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Hillhead set to host over 600 exhibitors for the first time 
4th February 2022

It’s back to face-to-face business at Hillhead 2022, with more companies showcasing their products and services than ever before. An A-Z of leading players from the quarrying, construction, and... 


Pictured: Enock Mabaso, Zabilon Inama, Gary Bell, Branden Moodley, and Bruce Ndlela.
Bell Equipment supplies 12 ADTs to Ikoti Coal
25th January 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Twelve locally manufactured B45E articulated dump trucks (ADTs) were recently handed over to locally-owned and -operated miner Alfieri Holdings, which operates Ikoti Coal, in Mpumalanga. These... 


Bell family to buy out Bell Equipment minority shareholders, delist group
12th November 2021 By: Irma Venter

In a joint announcement published late last month, Bell Equipment and IA Bell, the Bell family holding company and largest shareholder in Bell Equipment, announced IA Bell’s intention to acquire... 


Hillhead 2022 – back to business
4th November 2021

Registration to attend Hillhead 2022 is now live, so come and join us as we celebrate 40 years of the iconic quarrying, construction, and recycling exhibition.   Visitors can register for their... 


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Bell founders look to buy out Bell Equipment minority shareholders, delist the group
25th October 2021 By: Irma Venter

In a joint announcement published on Friday, Bell Equipment and IA Bell, the Bell family holding company and largest shareholder in Bell Equipment, have announced IA Bell’s intention to acquire all... 


Bell Equipment to launch self-driving dump truck next year
1st October 2021 By: Irma Venter

Bell Equipment will launch its first autonomous articulated dump truck (ADT) on the global market next year, says Bell Equipment CEO Leon Goosen. The truck will also be available in South Africa. 


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Bell Equipment to launch self-driving truck in 2022
10th September 2021 By: Irma Venter

Bell Equipment will launch its first autonomous articulated dump truck (ADT) on the global market next year, says Bell Equipment CEO Leon Goosen. The truck will also be available in South Africa. 


Image of An archive photo of the Bell family 
(Back left to right) Brothers Peter, Gary and Paul (Front) Irvine and Eunice
Bell Equipment - Original equipment manufacturing, distribution, support and export
30th July 2021

Year of Formation and Background to Founding: Bell Equipment’s roots date back to 1954 when Irvine Bell established a small engineering and agricultural equipment repair service in Empangeni,... 


Image of tracked carriers with hydraulic solution developed by Hytec and Bosch Rexroth Germany
World-first hydraulic solution for tracked carriers
28th July 2021

A hydraulic solution developed to minimise ground compaction in tracked carriers used in mining and construction, is said to be the first of its kind. Hytec South Africa and Bosch Rexroth Germany... 


Master Drilling appoints Mamokete Ramathe to board
26th July 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Master Drilling has appointed Mamokete Ramathe as independent nonexecutive director to the board, with effect from July 26. She is the founder and CEO of Mamor Capital, an investment... 


GOLDEN MACHINES
Bell Equipment aims to maximise the efficacy of its articulated dump trucks to eventually attain a 'golden lap'
Manufacturer invests in autonomy research
2nd July 2021 By: Halima Frost

As part of a continuous effort to optimise payload and improve customers’ profit margins, while decreasing emissions and impact on the environment, South African earthmoving equipment provider Bell... 


SUPPORTING A STAGNANT INDUSTRY
There has been an increase in demand for refurbishing the B40D series ADTs, in particular, across all sectors of the Zambian mining industry
Refurb programme sustains business during Covid
14th May 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

Machine supplier Bell Equipment’s ReMan repower programme, through which refurbishments of articulated dump trucks (ADTs) are conducted by Bell Equipment, has helped the company to mitigate some of... 


LOADED
The SK220XD-10 is loaded with features not usually found in 20 t machines
New excavator hits local shores
30th April 2021 By: Darren Parker

Original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Bell Equipment, which through its Southern African distribution network is the exclusive distributor of Japanese OEM Kobelco excavators in Southern Africa, has... 


Bell Equipment has a website dedicated to promoting its pre-owned equipment
Pre-owned equipment from around the world
23rd April 2021

A new website dedicated to the sale of pre-owned equipment from across the globe has been launched. Bell Equipment created the online solution to promote its pre-owned equipment through a dedicated... 


Bell posts R57m full-year loss, but says order books healthy in most regions
15th April 2021 By: Schalk Burger

A 14% year-on-year decrease in sales for the financial year ended December 31, 2020, has led to JSE-listed materials handing equipment company Bell Equipment reporting a loss after tax of... 


Bell launches global pre-owned equipment website
30th March 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Bell pre-owned equipment can now be shopped online thanks to the launch of a dedicated global website, www.pre-owned.bellequipment.com, which is also accessible from the company’s website. Doug... 


Bell expands collaboration in autonomous control project
1st March 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A focus on improving ease of operation to provide more efficient and safer Articulated Dump Trucks (ADTs) has consistently kept Bell Equipment at the forefront of innovation. The global ADT... 


JCB appoints new dealer in key South African market
1st March 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

JCB has appointed one of the most respected companies in the construction equipment sector to be its distributor in the key South African market, the company announced today. Bell Equipment Sales... 


JCB appoints Bell to distribute its equipment in South Africa
26th February 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Construction equipment manufacturer JCB has appointed materials handling subsidiary and distributor Bell Equipment South Africa as the distributor for the full range of JCB construction equipment... 


Bell sees recovery following Covid-19, parts ways with John Deere
25th September 2020 By: Irma Venter

Bell Equipment’s plants are currently operating at roughly 70% of pre-Covid-19 levels, says Bell Equipment CEO Leon Goosen. The South African operation at Richards Bay is running slightly below... 


Leon Goosen
Bell sees recovery following Covid-19, parts ways with John Deere
8th September 2020 By: Irma Venter

Bell Equipment’s plants are currently operating at roughly 70% of pre-Covid-19 levels, says Bell Equipment CEO Leon Goosen. The South African operation at Richards Bay is running a little bit below... 


Bell Equipment notes signing of MoU between IA Bell, John Deere
7th September 2020 By: Donna Slater

South African equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment has been advised that shareholders, including IA Bell (38.7%) and John Deere (31.4%) have signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU)... 


Bell Equipment dismisses takeover offer rumour
31st July 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Listed industrial group Bell Equipment on Friday dismissed rumours that it had received an offer for a shareholding in the company. Bell was responding to an article that appeared in financial... 


Bell's full-year earnings fall
29th May 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Local original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Bell Equipment achieved headline earnings a share of 80c a share for the year ended December 31, while earnings a share were 79c. This compares with... 


MULCH ADO
The Bell M350 Mulcher is a niche solution developed in consultation with customers from the South African forestry industry
Mulcher developed for S African conditions
1st May 2020

Local original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Bell Equipment has developed the Bell M350 Mulcher, which caters to the forestry industry and has been specially geared for South Africa’s hot and dusty... 


Bell Equipment expects at least 70% decrease in earnings
16th March 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Bell Equipment expects its earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the year ended December 31, to be at least 70% lower than the EPS and HEPS of 283c and... 


Exxaro stakeholder affairs executive head Mzila Mthenjane and Bell Equipment MD Duncan Mashika.
Exxaro, Bell partner up to enhance supplier development offering
7th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Empowered resources company Exxaro Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with equipment dealer Bell Equipment Sales South Africa (Bessa) to enhance the offering of its enterprise... 


Bell Equipment completes BEE transaction
11th December 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

In demonstrating its ongoing commitment to transformation and black economic empowerment (BEE) ownership in South Africa, machine industry company Bell Equipment’s Bell Equipment Company South... 


EMERALD OPERATIONS Kagem Mining took delivery of 12 Bell B45E articulated dump trucks for an expansion project in 2018
Company benefits from after-sales market
13th September 2019 By: Tracy Hancock

Earthmoving equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment’s Zambian operation is benefiting from good demand for after-sales support amid the country’s tough economic conditions. “We have had success with... 


Leon Goosen
Bell to launch South African-made small truck in Las Vegas in 2020
9th September 2019 By: Irma Venter

Capital equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment (Bell) will in March launch a new addition to its product portfolio in Las Vegas, in the US. Bell CEO Leon Goosen said on Monday that the “small truck... 


RING A BELL
The new articulated dump truck is modelled on its predecessor but offers higher power for niche mining applications
High-powered dump truck available in SA
5th July 2019

South African earthmoving equipment manufacturer and supplier Bell Equipment has added a new model to its range of articulated 4 x 4, two-axle articulated dump trucks (ADTs). The Bell B45E 4 x 4... 


Sanral extends olive branch to smaller contractors, communities
28th June 2019 By: Shirley le Guern

The massive turnout at the South African National Roads Agency Limited's (Sanral's) N2/N3 information corridor roadshow across KwaZulu-Natal this week saw the roads agency extend an olive branch to... 


Saceec CEO Eric Bruggerman
Saceec celebrates inaugural Exporter of the Year awards
23rd May 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The South African Capital Equipment Export Council (Saceec) on Wednesday evening hosted its first-ever Exporter of the Year Awards, coinciding with the inaugural Local Southern African... 


A leading light in local heavy equipment manufacture
A leading light in local heavy equipment manufacture
17th May 2019

With 65 years of experience designing, manufacturing and distributing heavy equipment in Africa for African conditions, Bell Equipment has shown immense resourcefulness to weather the cyclical... 


Localisation seen as key to stimulating struggling capital equipment sector
Localisation seen as key to stimulating struggling capital equipment sector
22nd March 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

The growth of the capital equipment sector, and the manufacturing sector in general, is being stifled by South Africa’s heavy reliance on imports, and its inability to deliver on its localisation... 


Localisation seen as key to stimulating struggling capital equipment sector
Localisation seen as key to stimulating struggling capital equipment sector
22nd March 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

The growth of the capital equipment sector, and the manufacturing sector in general, is being stifled by South Africa’s heavy reliance on imports, and its inability to deliver on its localisation... 


Zimbabwe currency crisis robs Bell of record year
Zimbabwe currency crisis robs Bell of record year
18th March 2019 By: Irma Venter

A new currency regime in Zimbabwe robbed Bell Equipment of a record financial year, giving the company a R87.4-million “ankle-tap that went straight to the bottom line”, said CEO Leon Goosen on... 


HEIGHTENED BARRIER
A survivalist vision and undercapitalisation of smaller contractors impact on the imports of new capital equipment
Survivalist vision disturbs capital equipment acquisitions
3rd April 2015 By: Mia Breytenbach

A key concern affecting capital expenditure (capex), as well as acquisition rate of construction equipment, is “the survivalist vision” of smaller contractors, says industry body South African... 


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