To assist in clearing the way for construction companies operating in Africa, plant-hire company Calprinze Construction has purchased five more excavators from Doosan Infracore SA, the local supplier of Doosan Daewoo equipment

Dump trucks are among the most demanding of off-road vehicles when it comes to engine requirements. The most important attribute for any dump-truck engine is bottom-end torque. High torque rise and low-end power are inherent in all of MTU's designs

The application of AC drive technology to surface-mining haul trucks reduces maintenance requirements, and hence downtime, significantly. Two models from the Terex/Unit Rig line of diesel-electric surface-mining trucks with ac drive technology have been..

Indeco hammers, the fastest-growing breaker line in the US and number one in Australia, have been introduced to the Gauteng plant, construction and quarrying and mining sectors

After 9 000 hours performing quarry work, transporting and dumping rock 'around the clock', Quarry Cats Western Star fleet number DT02 is still hard at work with its original engine, gearbox and differentials intact

Boart Longyear and Shaft Sinkers, both leaders in the South African mining and drilling industries, have concluded a groundbreaking US$40-million (R250-million) supply-partnership deal that is set to extend for the lifetime of a new SA platinum mine

Bell Equipment's much-anticipated D-series range of front-end loaders (FELs) ha hit the market, with the smallest model, the L1204D, being launched first

Omnia Fertilizer has upgraded its materials-handling equipment with the acquisition of two TCM 16 wheel loaders