Shumani Industrial Equipment has secured a contract with Kalmar to distribute 45 ton reach stackers and 7 high empty container handlers. This is the largest order for the supply of mobile equipment in Africa, and one of the biggest reach-stacker orders globally, according to the company.
Shumani Industrial Equipment is the official dealer of the Goscor Group of Companies, while Kalmar is a part of Cargotec. Shumani is a certified Kalmar distributor in South Africa, and the two companies have a long standing relationship.
Shumani, which means “working” in Venda, is a level 2 B-BBEE black-owned and -managed company within the industrial and construction market sectors. The industrial equipment provider is responsible for the supply of the Goscor Group’s entire range of industrial and construction equipment to the local mining, construction, industrial, warehousing and manufacturing sectors. This order saw Shumani distributing the equipment, which Kalmar will be responsible for maintaining nationally on a full maintenance basis over the contracted period of five years.
“We are delighted to receive this substantial order from Shumani, the vast size of which demonstrates the quality of Kalmar products and technology. Kalmar has a national footprint and can confidently handle the challenges that are faced in cost-effectively supplying and maintaining a large fleet of equipment at various locations throughout South Africa,” says Kalmar Sales Manager for Southern Africa, Leslie Venketas.