Quarry Southern Africa May 2017 | Page 14

Tracking equipment lifecycles Almost seven years after development was first started and following extensive testing, the Southern Africa Movable Asset Register (SAMAR) will be going live this year. However, outside of banks and some OEMs, few would be aware of this. Robyn Grimsley sat down with the project manager, Kyle Dutton, to learn more about what this means for the region’s heavy equipment owners. 12 _ QUARRY SA | MAY 2017