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INCLUDING MINING, QUARRYING, CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING INDUSTRIES © Copyright Hire SA in Africa Magazine 2017 EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR: Cherry Ellis Cell: 083 461 8592 Email: [email protected] LAYOUT & DESIGN: Naresh Budraj CONTENTS COVER STORY ADVERTISING ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE: Marianna Acker Cell: 082 859 2449 email: [email protected] Complete solution for core drilling from Bosch The new diamond drilling system from Bosch is a powerful complete solution for core drilling. This allows HVAC installers and diamond drilling specialists to achieve a fast drilling rate, even at large diameters, in masonry and concrete. DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR [email protected] 08 PUBLISHING TEAM GENERAL MANAGER: Dev Naidoo PUBLISHING MANAGER: Natalie Da Silva PRODUCTION MANAGER: Angela Silver ART DIRECTOR: David Kyslinger Johannesburg Office: Ground floor, Media Park, 69 Kingsway Avenue, Auckland Park 2092 Postal Address: PO Box 784698, Sandton, Johannesburg 2146 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] TEST DRIVE Hyundai’s 520LC-9S excavator offers unsurpassed productivity It’s big, it’s robust and when you approach the Hyundai Robex 520LC-9S hydraulic crawler excavator you know you are going to be able to increase productivity on your site. Cherry Ellis visited High Power Equipment Africa’s office in Jet Park, the sole distributor of Hyundai earthmoving equipment, to put the machine to test. NEWS 10 COVER PRICE: R28.99 incl VAT PRINTING Printed and Bound by Novus Print Solutions Published on behalf of Media24 Magazines by New Media Publishing (PTY) Ltd. MANAGING DIRECTOR: Aileen Lamb CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Bridget McCarney EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: John Psillos NONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Irna van Zyl Head Office: New Media House, 19 Bree Street, Cape Town, 8001 Postal Address: PO Box 440, Green Point, Cape Town, 8051 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] NEWS Kubota U50 swings it for Pipe Jack Civil engineering company Pipe Jack Gauteng (PJG), which is one of the important role players in the pipe jacking and horizontal boring industry in South Africa, reports that its Kubota U50 compact excavator is performing according to expectations in the pipe cracking and pipe laying contract for Rand Water Board. Time to stop digging trenches manually With the advent of trenching machines nearly 70 years ago, Ditch Witch the inventors, revolutionised the industry and put paid to manual trenching throughout most of the world. “Yet South Africa still prevails with manual labour used to painstakingly dig trenches and foundations, almost as if it were some kind of job creation strategy. Unfortunately, the truth is that manual trenching is not a form of job creation at all; and if anything, it cripples the base of construction and infrastructure delivery to the extent that it prevents workers from obtaining more meaningful and sustainable employment,’’ says Keith Smith, area sales manager of ELB Equipment, local distributors of Ditch Witch. 18 Unless previously agreed in writing, Hire SA owns all rights to all contributions, whether image or text. SOURCES: Shutterstock, supplied images, editorial staff. While precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of its contents and information given to readers, neither the editor, publisher, or its agents can accept responsibility for damages or injury which arise therefrom. All rights reserved. © Hire SA. No part of this publication be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, photocopying, electronic, mechanical or otherwise without the prior written permission of the copyright owners. 06 12 NEW EQUIPMENT New compactor available from JCB JCB has unveiled the 116D single drum soil compactor, a high- performance roller designed for infrastructure construction and maintenance, general construction and landscaping projects. 21 REGULARS Plant Hire Directory MAY 2017 | HIRE SA | 3