CODAN LIMITED
Codan Limited is a manufacturer and supplier of communications, metal detection, and mining technology, headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia with revenue of A$348.0 million (2020).
Basic company information
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- ASX code
- CDA [1]
- Industry group
- Technology Hardware & Equipment [1]
- Business sectors
- communication [2]
- Company / filing name
- CODAN LIMITED [1]
- Headquarters location
- Mawson Lakes [2]
- Founded
- 1959-07-01 [2]
- Legal form
- public company limited by shares [2]
- Official website
- www.codan.com.au ↗ [2]
- Employees
- 400 · reported year 2021 [2]
- Country in background record
- Australia [2]
Company positioning and business
Codan Limited is a manufacturer and supplier of communications, metal detection, and mining technology, headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia with revenue of A$348.0 million (2020). [3]
Codan Limited is the communications business unit and the parent company of the Codan group, which is engaged in business through its operating segment Radio Communications. This product range is sold to customers in more than 150 countries. In addition to its global service and support network, the Codan group has regional sales offices in Perth (Western Australia), Washington D.C., and Chicago (United States), Victoria, BC, (Canada), Farnham (UK), Cork (Ireland), Florianópolis (Brazil), Penang (Malaysia) and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). The company maintains quality assurance systems approved to the ISO 9001:2000 standard. [3]
The company was established in 1959 by three friends from the University of Adelaide: Alastair Wood, Ian Wall and Jim Bettison. The company was established as Electronics, Instrument and Lighting Company Limited (EILCO), renaming as Codan in 1970. Codan was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2003 and expanded into military technology in 2006. In 2005, CEO Mike Heard denied that Codan had knowingly supplied technology to an Al-Qaeda operative in 2001. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Codan. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 400 · reported year 2021. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
ASX security code: CDA. The exchange profile links to announcements and security information. [1]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [2]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was CODAN LIMITED founded?
Founded: 1959-07-01. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of CODAN LIMITED?
Headquarters location: Mawson Lakes. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for CODAN LIMITED?
Business sectors: communication. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
CODAN LIMITED relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Codan (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.