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Western Cape govt appeals for challenges at Cape Town port to be addressed
18th June 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Western Cape Finance and Economic Opportunities Minister David Maynier has asked the Port Consultative Committee (PCC) to consider its suggestions towards improving the operational performance at... 


SHIP SHAPE
The upgrades to the Berbera port in Somaliland will allow for more containers and larger ships to dock
Port upgrade strengthens Horn of Africa trade
4th June 2021 By: Halima Frost

The Berbera port, operated and managed by multinational logistics company Dubai Ports (DP) World, is undergoing a multifaceted upgrade valued at $442-million. The upgrade will expand the port, as... 


Refurbishing a crane
4th June 2021 By: Terry Mackenzie-hoy

Large cranes have many moving parts and quite complex systems. In general, travelling cranes supplied over the past 30 years have a driver who sat high up in a cabin. In the cabin are the levers... 


Crane company clinches contract from vehicle plant
28th May 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

Brakpan-based tower and gantry cranes specialist HP Cranes Consulting has secured a tender contract to supply coil-handling machines to a new South African vehicle plant. The eight-crane order... 


Material Handling & Industrial Equipment Industry: Top Trends For Driving Operational Success
Material Handling & Industrial Equipment Industry: Top Trends For Driving Operational Success
27th May 2021

Achieving seamless operations in any industry is an ongoing challenge. Chantell Malherbe, operations director for EIE Group identifies several trends that players in the material handling and... 


MES Cranes
MES Cranes
21st May 2021

Tower crane specialists, MES Cranes, have become the most innovative and forward-looking tower crane supplier. MES has an extensive fleet of tower cranes available for all heavy lifting jobs. With... 


Local crane company overcomes car plant deadline
19th May 2021

HP Cranes Consulting, the Brakpan-based company specialising in tower and gantry cranes, has won the much anticipated contract to supply coil‑handling machines to a new South African vehicle plant,... 


Significant KZN area declared a protected environment
18th May 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

A new declaration will see the formal protection of a 25 000 ha area between the towns of Paulpietersburg and Utrecht within the Amajuba and Zululand district municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal. The... 


Durban port upgrade and expansion project, South Africa – update
Durban port upgrade and expansion project, South Africa – update
14th May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Ten new diesel electric straddle carriers have arrived at the Durban Container Terminal Pier 2. 


Isuzu Motors SA funds cherry picker localisation
7th May 2021 By: Irma Venter

Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) has issued an enterprise development grant of close to R500 000 for the localisation of an extended reach aerial platform, also known as a cherry picker in South... 


NEW INSTALLATION The new V-type girder design with diaphragm joints reduces the equipment's weight
Supplier sends hoists, girders to motor company
23rd April 2021

Motorsport company Bischoff + Scheck AG approached industrial equipment supplier Demag to supply a lightweight crane system that would not damage the newly installed, solar-paneled roof of its new... 


NEW FUNCTION Demag has introduced a load-turning function to its Universal Crane range in order to achieve maximum safety as an optional feature
Load turning with maximum safety
23rd April 2021

Periodically, users of indoor cranes are faced with the complex task of not only lifting and horizontally moving heavy components such as press tools, machine beds or special containers, but... 


Auctioneer sees increased crane demand from India
23rd April 2021

According to machinery and heavy equipment auctioneers Ritchie Bros, India is emerging as an important buyer market for used Middle Eastern mobile cranes and heavy lifting equipment. 


Ngqura Container Terminal mobilises to offload reefers in anticipation of citrus season
Ngqura Container Terminal mobilises to offload reefers in anticipation of citrus season
13th April 2021 By: Donna Slater

With South Africa’s citrus season looming and a global shortage of mobile refrigerated shipping containers (otherwise known as reefers), the Ngqura Container Terminal (NCT), in Port Elizabeth, is... 


Isuzu Motors SA funds cherry picker localisation
Isuzu Motors SA funds cherry picker localisation
13th April 2021 By: Irma Venter

Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) has issued an enterprise development grant of close to R500 000 for the localisation of an extended reach aerial platform, also known as a cherry picker in South... 


Giant copper mines start to get serious about green hydrogen
Giant copper mines start to get serious about green hydrogen
13th April 2021 By: Bloomberg

All the talk about how green hydrogen will help heavy industries kick their fossil fuel habit is starting to turn into action in the biggest copper-producing nation. An Anglo American pilot... 


Konecranes supplies a range of heavy lifting equipment
Static weighing system lifts port productivity
8th April 2021

Maritime regulations are becoming increasingly stringent to mitigate any potential risk to cargo ships, freight and crew members - out at sea and in port. In line with new amendments to the Safety... 


Image of Kusile power station
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
2nd April 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Unit 3 has achieved commercial operation. 


BioTherm’s Excelsior wind farm works for bird conservation
29th March 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Working in collaboration with conservation organisations, BioTherm Energy’s Excelsior wind energy facility, in the Western Cape, is pioneering the wind industry’s approach to conserving avifauna.... 


Mission (im)possible: how a Potain crane landed in one of the most remote jobsites on earth
26th March 2021

For an experienced erection team on a regular job, assembling a Potain MCT 58 city crane is a straightforward task that can be completed with a mobile assist crane in just four hours. But this was... 


The Sikla siFramo non-welded support system is available from Gismo Installations
Non-welded support system arrives in South Africa
19th March 2021

A state-of-the-art modular steel support system that uses 1-Screw technology, is now available in South Africa. A first of its kind in Africa, siFramo is a non-welded support system that is... 


Styldrift I expansion project, South Africa
Styldrift I expansion project, South Africa
19th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Despite the pandemic impacting on Styldrift's 2020 third quarter run rate of 230 000 t a month, progress has been made in establishing the remaining spare immediately stoppable reserves sections. 


Isuzu reaches new localisation heights
Isuzu reaches new localisation heights
15th March 2021

 Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) has recently issued an Enterprise Development grant of close to half a million Rand for the localisation of an extended reach aerial platform - also known as a... 


Countrywide
Countrywide
12th March 2021

Countrywide specialises in the repair of tractors, forklifts, earth moving equipment, cranes, load-haul-dump (LHD) machines, graders, loaders and  flameproof underground mining machinery.  We have... 


The two Artemis I boosters, standing on the mobile launcher, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building
US space agency reports that booster rockets for first Artemis mission have been stacked
10th March 2021 By: Rebecca Campbell

The US National Aeronautics and Space Agency (Nasa) announced on Tuesday that the stacking of the two solid rocket boosters for the Artemis I mission had been completed. Each booster was composed... 


Decentralised depot structure introduced
5th March 2021

Covid-19 regulations introduced new restrictions and challenges to the South African economy and companies operating in the current business environment and crane rental agency Sarens Siba... 


Conference to showcase business opportunities in multi-billion East African oil & gas expansion
25th February 2021

Partnership opportunities, local business landscape in focus at Africa House webinar on East African oil & gas developments 


SMS group's innovative New Horizon project completed in 2020
22nd February 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

SMS group is a global, leading partner for the metal industry. As a family-owned business headquartered in Germany, quality and innovation are in our DNA. We are committed to the success of our... 


Crane company optimistic about its prospects in 2021
12th February 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

While 2021 is expected to be just as challenging as 2020, Condra Cranes is confident of the prospects for the year ahead after emerging from the past year strong. The company reported steady sales... 


Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
12th February 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Unit 3 is on track for commercial operation by March 2021. 


CAN YOU HANDLE THE LOAD 
Load-turning function achieves maximum safety as an optional feature, which eliminates the need for any additional engineering
New load-turning function for cranes
5th February 2021

In order to enhance safety during complex task such as horizontally moving heavy components for indoor cranes, industrial equipment supplier Demag has introduced a new standard function for its... 


Condra telescopic crane under test
Year past a good one for cranes
1st February 2021

2020 will be remembered as a difficult year, particularly by many in South African engineering manufacturing. But there were companies that came through it strongly. One of these was Condra, which... 


SIMON ANDREWS
The uptake of battery technology in Africa in its uptake will not be driven by legislation as it is in Europe
Africa’s battery potential remains untapped
29th January 2021 By: Darren Parker

Africa’s mining sector holds significant untapped potential for battery-powered equipment, which original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions aims to explore, says... 


ATTENTION GIVEN
Port users and cargo owners commended developments made to the Transnet Port Terminals during the course of the year
Progress at Durban terminals commended
29th January 2021

State-owned freight logistics company Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) and network organisation Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) recently took stock of progress made to date at TPT’s... 


CRANE TEST
A Condra overhead crane is used to move a test-weight that is the same weight and shape as the client's machine
Condra clinches order for 70 t double-girder crane
29th January 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Johannesburg-based cranes and hoists manufacturer Condra Cranes has received an order  to not only design and manufacture a 70-t double-girder electric overhead travelling crane, but also erect the... 


Integrated Pump Rental customises trash pumps for specific applications
Customised trash pumps for contractors
22nd January 2021

Pumping dirty water containing large amounts of debris on construction and infrastructure project sites can be a difficult task that may require a specialised ‘trash pump’. Dewatering activities... 


A 50/20-ton Condra crane similar in aspect to the much bigger machine just ordered for the moving and positioning of injection moulding heads.
From concrete slab to working crane
18th January 2021

Lifting equipment company Condra is to manage as a turnkey project the manufacture of a 70/5-ton electric overhead travelling factory crane and the construction of its gantry. The newly received... 


Condra agent secures two orders
15th January 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

Richards Bay-based lifting equipment company North Coast Cranes & Lifting, which is Condra Cranes’ Northern KwaZulu-Natal agent, has secured orders for Condra cranes to be installed in a chemical... 


Concor successfully completed a fast-track Covid-19 facility at Jubilee Hospital
Concor fast-tracks Covid-19 modules for Jubilee hospital
14th January 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Diversified infrastructure and services construction company Concor has successfully completed a fast-track Covid-19 facility at Jubilee hospital, which was handed over on  November 27, 2020, with... 


Concor fast-tracks covid-19 modules for Jubilee Hospital
14th January 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Concor successfully completed a fast-track Covid-19 facility at Jubilee Hospital using innovative building technology. This was handed over on 27 November 2020, having begun work on site some five... 


Demag supplies rope hoists and v-type girders to motorsports giant in Germany
Demag supplies rope hoists and v-type girders to motorsports giant in Germany
7th January 2021

When Bischoff + Scheck AG based in Rheinmünster, Germany invested in a new assembly facility that required expanded manufacturing capacity for its production operations they needed a lightweight... 


Load turning with maximum safety
Load turning with maximum safety
5th January 2021

Every so often, users of indoor cranes are faced with the complex task of not only lifting and horizontally moving heavy components such as press tools, machine beds or special containers, but... 


Sarens Siba
Sarens Siba
10th December 2020

Sarens is the global leader and reference in crane rental services, heavy lifting, and engineered transport. 


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