Materials handling and equipment company Crown has optimised its WT 3000 series pallet trucks to use battery capacity more efficiently, enabling the forklifts to operate for up to 28% longer on... 

The growth in sales of Japan-manufactured Kubota tractors, distributed in South Africa by specialist machinery importer and distributor Smith Power Equipment, has been satisfactory, says Smith... 

Materials handling and industrial truck manufacturer Linde Group Material Handling (Linde MH) has added an ergonomic solution to its range of products - an optional elevating cabin designed for... 

The electricity crisis is offering South Africa’s demand-hungry platinum mining companies a major opportunity to stimulate the offtake of platinum. State power utility Eskom’s loadshedding... 

Apex General Purpose Strip Curtains from Apex Strip Curtains & Doors boast a number of industry firsts to increase their durability, flexibility of application and the ability to prevent the... 

Johnson Crane Hire, which operates the largest mobile crane fleet in Africa, is meeting an increasing demand for hire of cranes below 120 tons by continually adding units to its small crane fleet.... 

In times when so many companies are under pressure to perform, it is refreshing to hear about those, like the Goscor Group’s Goscor Rental, which have what it takes to move full steam ahead 

JSE-listed Barloworld said on Monday that it had sold its US-based materials handling unit to Briggs Equipment and LiftOne, which would each acquire a portion of the assets. The group would use... 

Hydraulics and pneumatics supplier Hyflo has manufactured one of its largest hydraulic manifolds. 

A Flexicon Bulk Bag Discharging System with integral Pneumatic Conveying System transfers material from bulk bags to silos and other storage vessels. Unlike most discharging systems that move... 

Leading forklift and warehouse equipment supplier Goscor Lift Truck Company (GLTC) national sales manager Patrick Barber reports that its FMX fleet management system aims to help its clients become... 

Manufacturer of pallet-free bulk bag systems Tellap has invested millions of rands in the development of custom-designed, high-speed machines to enable local box and container specialists... 

The proper handling of scrap runners and returns in a foundry may have a significant impact on a company’s profitability. In the search for continuous improvement and competitiveness, the improper... 

It is an acknowledged fact that without an emphasis on safety, productivity will consequently suffer. Sensor specialist Countapulse Controls MD Gerry Bryant reports that this is one of the primary... 

Attached please find a press release on: Empowerment comes in different guises and in Tshwane, a group of unemployed young women has been given a new start in life as forklift drivers following an... 

Materials handling company Swisslog is expanding its range of services to the warehousing industry by introducing an auditing system, aimed at creating a safer warehousing environment. 

Distributor of high-end telehandlers and rough terrain equipment company Manitou is introducing a turnkey range of warehousing equipment aimed at providing solutions to materials-handling... 

Office furniture manufacturing and distribution company CN Business Furniture has invested about R10-million in its 17 000 square metre warehouse in Bedfordview to ensure safe working conditions... 

Local truck company Nissan Diesel South Africa (NDSA) has launched a centralised call centre to facilitate roadside and emergency assistance to its customers across South Africa. 

Attached please find a press release on: Super Group Industrial Products (SGIP), a division of JSE listed Super Group, is the sole distributor of Jungheinrich forklift and warehousing technology in... 

African cable manufacturer, Aberdare Cables, introduced a new benchmark in warehousing when it moved into a new purpose-built centralised distribution centre in Elandsfontein, Johannesburg late... 

Dock equipment supplier DDL Equipment MD Andrew Stewart says that dock levellers are underrated equipment in the materials-handling sector. 

South African sorghum beer producer, United National Breweries (UNB), has taken delivery of 22 Hyster Fortens lift trucks from Barloworld Equipment Handling to assist in meeting the demands of its... 

Durability was the main attraction that set in motion the procurement of several Manitou rough terrain forklifts by Northern Cape civil works company Poort Benton, the company says. 

Tellap’s new patented environmentally-friendly, recyclable pallet-less bulk bag, which can be described as a pallet within a bag, has been designed for cost-efficient, organised and secure... 

Imab Engineering, of Nigel, is a manufacturer of structural steel, electricity transmission-line towers and telecommunications masts. 

International bulk materials handling manufacturer Tellap's new pallet-less bulk bags, designed for the safe, efficient and secure packaging, storage and transportation of minerals, has... 

The equipment solutions division of JSE listed group, Super Group Equipment (SGE) has entered into partnerships with original equipment manufacturers in order to bring a quality, cost-effective and... 

US based Terex Corporation, the third largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment in the world, has sold its South African subsidiary, Terex Africa, to Imperial Holdings and entered... 

Sika South Africa, a leading supplier of speciality chemicals for construction and industry, has been in operation since 1988. Its core competences are sealing and bonding, waterproofing,... 

Racking and shelving company Acrow is assisting companies to make the most of their available floor space, by installing mezzanine flooring between shelves. Using either open steel or closed steel... 

A new mobile container handling system designed to efficiently lift loads and safely carry containers around airport warehousing facilities, has been launched by Big Lift Trucks, specialists in... 

The reasons behind the far-reaching restructuring under way at Barloworld may be entirely contemporary and in line with global moves by large diversified industrial conglomerates to refocus on... 

The reasons behind the far-reaching restructuring under way at Barloworld may be entirely contemporary and in line with global moves by large diversified industrial conglomerates to refocus on... 

Forklift sales in South Africa have more than doubled since 2001. 

Materials-handling systems company DDL Equipment, of Johannesburg, has secured the largest single order for 143 newly designed centre in-line two-cylinder dock levellers for a local fuel group. 

Bricks and Paving Supplier company, GHC Bricks and Paving based in Krugersdorp, has been established for two years but produces between four to five million bricks a month. 

The ‘Guiloswage’, a locally designed and manufactured machine that will reduce downtime and costs associated with breakages in the mining, engineering, mechanical handling and...