In a year that for the logistics industry in general was relatively quiet, Cargo Carriers has posted an impressive 21% increase in its turnover. The return of Cargo Carriers into the mining sector was a contributing factor and was marked by the signing of two contracts with major mining houses.

Civil engineering and construction group, Esorfranki Geotechnical is close to completing a R6,9-million piling contract awarded in November 2010 by Civcon, a main contractor on the Kalagadi Manganese Project near the Kuruman/Hotazel district of the Northern Cape.

Following FLSmidth's acquisition of engineering and material handling specialist Roymec in November 2010, all Roymec personnel have now moved over to FLSmidth's South African headquarters in Constantia Kloof, Roodepoort, creating a staff complement exceeding 400.

Ford South Africa has taken over 200 of its assembly line workers - most of whom have never left the country before - to India for training in the art of lean manufacturing, or Kaizen. The objective of the training was to improve processes, quality and speed of production in Ford's SA plants ahead of the introduction of the new Ranger later this year, and it is already yielding results.

Crown's ESR 5000 Series of reach trucks, distributed in Southern Africa by Goscor Lift Truck Company (GLTC), recently won a third international prize in recognition of the product's exceptional design. The Good Design Award is an acknowledgement of the outstanding ergonomics and advanced engineering which significantly enhance the functionality, performance and operator comfort of the model range.

Leading ‘walking floor' supplier, Jost Transport Equipment (JTE), reports that the Keith Walking floors have made a significant impact on its ‘walking floor' business. JTE were awarded the Keith agency in 2010.

MSA Africa is celebrating 70 years of being one of Africa's largest designers and manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) across industry.

Metso is supplying minerals processing equipment and services to Russian Copper Company ZAO (RMK) for its copper operation in Chelyabinskya region in southwestern Russia. The service contract is for over six years and includes a team of more than 130 Metso on-site personnel and service parts supply. The complete value of the order is approximately €200 million.

Multotec has been awarded the dense medium equipment supply contract for the AK06 diamond mine development project in Botswana. TSX-listed Lucara holds 100% of the AK6 project through their Botswana entity, Boteti Mining (Pty) Ltd. The equipment will be installed in the mine's 2,5 Mtpa processing plant, which is currently under construction.

Sasol has selected S & B Engineers and Constructors (Houston, Texas) as its Engineering, Procurement, and Construction management (EPCm) contractor to construct its recently announced ethylene Tetramerization plant at Lake Charles, Louisiana.