CONTENTS
REGULARS
ON-THE-GROUND
Quicksilver growth for Cape plant hire company
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Over the past year, Western Cape-based QuickSilva Burcon Plant Hire has grown its fleet from
23 units to 57, and this year they are planning to push this number up even further, to at least
75 machines.
Leon
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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Regional directory of
rental equipment
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Insight 56
FACE-TO-FACE
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Fresh perspectives from a new
generation
Qasim Abrahams is the vice-president of
Sales and Service for Metso Africa and
Middle East and the country manager
for South Africa. He is also one of a new
generation of young executives making a
name for themselves in the industry.
INNOVATION
In our own image (Part 2)
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Since the days of the automaton in ancient Greece, humanity has been working to
create machines in our own image. Last month’s article looked at remote-controlled
humanoid robots — this month, we take a look at human-piloted machines.
PRODUCT FOCUS
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Digging deep for future success
As the increased focus on technological
advancement, sustainability, and reduced
operating costs permeates the construction
and mining landscapes, more companies are
looking at ways to merge these three ideals
and come up with the next big thing in the
excavator market.
MARCH 2018
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