Fabrication, machining, proofloading and maintenance firm Arlona Engineering, has recently completed the manufacture of ten aluminium waste skips for a prominent client in Pietermaritzburg.
"These robust skips will be placed at sites around the country and used to collect aluminium scrap, which will be then be transported by road to the client's smelter in KwaZulu-Natal," says MD Steve Christy. "The skips have been manufactured according to stringent specifications at Arlona's fabrication facility in Durban. They have been completely re-engineered and the latest innovations in design and manufacturing have been included in the development of these skips.
Arlona Engineering, which is accredited by the Department of Labour as a testing station, also offers a load testing service to general industry to ensure that all lifting equipment complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act requirements.
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The high quality skips are used for diverse materials handling applications, including the loading of many different commodities onto ships for export. Products handled range from iron and manganese ore, to pitch coke and scrap steel.