November 2008
One of the Komatsu PC800SE-7 hydraulic excavators of Xstrata's Rhovan open-pit vanadium mine near Brits in the North West Province loading a Komatsu HM400-I articulated dump truck. The mine has taken delivery of a range of Komatsu earthmoving equipment in the past fifteen months.
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Construction
Bell Equipment Chief Executive Gary Bell intends focusing on the positive aspects of the weakening Rand.
The Heavy Duty Group deploys 100 years of yellow plant experience to establish its range of Cheng Gong, Foton, JCM and Sunward heavy equipment in the southern African region. The company has a unique corporate structure with shareholder/director level interest in every division of the Group.
Corobrik, South Africa's largest brick manufacturer, has become the first company on the subcontinent to be awarded Carbon Emissions Credits by the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism.
Lifting
Vice Chairman of LEEASA, Ken Grenwood says the Association has been in discussions with Government regarding changes to legislation proposed in the Built Environment Professions (BEP) Bill [registration of engineers] and is deeply concerned that, by all accounts, this Bill is about to be pushed through Parliament.
Mining
De Beers unveils its next-generation diamond mine, Voorspoed is the first De Beers mine opened in SA since DBCM entered into the ground-breaking BBBEE transaction with Ponahalo in 2006.
Uretech polyurethane liners cut costs at Kumba's Sishen Mine, says diagnostics engineer Hennie Matthee.
Transport, Freight & Logistics
Auto industry bailing water but land is in sight. So says prominent industry commentators but there will be challenges facing every sector within the industry and strategies are in place to ride out the storm.
Isuzu Trucks launches its safe and economical N-Series that is set to shake up the medium heavy truck sector.
