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AREA F O C U S
Eastern Cape
now Senwes Equipment country
PEOPLE FROM THE
PLATTELAND USUALLY
ASSOCIATE THE EASTERN
CAPE WITH HOLIDAYS
AND FUN. HOWEVER,
SENWES EQUIPMENT AND
JOHN DEERE ARE HERE
FOR THEIR PRODUCERS.
AUBREY KRUGER
W
hen you drive through
this beautiful area, you
seem to be entering a fairyland
when you cross the Orange River.
The mountains make you think of
Heidi and Peter’s mountains. But
let’s talk about Aliwal North first.
ALIWAL NORTH
Senwes has been expanding in the
Eastern Cape since 2016, with
branches in Aliwal North and
Ugie. Senwes Scenario went to
explore the area.
The name Aliwal North was
given by Sir Harry Smith, gover
nor of the Cape Colony at the
time. The name was as a result
of his triumph over the Sikhs
at the Battle of Aliwal in India
during the first Sikh war in 1846.
The town was founded in 1849.
Strangely enough, during those
days Mosselbay used to be known
as Aliwal-South.
SENWES’ SUCCESS STORY
The Aliwal North branch of
Senwes Equipment opened its
doors exactly a
year ago, on
The Senwes Equipment branch in Aliwal
North is right next to the N6.
Office personnel:
Here are Daniëlle van
Vuuren (Jobcard Clerk),
Nelis van Heerden
(Branch Manager) and
Yolanda van Heerden
(Head Administration).
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AUG/SEP 2017 • SENWES Scenario
1 August 2017. Branch manager
Nelis van Heerden is very proud
of this expansion in the Eastern
Cape since he is from the area and
he has been involved from the
very beginning.
He came from Bloemfontein
in 2014 and started to work as
technician. Nelis and his assistant,
George Mosala, started at the
same time - “It was only the two
of us.” George has passed away in
the meantime - he worked with
Nelis for seven years. Senwes
Equipment bought the branch
and opened it on 1 August 2016.
Nelis was a Senwes technician in
Bloemfontein for almost a year,
from May 2004, before he was
appointed as branch manager at
Aliwal North in May 2004.
Workshop staff at Aliwal North:
Here are Walter Sauer (Tractor
Technician), Lloyd Matiya
(General Worker) and Paul
du Randt (Apprentice).