EPH Plant Hire uses Komatsu in its extensive fleet of excavators. Having the best available equipment is key to success in the rental industry and EPH Plant Hire head of sales and operations Brendan Badenhorst leaves no doubt that Komatsu is the manufacturer of choice. “Past experience
Terex Trucks has launched winter protection kits for its rigid dump trucks to help avoid the need to keep engines idling in extreme sub-zero temperatures. To meet the needs of trucks working in adversely low temperatures, Terex Trucks has released two extreme cold weather protection kits
Due to a strict service regime, one of Afrigrit’s four Bell B25D articulated dump trucks has clocked 40 000 operating hours, and counting. Afrigrit, a specialist in the rehabilitation of slag dumps and mineral separation, runs a 24/7 operation at its Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa factory.
German construction equipment manufacturers remain cautiously optimistic at the middle of the year. “After a great bauma trade fair in April, we are again in the midst of our daily business – which holds a number of challenges and uncertainties,” says Johann Sailer, chairman of
Mining contractors are traditionally big equipment fleet operators. When times are this tough, they also double up as plant hire companies. These companies are an integral part of the African earthmoving equipment sector. Learn more about them in our Contract Miners directory!
The Eagle Days is a proven format that is a real energy boost and motivational tool for the CASE salesmen. High profile customers from Uganda, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia recently attended CASE’s Eagle Days in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event provided two days of training to Case dealers
The flexibility of plant hire can be the right solution for construction contractors battling to cope with few and far between projects. That times are tough in the local African earthmoving equipment sector needs no restating here. Both buyers and sellers are reeling under tough economic
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 each other’s strengths, the two companies believe they are ready to conquer new market segments, and Africa is one of their
The 14M3’s load-sensing hydraulic system incorporates advanced electro-hydraulic operation for precise, responsive implement control. Caterpillar has introduced its new Cat 14M3 motor grader said to build on the solid design of its predecessor models with a larger engine, increased fuel efficiency, improved machine balance, enhanced transmission
In September 2016, four out of eleven divisions of the Liebherr Group will exhibit their products in Las Vegas, United States, at MINExpo, the world’s largest mining trade show. The Liebherr-Mining division will display the giant T 284 mining truck with its gross vehicle weight of
