding
- UCL COMPANY EVENT | 2013
2013