mining news
19
08.13
Leading QS practice
merges with Aurecon
Quoin Consulting Africa, which provides
quantity surveying, contract administration
and management, project controls and pro-
curement services to the mining, energy, pro-
cess and heavy engineering sectors, merged
its business operations with Aurecon as of
1 July 2013.
“This merger reflects continued efforts to
increase Aurecon’s skills base and capac-
ity, resulting in Aurecon being uniquely po-
sitioned to provide its clients with an even
more comprehensive set of solutions,” com-
ments Aurecon’s COO, Gustav Rohde.
Quoin has experience in both developed
and emerging markets across the five con-
tinents of Africa, Australia, Asia, and North
and South America. In particular, Quoin pos-
sesses extensive knowledge and experience
of operating across Africa. Rohde adds:
“Quoin’s vast experience of operating in
emerging regions aligns with and will support
Aurecon’s growth in emerging economies.”
The combined company will operate under
the name Aurecon but will make use of both
Aurecon and former Quoin premises.
The home of Terex
®
trucks in Motherwell,
Scotland, was abuzz recently as more than
100 Terex distributors and customers from
around the world gathered to find out more
about the global manufacturer’s earthmoving
machines. Attendees travelled from Africa,
Asia, France, Germany, Russia, Scandinavia
and the Middle East to see the manufacturing
facility where sheets of metal are transformed
into rigid and articulated dump trucks, some
of which have payloads of up to 100 tons.
During the event, visitors toured the facil-
ity – which has more than 60 years of expe-
rience in manufacturing trucks – where they
had the opportunity to see each stage of the
manufacturing process, from fabrication and
assembly to painting and quality checks.
General Manager of the facility, Paul Doug-
las, said: “Our truck operation was the first
business within Terex Corporation as it is
known today and it is one of the oldest manu-
facturers of rigid and articulated trucks. We
are, therefore, very proud of our heritage and
enjoy sharing our history with our interna-
Terex plays host to distributors and customers
Terex distributors and customers from around the world recently visited the home of Terex
®
trucks in Motherwell, Scotland.
tional customers. There have been a lot of
changes over the past few years in both the
development of our trucks and the factory, in-
cluding a recent US$5 million investment in
manufacturing equipment. This week was the
perfect opportunity for our customers to find
out more about the advancement of our truck
manufacturing business.”
At the event, delegates had the opportu-
nity to operate the TA300 and TA400 articu-
lated trucks and were also given walk-around
presentations on both articulated and rigid
trucks to help them understand the strengths
of the machines.
