focused on safety and service means customers receive
high-value product and any support required. Years of
field experience paired with highly skilled engineering and
metallurgy expertise make ESCO products the preferred
choice for construction, mining and industrial applications.
To celebrate the busy year, ESCO Africa’s head office
combined forces with our Middelburg office for a Family Day
on 16 November 2013. Johannesburg restaurant, The Cradle,
played host to 80 employees and family members from the
two offices. The group went for a “game drive” – a guided
tour much like a safari – followed by a picnic in the bush.
This annual Family Day tradition began more than 50 years
ago at ESCO’s headquarters in Portland, Oregon, and has
spread to offices around the world.
Africa
It was a busy year for ESCO in Africa as the region garnered
new customers, recruited new talent and broke ground on
a new regional headquarters. Since ESCO announced its
direct presence in South Africa in February 201 the African
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team has grown exponentially under the direction of Philippe
Kaskarian, Managing Director for Africa. The following are
just a few of our recent successes.
ESCO Africa’s team began a very exciting project in 2013:
a brand new head office. Currently ESCO’s administrative
office is headquartered in Woodmead, South Africa, while
the warehouse is in Kempton Park, South Africa (more
than 25km away). In September 2014, ESCO’s regional
headquarters for Africa will move into a combined location
in Linbro Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, where the
administrative team and warehouse will join together.
Kaskarian led the ground-breaking ceremony on 5
September 2013.
Above: Artist’s rendering of ESCO
Africa’s regional headquarters.
Right: Philippe Kaskarian breaks
ground at the new site.
In addition to securing ESCO’s first Profill® dragline bucket
sale last year, the team also completed the sale and
manufacture of the first UltraHaulTM Truck Body in Africa.
Engineers at ESCO, working closely with the customer,
enhanced an already-proven design being sold around the
world. Together they created a lighter body