Zero Deposit
Bobcat Equipment South Africa, well-known for some of the toughest machines in the compact construction equipment sector, has teamed up with Merchant West Working Capital Solutions to offer a special financing deal on all new equipment.The financing is being offered at a zero deposit, in addition to prime interest rate. At the end of the […]
The Right Stuff
The decision more than three decades ago to standardise its fleet to Ditch Witch trenchers has been one of the keys to the success of specialist trenching company, Quick Trench.Based in Midrand, the company now operates a full-time fleet of trenchers across the country, wherever quick and precise trenching is required. And, there is no […]
New Spring to their Step
Tough, fire-fighting, survival – these are the words used by Sandro Scherf, CEO of Pilot Crushtec International, to describe the last few years. “Bulk Handling Today” attended an open day at their premises in October. Says Sandro, “We don’t realistically expect the market to pick up significantly in the short-term but we are definitely driven […]
Gathering Steam
“Bulk Handling Today” joined a select group of media at Babcock’s offices in Bedfordview for a chat to Magnus Rieger, market and communications manager for Volvo Construction Equipment and SDLG for the EMEA region, and Grant Sheppard, local brand manager for SDLG at Babcock’s equipment business. Babcock has a long-standing reputation for sales and support […]
Single Drum Soil Compactor
JCB has unveiled the 116D single drum soil compactor, a high-performance roller designed for infrastructure construction and maintenance, general construction and landscaping projects. The 116D delivers low fuel consumption, high compaction performance and improved operator comfort. Key features of the JCB 116D include: Operating weights from 11,350kg with canopy Proven low rpm, high torque JCB […]
Crawler Excavator
HPE Africa’s new 20 ton class crawler excavator is the Hyundai R200LC-9S which was recently launched in South Africa. With an operating weight of 19,1 tons and a heavy duty 0,90 m³ bucket, it has been specifically designed to meet the demanding requirements of the plant hire, civil engineering, construction, agriculture and scrap handling industries. […]
World’s Largest Dump Truck
Volvo Construction Equipment’s much-anticipated 60-tonne A60H articulated dump truck and 90- tonne EC950E crawler excavator, the biggest articulated dump truck in the world and largest excavator that Volvo has ever produced respectively, were officially launched in South Africa in May, at Babcock’s Middelburg facility. David Vaughan, Managing Director of Babcock’s equipment business, says that Babcock […]
First-class Service
Bidfreight Port Operations (BPO) recently purchased two additional SDLG wheeled loader machines from Babcock.BPO previously purchased SDLG L938L wheeled loaders from Babcock and cite the first-class aftersales service received from the company as one of the main reasons for returning to purchase an additional two new SDLG machines.The machines will be used to discharge various […]
Small Footprint, High Power
Smith Power Equipment (SPE) recently announced the arrival of the Kubota KX080-3S Super Series 8-ton excavator. Ideal for tough construction projects that require high power and performance in confined spaces, the excavator can do just about anything that larger conventional machines can do.Due to its tight tail design and shorter rear overhang, the machine has […]
Celebrating 20 years
“We maintain our strong position in today’s highly competitive earthmoving sector through our reputation for reliable engines, a robust chassis structure, quality components that ensure extended service life and features for easy serviceability that reduce downtime,” says Chris Whitehead, managing director, DISA Equipment (Pty) Limited, trading as Doosan. “What’s also critical to our success is […]
