Allied Electronics Corporation (Altron) is an investment holding company for a group of high-technology driven companies operating in the telecommunications, electronics, power electrical, information technology and multi-media industries. Employing some 14 000 people country-wide, corporate headquarters in Johannesburg oversee some 200 operations throughout South Africa and abroad. Altron enjoys revenue of R9 billion a year while group exports contribute more than R1 billion a year to Altron's globalisation thrust.