PRODUCT FOCUS
CASE STUDY: MPEKE PLANT HIRE
output of 74.5kW (100HP) of power at
2 200rpm and maximum torque of
408Nm at 1 350rpm. As a result, they
provide more than enough muscle for
the most demanding applications while
delivering low operating costs due to
low fuel/oil consumption.
Bobcat backhoe loaders come
standard with a two-year powertrain
warranty, a testament to the reliability
and durability of the components
and the design of the powertrain in
the backhoe loaders, providing extra
protection and peace of mind.
Mpeke Plant Hire
Mpeke Plant Hire currently services
national, provincial, and local
government as well as general
construction, civil engineering, and
mining industry contracts in the Western
Cape, meeting their plant hire and
construction equipment requirements.
The new Bobcat equipment will be
working on a government project doing
trenching and loading work.
Brian Rachman, district manager
at BESA, says, “Mpeke Plant Hire is
a dynamic and professional company
that has grown in size and success,
largely thanks to the hard work,
professionalism, and perseverance
of current owner, Richmond Mpeke
and his team. The Western Cape is an
important growth area for the Bobcat
range, and it is the biggest sector for
backhoe loaders in South Africa. Bobcat
Cape Town therefore has a particular
focus on the sales and support of
Bobcat backhoe loaders, and we offer
500-hour service intervals and a variety
of finance options for purchasing
Bobcat equipment.”
A flourishing business
Mpeke Plant Hire, established in
2014, began as an exciting social
responsibility project that grew into a
successful business in its own right.
Today, it is a flourishing plant hire
concern, operating as an independent
entity.
Starting out with only a single pickup
truck, Mpeke Plant Hire systematically
spread its wings, adding a number of
large-scale construction machines to
Mpeke Plant Hire, a successful
equipment and plant hire business
based in the Western Cape, has taken
delivery of three new Bobcat B730
backhoe loaders and a new Bobcat
S550 skid-steer loader. The latest
arrivals add to two Bobcat B730
backhoe loaders that Mpeke Plant
purchased in 2018. All the machines
were supplied by Bobcat Equipment
South Africa (BESA), part of the
Goscor Group of Companies and the
authorised Bobcat dealer for South
Africa.
The B730 is one of four models
in the Bobcat range of backhoe
loaders for sale throughout Africa
and the Middle East. Together with
the B730, the B700, B750, and
B780 backhoe loader models offer a
choice of different specifications for
diverse applications in construction,
utility, rental, roadworks, demolition,
excavation, landscaping, and
agriculture.
All four models are powered by the
Perkins 1104C-44T 4.4 l engine with
direct fuel injection and a best-in-class
From back, left: Gaby Rhayem, Bobcat MEA regional director; Barry Owen, BESA managing director; Christo Swart, BESA sales
representative; Hardes Burger, Mpeke Plant director; Marika Heyns, Mpeke Finance; Joseph Mpeke, Mpeke Operations; Brian
Rachman, BESA general manager; Mike Vought, Bobcat Loaders product line director; and Gul Nalcaci, Bobcat Backhoe Loader
product manager.
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MAY 2019
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