Shaking up the After-market
“When customers invest in our products they do so with peace of mind, in the knowledge that they can count on the support of a competent team throughout their product’s life cycle,” states Floris Timmers, Regional Business Line Manager MRS (Mining & Rock Excavation Services). Epiroc’s after-market division is responsible for all capital ranges across […]
Lower cycle times
When planning and implementing load-haul mining contracts, the importance of close cooperation between contractor and customer cannot be over-emphasised, says Graeme Campbell, commercial and operations manager of Raubex Group company, SPH Kundalila.“It begins with the customer providing relevant and accurate data, so that the contractor can make the right calculations, but it goes much further […]
A BIG HITTER
What is believed to be the largest excavator in Africa has been launched by Goscor Earth Moving (GEM), part of the Goscor Group, and official distributor of Sany. The SY75 is a primary loading tool for the mining industry, from opencast to alluvial diamond mining. The 75t excavator is ideal to load blasted material onto […]
Always Ready for ACTION!
The DX220LCA-2 is Doosan’s new entry into the 20 to 22 ton excavator class, developed with advanced design features for greater productivity in daily operation – even in the harshest conditions on African soil. “Not only do these robust machines boast pristine manufacturing standards, but Doosan’s advanced technologies have been introduced in the latest excavator […]
Crawler excavator
New to HPE Africa’s range of Hyundai Earthmoving Equipment, is the robust R260LC-9S crawler excavator, which is now available on the Southern Africa market.“Notable features of this series include advanced engine technology for high productivity, fuel efficiency and low emissions; computer aided power for optimum control of the machine and a high-strength operator cab, with […]
Coal-mine rehabilitation
Goscor Earth Moving (GEM) has supplied over R15-million worth of Sany equipment to a construction and rehabilitation company in eMalahleni for a rehabilitation project at the Arnot coal mine in Mpumalanga.Two SY956H front-end loaders, a SMG200 grader, a SY500H excavator, and a SY335 excavator have been delivered to Ukubhukuda Trading, whose subsidiaries Tipper & Co […]
Expecting a Strong Following
The new Volvo Construction Equipment hauler range consists of the 45-tonne R45D, 60-tonne R60D, 72-tonne R70D and the flagship 100t/95-tonne R100E, a completely new rigid hauler featuring new technologies and a striking new design. David Vaughan, Managing Director for Babcock’s equipment business, attended the launch at Volvo’s Motherwell facility in Scotland earlier this year where […]
A perfect gem
The 21t Sany SY210C-9 excavator from Goscor Earth Moving (GEM), offers the highest level of efficiency and productivity demanded by arduous applications such as mining. It features a six-cylinder in-line water-cooled Cummins 6BT5.9-C140 engine, with a rated engine power of 140hp at 2 000rpm, and a maximum torque of 571Nm at 1 300rpm. The engine […]
Refocusing on the local market
American-made Gehl machines are a well-known brand across the globe known for compact machines that deliver powerful performance in a rugged and reliable package that is versatile enough to be used across almost all industries.ELB’s business development manager, Danie Gerber, says the range complements the distributor’s best-of-breed philosophy for products which have track records to […]
Checking ALL the Boxes
Electronic safety equipment supplier, Booyco Electronics has leveraged technology to provide an effective option that eliminates the need for the physical clipboard prestart checklist that is still used by so many operators. And more significant than taking away the paper and pen procedure, the software system allows for the inclusion of no-go and go parameters […]
