Overview

Aztec is the official South African agent for NorthStar batteries. The NorthStar Battery Company manufactures highly advanced sealed (VRLA AGM) lead-acid batteries for critical power applications in the telecom, UPS, mining and military markets.

NorthStar Specifications and Performance Tables

NorthStar is one of only two battery manufacturers in the world which utilise high quality pure lead tin alloy in their batteries as opposed to the cheaper and lesser quality lead calcium as found in most other lead-acid batteries.

NorthStar’s environmentally friendly manufacturing plant is located in the USA, where strict environmental and quality standards are adhered to. The plant uses state-of-the-art manufacturing and processing equipment and is able to record every step of a product’s production cycle.

Formed by a leading team of international battery engineers with 100 years collective experience in the design and manufacture of standby sealed lead-acid batteries, NorthStar is today registered to both ISO-9001 and ISO-14001.

NorthStar’s quality of design and manufacture is unsurpassed and the company thus is without a doubt the world’s leading manufacturer of premium quality sealed lead-acid batteries.

NorthStar’s customers:

Vodacom - South Africa
Telkom - South Africa
American Power Conversion (for AT&T)
Bechtel (for AT&T Wireless)
Eltek
E-Plus – Germany
Ericsson AB (Major OEM)
Gold Fields Limited
Hutchinson - Whampoa
Lucas – Benning
Telefonica – Brazil
Magnetek
Motorola – UMTS program Swindon UK
Power-One (USA, Europe, Russia & Asia)
Siemens – Munich and South Africa
South Africa Air Force
Swaziland Electricity Board
Telefonica – Mexico
TeliaSonera – Finland
Telkom - South Africa
Telstra Mobile – Australia
Telus – Canada
Tyco Electronics
Verizon Wireless
Vodacom - South Africa
Vodafone – Netherlands
Vodafone – Netherlands

NorthStar’s references:

Aegis Communications Group
Anheuser Busch Companies
Aon Corporation
AT&T Wireless
Bridgestone/Firestone
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
Cardinal Health
Citibank
Conair Corp.
Delta Airlines
Disney World
Duke University
Emery Medical Centre
Federal Aviation Administration
FedEx
Florida Highway Patrol
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
Honda Motor Company
JP Morgan Chase/Banc One
Knology
Kyocera Mita
Marriott Vacation Club
Northrop Grumman
QVC
Qwest
RR Donnelley
Sara Lee
State Farm Insurance
Sun Microsystems
TDS Telecom
The Trane Company
The Vanguard Group
U.S. Coast Guard
United States Postal Service
Utah Dept. of Transport
Wachovia Corporation
Washington Mutual
Wilmington Trust

NorthStar’s approvals:

Bellcore GR-63-Core,
Issue 1, Compliance Test Program
Requirement includes seismic
zone 4 operation

British Standard BS 6290: Part 4: 1997
Lead-acid stationary cells and batteries.
Part 4 Specification for classifying valve regulated types

DOT 49CFR173.159(d) (i) and (ii)
Non-hazardous shipping

Eurobatt
Design life > 15 years @ 20°C

Telecordia SR 4228 (formerly Bellcore TR-NWT-000766)
VRLA Battery String Certification Levels Based on Requirements for Safety and Performance

Telkom Specification SP-AP0016
Network Stationary Batteries

UL Approval
All NSB products meet the UL requirements for flame retardancy, UL V-0, and proper venting operation

Deutsche Telekom De Telmmobilien Standards

ISO 9001 / 14000