February 2010

Along with our regulars, focusing on innovations and news in Products and Services, Equipment News and Inside Track, this issue is crammed full of news and industry information. In our Transport, Freight and Logistics [TFL] section we look at the environment, highlighting Mercedes-Benz and Volvo's different approaches to a common goal, while we also have the first article of our new series Behind the Purchase, where you can read about Vanguard's modular marvel.
In our Cover Story, pipe laying is a niche market in South Africa and we invite you to find out how Caterpillar's pipe layers help bring water to Mamelodi, while Industry Insight Sandro Scherf, CEO of Pilot Crushtec, talks about the recovery after the recession and where he sees industry going.

And last, but not least, this month Standard Bank is in the hot seat in the first of our quarterly financial articles, where specialists in the financial sector discuss what the future holds for the yellow metal sector for the forthcoming quarter.

Next Month:
Industry Insight is an interview with Gavin Maile, Partner in KPMG Inc. who discusses some of the findings of a study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit on behalf of financial services firm KPMG International. Responses were drawn from 50 countries in Africa, Europe, North America, the Middle East, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region - not to be missed!

So, be informed and enjoy the read