CUSTOMISED SOLUTIONS
SELLING SOLUTIONS
NOT JUST PRODUCTS
By Tarren Bolton | Photos by Mandrik Lifting
Offering 360° lifting solutions from all angles and directions.
M
andirk Lifting is part of
the Mandirk Group, a
specialist supplier of
engineering tools and
equipment for Maintenance, Repair
and Operating (MRO) applications in a
range of industrial sectors.
The lifting division was established
to extend the group’s service offering
and total solutions approach, under
GM Jaco Vorster, who points out that
management has more than 30 years’
combined experience in the lifting
industry. “We cater for all tooling
needs and lifting solutions in a number
of sectors: the motor industry, tyre
manufacturing, paper and pulp, sugar
and salt, forestry, marine and offshore
and mining,” says Vorster.
“In addition to our extensive
expertise, we also have a
comprehensive inventory of equipment
and spares stockholding and can
leverage off the almost 250-branch
network that the Mandirk Group has
access to through its holding company
ESG,” Vorster adds. The equipment
range includes mechanical ratchet
jacks, hydraulic pumps and cylinders,
chain and lever blocks, geared and
plain crawls, pneumatic hoists and
winches, Tirfors and ropes, mechanical
grabs and clamps and slings (chains,
polyester and steel wire rope),
together with inspection and proof
load testing services.
The internationally-renowned
brands represented by Mandirk
Lifting includes Enerpac, a leading
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manufacturer of hydraulics tools,
equipment and bolting solutions;
KITO (electric chain hoists, manual
chain blocks and lever hoists, with
SABS permits on the manual units
as well as the chain); Ingersoll Rand
(lifting and materials-handling); Liftall
(chain blocks and lever hoists); and
below-the-hook (sling protection and
load hugger cargo control.) Lifting
tackle brands available include Myte,
McKinnon Chain and Umoya.
Focus on solutions
“Most lifting companies will focus on
doing a lift,” says Vorster. “We focus
on doing a lift from all angles where
we use lifting machinery to lift from
above, and hydraulics to lift from below
and from the sides. Hence, we deploy
a 360° lifting solution from all angles,
along with all the tooling to support
the application – therefore offering a
full solution.”
Not only does Mandirk Lifting offer
complete solutions tailored to suit
specific requirements, but they also
cater for different budgets. “We offer
different products for different markets.
For example, we have high-efficiency
products like Enerpac and KITO. These
are for customers who buy into ‘cost of
ownership’ to use in the long run. Then
we have entry-level products on lifting
machinery, which are for customers who
just want to buy a product to get the job
done, but these products are still SANS
compliant and international recognised.
Mandirk Lifting general manager,
Jaco Vorster.
The most obvious reason for expanding
our offer in this way is, of course, cost-
effectiveness,” explains Vorster.
“What gives us the leading edge
in the marketplace is that we have
the full support and back-up of all
of the global brands we represent,
which gives us a depth of technical
support that is hugely beneficial to
our customers. In addition, all of our
global brands are not only SANS- and
SABS-compliant, but subscribe to all
relevant international regulations and
accreditation,” Vorster points out.
“Having the support of OEMs on
all our products means that if anything
happens, the OEM provides us with
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