Astec Industries has completed its acquisition of TerraSource Global (TSG). TSG offers renowned, long-established brands that include Gundlach Crushers, Jeffrey Rader, Pennsylvania Crusher Elgin, Tabor Vibratory Screens, Norris Screen, CMI and CSI. This investment delivers enhanced value and expanded solutions for Astec customers around the world, including in South Africa and across the continent.
TSG is a provider of precise, industry-leading equipment including crushers, feeders, separators, sizers, liquid and solid separation, dewatering and waste management solutions. The addition of TSG’s technologies to Astec’s portfolio boosts the group’s capabilities in the aggregates, mining, power generation and industrial minerals sectors.
Expanding on the benefits for African customers, Astec chief technology officer Michael Rai Anderson says: “Africa remains a key market for Astec. The integration of TSG equipment will enable us to deliver an even broader range of world-class solutions in the region. Customers gain access to TSG’s premier crushing, feeding and sizing systems, which complement Astec’s existing aggregate and mining solutions.”
Anderson adds, “In addition, the acquisition brings new product categories to Astec’s portfolio, including specialised crushing and feeding systems for soft to medium-hard materials. TSG also introduces coal crushing, biomass and industrial material handling solutions that expand Astec’s range beyond traditional aggregates.”
With TSG products, now fully backed by Astec South Africa’s established infrastructure for sales, service and spare parts, customers will enjoy improved local support, Anderson notes. “The local availability of components and technical expertise enables faster turnaround and continuous operations, ensuring reduced lead times and increased uptime. The enhanced engineering collaboration means that customers will benefit from the combined R&D and technical innovation of both companies.”
With Astec South Africa serving as the regional hub for all TSG sales, service and support, training programmes have been implemented for seamless integration and to ensure that Astec’s local teams are fully certified on TSG’s portfolio of technologies. Anderson says that further skills development, service centre expansion and job creation opportunities are expected as demand grows and additional capacity and personnel are needed in the region. “With TSG now part of the Astec family, we are ideally positioned to serve as a single-source provider for all crushing, screening, feeding and material handling solutions across Africa. We will ensure that customers have access to the best global solutions with local support.”
