Crushing’ the competition: Betterect builds semi-mobile crushing plant for Mozambique mine
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Navigating a steady course : Namdock announces Covid-19 lockdown measures
The current COVID-19 pandemic has impacted organisations on both a global and local scale. Astute governments, as well as public and private sector organisations worldwide, are adapting at a rapid rate to mitigate the health and economic impacts of the Novel Coronavirus. Established ship repair and wholly Namibian-owned company Namdock, strategically located on the west coast of Africa in Walvis Bay, has the health and wellbeing not only of its local and international client and supplier base, but also of the Namibian people at heart during this extraordinarily challenging and…
Read MoreMoving with the times – Pilot Crushtec makes coal crushing simple and mobile
If the 21st century has taught us anything, it is that that things are changing quicker than ever before. To succeed in the current business landscape, companies need to be agile and tool their operations to cater to the ever-changing environment with innovative and appropriate solutions. Case and point is a company operating in KwaZulu Natal that had to rethink their equipment needs, to meet the requirements of their client. The company has had to increase their average monthly processed coal production from some 20 000 tons a month to just…
Read MoreOSBORN EQUIPMENT SHINES AT PETRA’S CULLINAN MINE
Mining and quarrying equipment specialist Osborn has secured a significant order from Petra Diamonds, for an apron feeder that will be employed at the diamond mining group’s renowned Cullinan Diamond Mine in Gauteng. This is the latest in numerous orders awarded to Osborn over many years by long standing customer Petra Diamonds, reveals East Africa area manager Chris Slade. “We are very proud that Petra Diamonds has once again trusted its equipment needs to Osborn. This order for an Osborn D6C 1 500 x 6 000 apron feeder reflects the growing global…
Read MoreTRANSNET NATIONAL PORTS AUTHORITY APPOINTS BIDFREIGHT PORT OPERATIONS (PTY) LTD AS TERMINAL OPERATOR OF SHEDS 10 AND 11 AT THE MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL FACILITY AT THE PORT OF PORT ELIZABETH
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has concluded an agreement with Bidfreight Port Operations (Pty) Ltd (BPO) for the design, development, financing, construction, operation, maintenance and transfer of a Multi-Purpose Terminal at Sheds 10 and 11 in the Port of Port Elizabeth, following an open tender process. “We are extremely excited that the agreement with BPO has been concluded and that we can welcome a world-class independent operator to the Port of Port Elizabeth,” said Nozipho Mdawe, Chief Operating Officer of TNPA. She added that the development would optimise the use…
Read MoreKelmeg Lifting Services provides customer support ‘on site and on demand’ with its mobile LMI unit
When it comes to lifting, rigging and lashing, Kelmeg Lifting Services (KLS) is South Africa’s leading manufacturer and supplier, and a company within the Commercial Products division of Bidvest. For the past 26 years, KLS has been providing customers in all industry sectors with excellent lifting equipment and outstanding after sales-support. This year, KLS is pushing the boundaries of excellence even further by bringing this support right to the customer’s premises or project site. “We have recently expanded our service offering to include a mobile Lifting Machinery Inspection (LMI) unit.…
Read More‘Uplifting’ local industry: Kelmeg’s dedication to innovation, quality and customer service
Lifting and rigging is a fundamental industrial activity, using a wide range of products throughout all industry sectors. Kelmeg Lifting Services (KLS), founded in 1991, is South Africa’s leading specialist in manufacturing and supplying equipment for lifting, rigging and lashing. With a proud 26-year track record, the company has grown into a thriving operation. Its portfolio of products is marketed throughout South Africa via an established distribution network. KLS General Manager Rodney Young and his team are extremely passionate about the lifting industry and their company; which, in 2016, became part of…
Read MoreLinde Material Handling makes customers fit for tomorrow’s intralogistics
Linde at LogiMAT: Digital, connected, autonomous and safe Aschaffenburg, It is the many continuous innovation steps that help to make the transition to digitally controlled and interconnected processes, autonomous solutions, the highest safety standards, and even more powerful drives become a reality. At the LogiMAT trade show in Stuttgart, Germany, from March 13-15, 2018 Linde Material Handling will show how large its range of corresponding products has now become and what innovations have been added to make the handling of goods across all sectors fit for the future. Visitors will…
Read MoreRenttech SA: ‘Business as usual’ – with a renewed focus: New MD to ensure higher than ever service, product and technical excellence
Renttech South Africa has a proud 20-year track record of providing a combination of high-quality local and international branded equipment for rental or purchase, allied to superb customer service and business integrity. After two decades, a new Managing Director, Duncan Whitehead, has taken up leadership of this well-known business. Renttech SA is the preferred supplier of welding, power generation, lifting and rigging equipment for rental or purchase to the engineering, industrial, construction, pulp and paper, petrochemical, power generation, agricultural – and many other sectors – across Southern and sub-Saharan Africa.…
Read MoreLightweight but Robust: The pinnacle of aluminium crane system technology
Over the last few years, the manufacturing sector for smaller-load handling cranes of under a ton has been experiencing some extremely dynamic development. The vacuum and handling technology specialist Schmalz was one of the first manufacturers to launch a fully developed system of lightweight aluminium crane systems back in 2006. Distributed in sub-Saharan Africa by Hytec Group Company Tectra Automation, Schmalz systems are driving the supply of highly responsive and ergonomic manually controlled systems to market. Loads weighing under a ton are handled in practically every logistics process, and lightweight…
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