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International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project, France – update
20th May 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The project achieved a major machine assembly milestone on May 11. 


Innovative greenhouse built
13th May 2022 By: Anna Moross

Building materials supplier Trumod has designed an innovative greenhouse, which has been constructed and developed as a light steel frame (LSF) indoor cultivating warehouse structure used for... 


A condenser lift using a hydraulic gantry at a heavy lift job in South Africa
Efficient trucks added to fleet
13th May 2022 By: Halima Frost

Heavy lifting and rigging specialist Lovemore Bros added four new trucks from global truck manufacturer Volvo to its heavy lifting and materials handling fleet. Lovemore Bros heavy rigging manager... 


Jungheinrich starts 2022 financial year in line with expectations
12th May 2022

Forecast for 2022 financial year unchanged Business development in first quarter of the 2022 financial year was in line with Jungheinrich’s expectations. Despite challenges in the supply chains and... 


Vessel backlogs cleared at Cape Town Container Terminal
4th May 2022 By: Darren Parker

The combination of consenting weather, an improved equipment reliability programme and increased human resources has cleared vessel backlogs at the Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT), State-owned... 


Sarens Siba introduces decentralized depot structure
Sarens Siba introduces decentralized depot structure
4th May 2022

Sarens is the global leader and industry reference in crane rental services, heavy lifting and engineered transport. With state-of-the-art equipment and value engineering, Sarens offers its clients... 


A side view of a yellow Criterion TCM forklift which is used to lift heavy loads
Heavy-duty forklift trucks offer notable payloads
29th April 2022

Heavy lifting solutions provider Criterion Equipment’s versatile range of forklift manufacturer Toyo Carriers Manufacturing (TCM) forklift trucks comprises robust machines for handling goods in all... 


A night time photo of a large truck mounter crawler crane, lifting boiler plant elements for the refurbishment of a boiler plant at a paper mill in  South Africa
Lifting project comes to a close
29th April 2022 By: Halima Frost

Heavy lifting and rigging specialist Lovemore Bros has successfully concluded a longstanding contract with a global pulp and paper company based in South Africa. The contract, initially signed in... 


An image depicting the 8000 m³ portable water storage tank supplied and installed by Tanks Connected and commissioned for Glencore in Ogies, Mpumalanga
Local tank installer commissions projects throughout Africa
22nd April 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

Local storage tank supplier and installer Tanks Connected has commissioned tanks for projects in Tanzania, Ghana, Eritrea and South Africa. The company has supplied and supervised six tanks for a... 


HED: Recent R2bn project wins position GVK-Siya Zama as top tier contractor
13th April 2022

GVK-Siya Zama, a leading specialist contractor in the field of building, renovation, restoration and recycling of buildings, has been awarded two notable projects in recent months. Amounting to... 


Company introduces largest underground BEV truck
8th April 2022

Engineering company Sandvik in February announced that it is introducing the largest-capacity battery-electric truck for underground mining. With an unrivalled 65 t payload capacity, the Sandvik... 


Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions' 18 t LH5188 loader
Battery electric mining vehicles can boost efficiencies, sustainability
8th April 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will play a role in improving health and safety, boosting efficiencies and achieving sustainability goals, including by combining on-mine renewable energy... 


BI says port, rail upgrades essential for SA to remain the import and export hub for Africa
25th March 2022

Leading supplier Bearings International (BI) has welcomed the assertion by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation address on 10 February that the economy cannot grow without efficient... 


Image of Styldrift operation
Styldrift I expansion project, South Africa – update
25th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The operations team has initiated an operational improvement strategy aimed at enhancing management systems. 


Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions' 18 t LH5188 loader
Battery electric mining vehicles can boost efficiencies, sustainability
24th March 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will play a role in improving health and safety, boosting efficiencies and achieving sustainability goals, including by combining on-mine renewable energy... 


Aerial image of the Kusile power plant
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
18th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction and commissioning activities on the remaining Kusile units 5 and 6 continue to progress according to plan. 


Sarens installs 70 turbines in two wind farms in South Africa
11th March 2022

Sarens has installed 35 turbines in the Karosa and Soetwater wind farms respectively. This operation positions the company as a pioneer in the transport and lifting of machinery on the African... 


Yellow CC1100 crane lifting heavy chains
Cranes deployed in Mozambique
11th March 2022

Brakpan-based crane rental company Sarens Siba successfully supplied its CC1100 crane to a project last year, in Mozambique, during which no time was lost, and no injuries occurred. “The project... 


Image of Styldrift surface operation
Styldrift I expansion project, South Africa – update
11th March 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The operations team has initiated an operational improvement strategy aimed at enhancing management systems, and improving mining and engineering processes. 


Sarens is the global leader and reference in crane rental services, heavy lifting, and engineered transport
Sarens is the global leader and reference in crane rental services, heavy lifting, and engineered transport
10th March 2022

At Sarens Siba, we have the noble mission to be the reference in crane rental services, heavy lifting, and engineered transport for our clients in the region of Southern Africa.  With... 


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Company provides lifting, rigging solutions for efficiency and safety
4th March 2022

Local equipment supplier BMG’s Tools & Equipment Lifting team offers a specialist service to diverse sectors throughout Africa, including automotive and tyre manufacturing, paper and pulp, sugar,... 


Image of a pre-sink portal crane designed and manufactured by Condra Cranes
Crane company innovative in competitive environment
4th March 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

Local crane manufacturer Condra Cranes MD Marc Kleiner stresses that the competitiveness of the local cranes and hoists market has been exacerbated by cheaper imports of cranes, hoists and related... 


The Sandvik TH665B prototype
Sandvik introduces largest-capacity battery-electric truck for underground mining
3rd March 2022 By: Darren Parker

Global engineering group and original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Sandvik has introduced what it says is the largest-capacity battery-electric truck for underground mining. Offering a 65 t payload... 


Concor starts work on fast-track student block
22nd February 2022

Leading black-owned contractor Concor is hard at work on the latest student accommodation project in Braamfontein, Johannesburg - a much-needed contribution to the national shortage of these... 


Strenx® 700 performance steel takes your equipment performance above and beyond
22nd February 2022

Do you want your equipment to do more with less? For exceptional performance under extreme loads, Strenx® performance steel from SSAB can help your equipment last longer and stay stronger – and... 


Successful Tema expansion shows value of investing in port infrastructure
17th February 2022

Investment in ports is always positive, as it drives trade and creates opportunities for both social and economic growth. “A perfect example is the recently completed port facility in Ghana at... 


Marc Kleiner, Conra Cranes MD
Local crane supplier optimistic about African mining
11th February 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

Expressing a positive outlook for the African mining industry in 2022, Condra Cranes MD Marc Kleiner, says the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential for better resource... 


Pic of Cooper & Cooper's logo and all of its divisions.
New ownership brings new opportunities, says company
2nd February 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

In a largely male-dominated industry, Cooper and Cooper (trading as Engineering Supplies) is the next of, hopefully, many companies to boast women-owned credentials. 


Handling the heat: Nidec Control Techniques showcases engineering capabilities for steel plant hot metal ladle cranes
1st February 2022

Columbus Stainless, a member of the Spanish based Acerinox S.A Group of Companies, is the only fully integrated, technologically advanced, single-site stainless steel producer in Africa. The... 


RGM Cranes
RGM Cranes
21st January 2022

With over 30 years’ experience, RGM Cranes is the unparalleled expert in overhead cranes and gantries in Africa. We offer turnkey packages from gantries, cranes, electric chain hoist to lifting... 


10 T OVERHEAD CRANE

The 10 t double-girder overhead portal crane with a span of 6.5 m
Condra to supply six cranes to local mine
21st January 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Crane and hoist manufacturer Condra Cranes will supply six cranes, a portal and five double-girder overhead cranes, to a local mine. Four of these cranes are identical 10 t overhead machines with... 


A photo of Nxuba Wind Farm turbines at sunset with a South African flag attached to one of the turbines
Rigging qualifications awarded to youth
26th November 2021

Last month, Italian energy company Enel Green Power South Africa (EGP RSA) announced that it had decided to help 20 unemployed youngsters from the Raymond Mhlaba district in the Eastern Cape... 


Renewable Energy Industry Anticipates year of Growth in 2022
22nd November 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

With renewable energy being a strong supplementary aid in addressing South Africa’s energy challenges, the industry expects an extreme upward trend in renewable energy adoption in 2022. Not only... 


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New technology extends the life of long-travel energy chains
12th November 2021

Polymer energy chains are used in ports, logistics centres, mines and other industries to safely guide cables and hoses to reduce damage and abrasion, as well as to help provide an orderly and safe... 


CRANES IN JOHANNESBURG FACTORY
Three cranes being made in Condra's Johannesburg factory
Condra making overhead crane for Angolan customer
5th November 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Crane and hoist manufacturer Condra Cranes is manufacturing a 10 t, wide-span overhead crane – for ship chandling company Dolphin Offshore Chandling’s new maintenance workshop at the Port of... 


A split image of a metal and polymer linear bearing
Advanced plastics enhance equipment life
5th November 2021

Technologically advanced materials have revolutionised many applications in the industrial environment with engineered plastics able to outperform and outlast steel in heavy-duty applications such... 


Image of the new safe confinement facility at Chernobyl
Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor 4 new safe confinement structure project, Ukraine – update
5th November 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The third and final stage of hot testing at the Industrial Complex for the Solid Radioactive Waste Management at the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor 4 has started. 


Image of Styldrift surface operation
Styldrift I expansion project, South Africa – update
29th October 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Royal Bafokeng Platinum has reported that Styldrift is focusing on developing and embedding the operational maturity and associated efficiencies of the project to enable the mine to sustainably... 


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Inprofile 2000
8th October 2021

For over 35 years, family-owned business Inprofile 2000 has been the market leader in the design and manufacturing of all open cold-formed steel sections. Currently Inprofile 2000’s section... 


CRAB ASSEMBLY
The assembled crab at the top of the jib crane, with the 5-ton hoist itself, hydraulic power pack, two hydraulic hose reels for the five-tine orange-peel grab, and the cable-reeling drum serving the electromagnet
Jib crane to be used for underground ore recovery
24th September 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Crane and hoist manufacturer Condra Cranes designed, manufactured and delivered a large jib crane that will be trialled for the bulk recovery of ore spilled underground. The 5 t crane has a 9 m... 


A photo of a mineworker in a South African underground mine
Mining companies launch International Mining Safety Hub to help reduce fatalities
15th September 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Various large mining companies have joined hands to launch the International Mining Safety (IMS) Hub – an online hub of industry-endorsed visual safety tools that allow for greater learning... 


“Coreslabs” keep fast-track project ahead of schedule
6th September 2021

A new development that will provide accommodation for a large international contracting team that has been appointed to work on an industrial project in Limpopo is progressing ahead of schedule.... 


Image of Styldrift mine at night
Styldrift I expansion project, South Africa – update
27th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Continued progress was made during the six months ended June 30, 2021. 


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