EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Bell Equipment’s exports have increased
year-on-year from 2017 to 2018 by 19%.
COMPANY PROFILE 1: BELL EQUIPMENT
Bell Equipment won Exporter of the Year Award (Large category; turnover more than R200-million)
and was runner-up in the Exporter of the Year Africa Award (turnover more than R100-million) at the
inaugural Exporter of the Year Awards.
Bell Equipment excelled in its field of
expertise by exporting its products to
more than 80 countries worldwide.
“Exports account for about 40% of
turnover and our exports increased
year-on-year from 2017 to 2018 by 19%.
We’re also proud that our exports have
70% local content and we are always
looking at ways to increase this,” says
Stephen Jones, director:
Bell Equipment, Global Product Portfolio
and Marketing.
“Manufacturing is one industry that
has the single greatest potential to make
a massive difference to our economy and
unemployment level so we appreciate
attention that the expo and the Exporter of
the Year Awards has focused on the sector
and are proud to have received these
awards for our role,” concludes Jones.
We are proud that our
exports have 70% local
content, and we are
always looking at ways to
increase this.”
– Stephen Jones, Bell Equipment,
director: Global Product Portfolio
and Marketing
COMPANY PROFILE 2: KWATANI
Recognised as a finalist in the SACEEC Exporter of the Year Awards, Kwatani is one of few local
manufacturers that holds an ISO 9001:2015 quality certification as well as a Level 1 B-BBEE rating.
Significantly, the company was placed in the Exporter of the Year Large category and came second
in the Exporter of the Year Africa category.
As one of South Africa’s leading vibrating
screen OEMs, Kwatani understands the
major role that local manufacturing has
to play in the country. In addition, and of
enormous advantage to mining operations in
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Africa, the company is the only South African
vibrating equipment OEM independent of
international technology and employs a far
higher percentage of engineering personnel
than others in the sector.
Kim Schoepflin, CEO of Kwatani, says that
while recent amendments to the Mining
Charter place even greater emphasis
on the local manufacturing of mining
equipment and products,
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