Crushing and screening specialist Pilot Crushtec SA CEO Sandro Scherf has bought out his partners and increased his stake in the company, which has also been renamed Pilot Crushtec International, from March 1 this year.

The transaction resulted in Scherf’s indirect stake increasing to a 100% equity of the business.

“I have real confidence in the business and in the crushing and screening industry – locally, across sub-Saharan Africa and as far afield as Australasia and South America. This move puts us in a position to heighten the scale of our business, enabling us to offer customers, at home and abroad, bigger products with bigger performances,” says Scherf.

He adds that the ability to effect quick deliv- ery will be one of the company’s strengths.

The strategic alliance with Sandvik Construction, announced late in 2012, resulted in Pilot Crushtec International becoming the sole distributor of the company’s mobile range of crushing and screening equipment. This alignment paved the way for an aggressive campaign intended to achieve
significant growth in the domestic and sub-Saharan Africa markets.

“We have a management team fully moti- vated to take the company forward and our mission is to seek and implement improvements in all aspects of our operations,” says Scherf.

Pilot Crushtec International is considering the possibilities of alternatively moving the operation to new, larger premises or substantially increasing the size of its existing facility in Jet Park, Gauteng. Skilled human resources will also be at a premium and an aggressive recruitment programme is under way to attract graduate sales engineers and suitably qualified service and technical staff.

“The expansion of our range, especially in big high-capacity products, means that we will invest in training to raise our standards,” he says.

The company plans to introduce an online help desk to provide diagnostic advice and service support for its customers and operators 24/7 worldwide.

Scherf concludes by saying that the key ingredient that has taken the company to where it is currently and will continue to propel it forward is passion – the passion to ensure it remains a dynamic and aggressive company that delivers world-class products and services.