Australia’s mining and energy workforce has bounced back strongly from last year’s downturn, but a new forecast warns future growth risks being undermined by weakening project pipelines, mounting... 

This week we profile Alistair Bennett, MD of SkyJacks, a specialist in the hire, sales and service of a comprehensive range of access, lifting and handling equipment.  

As the largest private facility of its kind built to date in South Africa, the Witberg Wind Farm – located between the Touws river and Laingsburg, in the Western Cape – will prevent the emission of... 

With wind energy becoming a key pillar in the transition to renewable energy, Midrand-based crane rental agency Concord Cranes regional director Richard Reid notes that, while wind turbines appear... 

Rainbow Rare Earths has achieved significant technical milestones at the project. 

The newly launched Konecranes S series hoist from crane component design specialist Konecranes offers a range of smart features designed to increase lifting device safety and improve operator... 

The view of mainstream financiers is that the market mechanism is the only solution for the scaling of climate solutions. Public finance from major donor countries is declining as more money goes... 

Industries benefit significantly from partnering with a single, integrated equipment and services provider, says energy, transport and industrial services specialist Babcock. By offering a... 

Australian gas producer Santos' shares fell nearly 14% on Thursday after a consortium led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company scrapped its $18.7-billion bid for the company, saying commercial terms... 

More than two decades after innovating its first sub-sea crawler technology for diamond recovery, De Beers Group’s Upstream Technology business has developed a next generation of advanced subsea... 

As mining engineering company FL Smidth (FLS) decommissions a 10 t Condra portal crane in Mozambique for reuse in a company workshop in Ghana, crane manufacturer Condra Cranes Johannesburg has... 

South Africa’s waste management sector is undergoing a major shift. Women are no longer confined to back-office or administrative roles. Today, they’re leading municipal fleet operations, managing... 

The First National Bank (FNB)/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Building Confidence Index has decreased from 36 in the second quarter of this year to 35 in the third quarter. Not only was this the... 

South Africa’s GDP increased by 0.8% in the second quarter, following an increase of 0.1% in the first quarter of the year, Statistics South Africa has reported. The manufacturing industry... 

IPR (Integrated Pump Rental) has strengthened its dewatering solutions portfolio with the addition of the high head Atlas Copco PAC SH dewatering pump. Capable of a 250 m shut-off head, this... 

Large-scale solar panels, often used in commercial and industrial projects, are delicate and susceptible to damage. Rooftops can be difficult to access, and using unsuitable equipment for transport... 

An order for four cranes was recently filled by FL Smidth’s (FLS’s) sub-Saharan and West Africa procurement service. Three of the cranes were delivered to Accra, Ghana where they will be used for... 

Lifting and access solutions provider Concord Access Solutions (CAS) has officially opened its new remanufacturing facility in Chloorkop, Kempton Park, as part of its after-sales support and... 

Worm gears are designed to transmit motion and power between nonintersecting shafts, such as shafts at right angles to each other, and are used in conveyor belts, industrial machinery, automation... 

As a certified authorised distributor of Enerpac, Bosch, AME, HEMS, and Ridgid, providing industrial tooling and hydraulic solutions, Kiloton Hydraulics Pneumatics Tools & Abrasives is helping... 

The solar energy market is surging in South Africa – particularly in the commercial and industrial sectors – as businesses seek cost-effective, sustainable solutions to manage rising electricity... 

A growing area of industrial solutions provider BMG’s filtration services is bulk diesel fuel filtration. Tanks which are used for fuel storage are fitted with BMG’s OMTEC spin-on filters that have... 

The Southern African materials lifting and handling industry has celebrated its first ever sectoral awards ceremony, the Lifting Awards. Hosted by sector-specialist media platform Lifting Africa,... 

Crush It Green, a growing recycling and materials processing business in Gauteng, is living proof that environmental responsibility and commercial success can go hand in hand - especially when... 

Heavy lifting and engineered transport services company Sarens has received the Excellence in Engineering award for its Zambia fertiliser project and the Best Project of the Year award for the... 

The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) has welcomed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s announcement, this week, of efforts to procure additional vaccines to mitigate against... 

Overhead gantries, cranes, hoists and related lifting equipment needs to be serviced and maintained regularly to optimise performance, reduce downtime and ensure compliance with regulatory safety... 

Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals on Wednesday said it has resumed operations in Snow Lake, Manitoba, following the decision made by the authorities to lift the mandatory evacuation order on... 

Canada will remove many retaliatory import tariffs on US goods and intensify talks with the United States on striking a new trade and security relationship, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on... 

Australian gold miner Northern Star Resources on Thursday reported a record dividend on the back of surging cash flow and a stronger balance sheet, as the company pushes ahead with major growth... 

The lifting industry is evolving and so are the tools that support it. At the forefront of this transformation is Nexxus, a purpose-built asset and crane monitoring system from RGM Cranes that’s... 

Ensuring that lifting equipment is correctly loaded and balanced is crucial, as it allows users to avoid mechanical failures and accidents. This also enhances product safety, owing to correct load... 

Africa’s largest manufacturer of overhead cranes, RGM Cranes, continues to redefine the future of industrial handling with a focus on ergonomic, intelligent lifting systems. With over 36 years of... 

South Africa’s solar energy market is surging, particularly in the commercial and industrial sectors. As businesses seek cost-effective, sustainable solutions to manage rising electricity costs,... 

South Africa submitted a revised trade offer to the US on August 12, after its previous ‘Framework Agreement’ submitted in May failed to avert the institution of 30% ‘reciprocal tariffs’ on South... 

Written by Snaye Mdubu The construction industry has long been perceived as a male-dominated field – but that narrative is changing. Across South Africa, more and more women are stepping onto... 

Martin Creamer talks about ferromanganese; platinum group metals and gold price.  

By: Richard Reid - Regional Director at Concord Cranes When people talk about renewable energy, solar power usually gets all the attention. However, wind power, with its simple design, holds major... 

Copper miner Codelco has asked Chile's mining regulator for permission to reopen a part of its flagship El Teniente mine after a collapse last week that killed six people, two sources with... 

Gold Fields greenfields exploration VP Matthew Crawford has called on major gold companies to play a greater role in early-stage discovery, saying the burden of exploration is increasingly being... 

Johannesburg Stock Exchange secondary-listed gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti has managed to repress costs to below 2% amid peer gold mining companies averaging above 15%. “We maintain cost... 

Despite the stagnation of South Africa’s construction sector in general and its lagging behind globally, the country is expected to follow the global shift towards sustainability and environmental,...