From the Chairman’s Desk

In a time where we all aware of the seemingly never-ending exposure of corruption, this month we draw readers’ attention to the “Code of Ethics” which is adopted by all CMA member companies. General Expectation of Compliance “We have a zero tolerance policy regarding any form of corruption. Clients or prospective clients of our member […]
From the Chairman’s Desk

After a break while the world was dealing with Covid, the Beltcon conferences resumed in 2023 with Beltcon 21 held on 2 and 3 August at Emperors Palace Convention Centre. Beltcon conferences are rated the best conveyor event in the world and number one in information-share. Beltcon 21 certainly lived up to its reputation and […]
From the Chairman’s Desk

What a great day we had at Bryanston Country Club for the Annual Golf Day. Team Actom (G Vorster, C Theron, M Borchard, E Mackay) won the trophy, Brelko A (Justin, Andy, Lesley, Kenny) were runners up on 103 points and OE Bearings (Gareth, Byron, Jackie, Xavier) came third on 101 points. Nearest the Pin […]
From the Chairman’s Desk

This month we have a feast of activities: a Belting Working Group meeting, the third Members’ meeting of the year with a whole host of certificates to be awarded, and the Annual Golf Day. Alongside that is the run-up to Beltcon 21 taking place 2 and 3 August 2023 at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park. Premier […]
From the Chairman’s Desk

Reminder: last chance to register for the Seminar in Bulk Transfer Chute Design and Modelling starting 30 May. This is three exciting days of presentations on the theoretical side, discussions on practical issues, examination of case studies and a chance to do simulations on DEM software on your own laptop! And you may claim three […]
From the Chairman’s Desk

Beltcon 21 takes place 2 and 3 August 2023 at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park. After a four-year hiatus for Covid, the conference is back with a bang! Interesting papers by leading experts from across the globe as well as our own South African experts are in the line-up for a great programme filling both days. […]
From the Chairman’s Desk

Beltcon21 will be held 2 – 3 August 2023 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. This is the leading conveyor event in Africa. Once again, the speaker line-up is impressive, with famous international names. Of course, our local South African experts are well represented too. This conference is organised by a dedicated committee of volunteers from […]
From the Chairman’s Desk

Here we are, coming to the end of 2022 and looking forward to a great year in 2023. Much has been achieved this year and thanks to a new way of working, many of the Working Groups have been able to continue reviewing the Standards using both Teams and in-person meetings. The out-of-date Standards under […]
From the Chairman’s Desk

I would just like to remind you all that the leading international bulk materials handling conference, Beltcon 21, is happening next year. There is an exciting line up of papers with many of the international speakers like Craig Wheeler (Australia), Yijun Zhang (USA), Stefan Cattaneo (Italy) and Sergio Zamarano (Chile) all presenting papers. There is […]
From the Chairman’s Desk

The CMA is one of the underwriters to Beltcon and I would like to remind the industry that Beltcon 21 will be held on 2 and 3 August 2023 in Johannesburg. The Committee invites authors and speakers to submit abstracts for papers on new developments in the conveying and materials handling industry for Beltcon 21 […]





