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Stefan Babatchev, chief project engineer at Condra Cranes & Hoists
Stefan Babatchev
14th March 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week we profile Stefan Babatchev, chief project engineer at Condra Cranes & Hoists, a manufacturer of cranes, hoists and material handling equipment 


WELL-SUITED
The simplified overhead crane is well suited to standard factory and mining applications
Tailored crane solutions advancing DRC mines
14th February 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Crane manufacturer Condra is solidifying its position as a supplier of cranes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), leveraging its expertise in durable, application-specific equipment to meet... 


Second Condra crane to be built for Tongaat Hulett̓s Maidstone mill
14th February 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes has received an order to manufacture a second overhead crane for Tongaat Hulett’s Maidstone sugar mill, in KwaZulu-Natal. The 23-m-span doublegirder electric... 


Typical double-girder overhead crane under manufacture
Second Condra crane for Tongaat Hulett
3rd February 2025

( Virtual Showroom ) Condra is to manufacture a second overhead crane for Tongaat Hulett’s Maidstone sugar mill, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The order is for a 23-metre-span double‑girder electric... 


Condra clinches order to supply three cranes for Namakwa Sands project
24th January 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes has secured an order from Tronox Mineral Sands for three cranes for the Namakwa Sands East orange feldspathic sand (OFS) project, in Brand-se-Baai, 385 km north of... 


Condra wins Namakwa Sands crane order
Condra wins Namakwa Sands crane order
13th January 2025

( Virtual Showroom ) Tronox Mineral Sands has ordered a 35/12,5-ton Condra crane for mill maintenance at the Namakwa Sands East OFS Project, Brand-se-Baai, 385 kilometres north of Cape Town. The... 


Boatbuilding crane sets new record for Cape Town-based company
6th December 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Cape Town-based BB Cranes is preparing to manufacture its first 30-m-span overhead crane as part of  an order for six cranes for boatbuilder and catamarans manufacturer Robertson and Caine. The... 


Condra overhead cranes in a factory environment
Boatbuilding crane sets new record for Cape company
25th November 2024

(Virtual Showroom) BB Cranes is to manufacture its first 30-metre-span overhead crane, a record for this Cape Town-based company and the direct result of improved manufacturing capabilities and a... 


Condra to supply new cranes, refurbish others at new steel premises
4th October 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes is manufacturing three new cranes and refurbishing 14 others as certified steel round bar, hollow bar and plate supplier Special Steels moves to bigger premises.... 


20-metre-span Condra crane refurbished for a mine (not for Special Steels)
Specials Steels expands to Roodekop
18th September 2024

( Virtual Showroom )Special Steels, a leading national supplier of certified steel round bar, hollow bar and plate to South Africa’s engineering, mining and manufacturing sectors, is moving. The... 


Smaller cranes shine at Platreef installation
6th September 2024

While high-capacity overhead cranes are of an impressive size and technical complexity, their smaller and simpler cousins – the workhorses of the factory and general engineering workshop – should... 


Condra managing director Marc Kleiner
Platreef show-stealer
23rd August 2024

( Virtual Showroom )High-capacity overhead cranes often make headline news because of impressive size and technical complexity. Their smaller and simpler cousins – workhorses of the factory and... 


Condra subsidiary clinches six-crane order from steel distributor
2nd August 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer BB Cranes is preparing to manufacture six overhead cranes for steel distributor D&E Group for installation in new warehouses in Cape Town and George. The warehouses are being... 


Steel company chooses BB Cranes
Steel company chooses BB Cranes
17th July 2024

( Virtual Showroom )BB Cranes is to manufacture six overhead cranes for steel distributor D&E Group, for installation in new warehouses being built in Cape Town and George. The additional... 


Three-way company cooperation wins crane order
5th July 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

South African agricultural machinery manufacturer Rovic is modifying its shopfloor workflow to reduce component assembly times, improve staff safety and increase the rate of production. As the... 


Wide-span crane under manufacture at Condra’s Johannesburg factory. Rovic’s cranes will have spans of 28 metres
Three-way company cooperation wins crane order
24th June 2024

( Virtual Showroom )Rovic, a leading South African manufacturer of agricultural machinery, is to modify shopfloor workflow to cut component assembly times, improve staff safety and increase the... 


Condra clinches second maintenance crane order from Sappi’s Saiccor Mill
24th May 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes is manufacturing a second maintenance crane for turbine maintenance duty at Sappi’s Saiccor Mill, in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal. This followed an order last year, and... 


Saiccor Mill’s 12,5/25/12,5 ton overhead travelling crane under factory load test before delivery
Second crane for pulp leader
8th May 2024

Condra is to manufacture a second maintenance crane for Sappi’s Saiccor Mill, at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Ordered for turbine maintenance duty, the 25-tonner will join a... 


Lowered profile, integral bogeys the answer as Condra is set to install crane in factory with limited headroom
26th April 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes is preparing to embark on a crane installation to customer specifications in a factory that has no roof access and limited headroom. The team of Condra specialists,... 


PROBLEM SOLVED – I
PROBLEM SOLVED – I
16th April 2024

( Virtual Showroom) Double bogeys fitted to the end-carriages of this overhead crane represent the key to a puzzle recently solved by Condra: how to meet customer specifications while still being... 


Condra refurbishing Mpumalanga power station’s 39-year-old crane
22nd March 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes is refurbishing a 40 t electric overhead travelling crane that was manufactured and commissioned 39 years ago. The 21-metre-span double-girder crane is used for... 


40 Not out
40 Not out
7th March 2024

(Virtual Showroom) A 40-ton electric overhead travelling crane manufactured and commissioned 39 years ago is being refurbished at Condra’s main factory in Germiston, just a few months short of the... 


The above image depicts two Condra technicians working on a jib crane
Local manufacturer seeks to ease crane buying process
1st March 2024 By: Lynne Davies

There is a risk associated with buying capital equipment, and the choice of a factory crane can be “especially tricky”, says local overhead cranes and hoists manufacturer Condra Cranes. Condra... 


SPECIFIC PURPOSE
Each crane is equipped with a hoist for specific maintenance purposes
Platreef mine receives specialised lifting solutions
9th February 2024 By: Simone Liedtke

The application of precise, reliable and safe lifting machinery is imperative for various operational facets in mining, including maintenance and production processes, says lifting equipment... 


Condra supplies electric hoists, overhead cranes and chain blocks to Platreef mine
26th January 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Cranes manufacturer Condra Cranes has delivered electric hoists, two overhead cranes and a number of chain blocks to Canada-based Ivanhoe Mines’ South African subsidiary Ivanplat’s Platreef... 


Condra cranes for Platreef PGM
Condra cranes for Platreef PGM
8th January 2024

(Virtual Showroom): Condra has delivered electric hoists, two overhead cranes and a number of chain blocks to Platreef Mine, part of the Platreef PGM project near Mokopane in Limpopo Province,... 


Second Condra crane to be installed at Saiccor Mill’s Feed Three dryer line
8th December 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Crane manufacturer Condra Cranes has completed the manufacture of a service and maintenance crane for Saiccor Mill’s Feed Three pulp dryer line at Umkomaas, in KwaZulu-Natal. The double-girder... 


New Condra crane for dissolving pulp plant
New Condra crane for dissolving pulp plant
29th November 2023

(Virtual Showroom): Condra has completed manufacture of a service and maintenance crane for Saiccor Mill’s Feed Three pulp dryer line at Umkomaas on South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal south coast. The... 


Cape Town crane manufacturer ups production to meet rising demand
13th October 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Cape Town-based crane manufacturer BB Cranes is ramping up production as orders from general industry and consulting engineers increases. According to a statement released by BB Cranes parent... 


Cape Town crane manufacturer wins provincial orders
Cape Town crane manufacturer wins provincial orders
26th September 2023

(Virtual Showroom): A steadily increasing order intake from general industry and consulting engineers has led BB Cranes of Cape Town to step up production to meet demand. The upgrading of water and... 


South African Expertise For Chile Hydroelectric Plant
South African Expertise For Chile Hydroelectric Plant
25th September 2019

Chilean construction and energy concern Besalco has taken delivery of a South African manufactured hydroelectric turbine maintenance crane, tapping the experience of manufacturer Condra to meet the... 


Condra Cranes For Prieska Pre-Cast
Condra Cranes For Prieska Pre-Cast
29th July 2019

An order placed by Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) for four 32-32 ton portal cranes to manage materials handling at its new Copperton and Garob Wind Tower pre-cast yard in Northern Cape, has... 


WITHSTANDING TIME
Thirty years of reliability wins Condra a repeat order
Realiability of crane in corrosive environment wins Condra repeat order from Lonmin
19th July 2019

Thirty years of reliable duty in a corrosive environment has won crane and hoist manufacturer Condra a repeat order from platinum miner Lonmin Platinum for an overhead tankhouse crane to replace an... 


LIFTING ORDER
Condra's headgear cranes, featuring high-tensile ropes, have significant high lifts of more than 80 m
High-lift headgear cranes delivered to Zambian mine
14th August 2015 By: Mia Breytenbach

South African crane manufacturer Condra in July completed load tests of two 25 t headgear cranes for copper miner Mopani Copper Mines’ (MCM’s) Synclinorium shaft in Kitwe, Zambia. The cranes were... 


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