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Manufacturer delivers maintenance cranes to multibillion-rand De Hoop project

By: Pimani Baloyi 17th April 2015 South Africa-based multinational crane manufacturing company Condra in November delivered locally designed and manufactured maintenance cranes to the R3.5-billion De Hoop dam in Sekhukhune, Limpopo. Condra MD Marc Kleiner tells Engineering News that the company manufactured the three cranes for... →

Contractor invests in latest equipment

By: Pimani Baloyi 17th April 2015 As part of its endeavour to invest in the best internationally recognised modern equipment and make it available to the Southern Africa market, local heavy- lifting equipment logistics contractors Lovemore Bros in December invested in a new R3.85-million hydraulic boom gantry that boosts the... →

SECRET TO SUCCESS Lovemore boasts effective fleet management, experienced drivers and positive relationships with road authorities

Logistics company RTMS-accredited

By: Pimani Baloyi 17th April 2015 JSE-listed logistics service provider Onelogix Group has obtained its Road Traffic Management System (RTMS) accreditation, which the company believes will add to the high-quality service that it already offers. Onelogix group CEO Ian Lourens tells Engineering News that the company regards the... →

Heavy-lift specialist delivers three 149 t transformers to Moz

By: Pimani Baloyi 17th April 2015 Heavy transportation and lifting solutions provider ALE in November completed the delivery of three 149 t transformers to the Songo high-voltage direct-current converter station, in Mozambique. ALE South Africa brand manager Theo van Wyk tells Engineering News that the the transformers,... →

Improvement of existing offering

18th April 2014 Lifting and hoisting specialist company Kelmeg Lifting Services (KLS) reports that it has prioritised the development of its range of existing products, in an effort to supply the market with its best possible offering. →

RODNEY YOUNG Being local provides absolute control over the quality of our output and the level of our customer service

Abnormal loads simplified

18th April 2014 Machine moving and abnormal load specialist company Lovemore Bros successfully transported two cumbersome container straddle carriers from the Port of Durban to the city’s former major airport, Durban International Airport on February 11 and 12. →

TEAMWORK The 65 t container straddle carriers were loaded onto low-bed trailers using two mobile cranes

Revised container handler improves efficiency

By: Donna Slater 18th April 2014 New design features of the Taylor Electronic Loaded Container (TXLC) handler, such as a tilting cabin and improved layout, have improved its handling and ease of workflow, reports materials handling company Big Lift Trucks South Africa (BLT SA). →

UNDER CONTROL The Taylor Electronic Loaded Container series of container handlers is designed with a more stable platform than that of previous models

Goscor

18th April 2014 As part of Goscor Group, Goscor Lift Truck Company (GLTC) has been providing best practice in industrial warehousing equipment solutions for the past 30 years. The company provides a range of market-leading products, including Crown, Doosan, Bendi and Hubtex. This has resulted in GLTC – which is... →

Heavy-hauling industry growing

By: Donna Slater 18th April 2014 South Africa’s growth and development rely significantly on services and solutions from the heavy-hauling industry, State-owned power utility Eskom subsidiary Rotek and Roshcon head of multi-axles logistics services Dennis Child says. →

BACK FROM THE DEAD The expected life span of the Pacific trucks was 25 years, but a rebuild extended its life span a further ten years

Contracts secured despite competitive climate

By: Anine Kilian 19th April 2013 Durban-based heavy-lifting and abnornal-load company Lovemore Bros transported a 65 t catamaran, the Ocean Diamond, to Durban harbour, where it was launched into the water last month. The 24-m-long, 9.2-m-wide vessel has been renamed Le View. It can accommodate 200 people and was launched using a... →

Imported heavy-duty lift trucks to reach South Africa by July

By: Anine Kilian 19th April 2013 Forklift and lift-truck distributor Goscor Lift Truck Company (GLTC) reports that the Doosan DV250 S-7 25 t lift truck, which was launched in Korea last year, will be available to the South African market by July. “This will create a new market for GLTC, as it is the first time that the company... →

Ngodwana mill receives new pulp dryer

By: Anine Kilian 19th April 2013 Global paper and dissolving wood pulp producer Sappi recently replaced the pulp dryer at its Ngodwana mill, in Mpumalanga, after its old dryer had reached the end of its economic life. →

Company imports Italian automotive lifts

By: Anine Kilian 19th April 2013 Flow measurement equipment company Meter Systems, a division of mining and industrial distribution and support-services company Set Point Group, reports that it has received its first order of 14 Italian-manufactured two-post and four-post vehicle lift posts from automotive lift column... →

Heavy-lifting crane company secures lucrative contract

By: Anine Kilian 19th April 2013 A R13-million contract to supply oil company Sonils Oil & Gas with a variety of cranes for its operations in Luanda, Angola, was awarded to crane manufacturing and crane and hoist service company Konecranes Southern Africa. This brings the total number of cranes that have been supplied by... →

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