CONTENTS
REGULARS
ON THE GROUND
A tale of two cranes
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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
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Africa news
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World news
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New equipment news
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On site
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Regional directory of
rental equipment
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Insight 40
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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
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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
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FEBRUARY 2019
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