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EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Caterpillar and Barloworld clients as well as partners filled the room, celebrating the occasion.
Since opening its
doors, over
R600-million worth
of credit and
R550-million worth
of instalment sales
have been approved
by the office.”
From left: Josef Wilmans from Plantcor
Mining and Plant Hire with Alwyn Small,
territory manager at Cat Financial, being
recognised as the first customer to
receive funding from Cat Financial.
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The South African team oiling the gears of the entity. Back row: Dave Brooks. Second row,
from left: Alwyn Small, Danny Calaca, Hardus de Klerk, Naaiema Shaik, Phofele Mokwatedi,
Shameema Rahman, Borja Pi Figueras, Erin Bennett, and Teveshan Kuni. Front row, from left:
Hlulani Shihlomule, Lydia Molaba, and Tsakani Baloyi.
The team unwinding after all the formalities had
been cleared.
Services South Africa. Steto shared
how excited government is about the
project: “What is being celebrated here
is an indication of how it should work,
representing real effective empowerment.
When we started this initiative, I was
nervous, but Cat was certain about it and
backed by the right people in the US —
I’m happy to announce that all those risks
have paid off.”
Brooks took the liberty of introducing
the team to the guests, sharing how
they had to learn a new system in four
months. He also praised the exceptional
nature of their work, having provided 347
finance quotations worth R4.8-billion,
approving 108 credit applications worth
R1.3-billion, and funding over R550-million
supporting the sale of Barloworld and
Cat Equipment. ■
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