The Cat 390F excavator with a crawler undercarriage has been updated to deliver improved productivity and lower costs. At CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 Caterpillar will present its

Martin Weissburg, president of Volvo CE, says the move allows the company to be physically closer to the other Volvo business areas. Volvo Construction Equipment

Paul Williamson, sales director Africa at IronPlanet. Paul Williamson, sales director Africa at IronPlanet, explains the varying demand across the African region for used heavy

Sumitomo excavators form part of ELB Equipment’s product offering. A number of key criteria should form the basis of establishing or replenishing capital equipment fleets

The effects of the low commodity price environment are compounded by the continued rise in operating cost. Low commodity prices and rising costs have kept

Aldert Nieuwoudt, founding director of Advance projects, standing in front of a Komatsu PC200-8MO excavator. An enduring partnership that has thrived for a quarter of

In South Africa, Terex Trucks’ TA300, a compact and versatile ADT that can be used for various light mining and construction applications, has proven

50-65% of mining companies’ revenues is accounted for by capital and operating expenditures. Mining can play a vital role on the sustainable development of some

Following the approval of the deal between Eqstra and enX, Eqstra’s contract mining division will be recapitalised with a cash injection of R1,4 billion. The

The investment will further enhance expansion of dealer footprint and skills development on the continent. To further boost its dealer footprint, as well as providing

Plant hire is a tough business; hard on people and even harder on machines. However, when a significant fleet owner reveals that his replacement

Africa remains one of the most important sales regions for Dressta. Polish dozer manufacturer Dressta became part of Chinese OEM LiuGong in 2012. Leveraging on

Several African miners have expressed the desire to move towards more mechanised and streamlined production for better information management systems that result in significant

European OEMs highlight that demand from markets outside Europe and the increasing importance of aftermarket services are two primary value-creating opportunities for the next

From left to right: Nico Louw, MD of Renico Group; Leon Schelvis, CSE Sales; Louis Nel, workshop manager at Renico Group; Jonathan Clark, Product

Maximum Equipment is a southern African plant hire business turned attachment and construction equipment dealer. Apart from their traditional earthmoving equipment hire businesses, local plant hire companies

In 2015 the Volvo Group Southern Africa inaugurated an upgraded R60-million integrated regional parts distribution centre in South Africa. The Volvo Group is applying brakes