CONTENTS
REGULARS
Editor’s comment 1
Industry Intelligence 4
International Equipment
News
Regional directory of rental
equipment
Insight
INDUSTRY EQUIPMENT: MINING
PERCEPTIONS HAMPER SURFACE MINER GROWTH
9
52
56
20
Wirtgen’s surface miner could be a potential gamechanger, but the South African
mining industry has been slow to accept new technology.
27
IN CONVERSATION
JOE BRINKMANN: PERFECTING
THE ART OF DEMOLITION
To demolish mega-structures
successfully one needs to use the
most effective fleet of equipment and
attachmentss.
BUSINESS
CONMESA EXPECTS NO FIREWORKS
25
Suppliers of construction and mining equipment are having a tough time in a
stagnant South African economy.
www.equipmentandhire.co.za
HIRE
32
COLLABORATION HOPES TO
CREATE AWARENESS
Plant Equipment & Hire and the
Contractors Plant Hire Association
(CPHA) have joined forces in an
effort to better serve its readers and
association members
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020
3