Plant Equipment and Hire February 2019 | Page 5

CONTENTS REGULARS ON THE GROUND A tale of two cranes 22 Concord Namibia (Plant & Crane Hire) has played a key role in the successful completion of the Neckartal Dam project, the largest water-storage dam in Namibia at about 850 million cubic metres. It supplied a 220t and a 550t crane to assist Italian contractor Salini Impregilo with construction of the 80m-high dam, with a crest length of 518m. Khosa Editor’s comment 1 Africa news 4 World news 8 New equipment news 12 On site 30 Regional directory of rental equipment 34 Insight 40 32 EVENTS Komatsu invests in SA’s gemba Gemba is the Japanese word for ‘the real place’ or ‘the place where work gets done’. As an integral part of Komatsu’s global business, Komatsu Africa Holdings sows the seeds for future growth and expansion of the local economy. NEW EQUIPMENT Higher production in fewer mobilities 26 To meet the asphalt needs of a newly awarded road rehabilitation project in Mpumalanga, asphalt specialist Actop Asphalt invested in a new Ciber continuous mobile asphalt plant, which sets new standards with its range of innovative technologies and, more importantly, its ‘super mobility’. www.plantonline.co.za Keep a lookout for our upcoming issues, where we will look at areas relating to excavators, graders and dozers, equipment hire, and technological advancements. If you would like to contribute, or to partner with these topics through advertising and/or editorial, please contact [email protected]. FEBRUARY 2019 3