Timber iQ August - September 2019 // Issue:45 | Page 7

NEWS
Goscor’s busy bees achieve
Level 3 B-BBEE
The Goscor Group recently announced that it has achieved Level 3
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) status.
T
he Level 3 rating indicates a 90 to 95 rating on the BEE
Bobcat and GCAS is that the Goscor Group Level 3 B-BBEE
scorecard and encompasses ownership, management
rating allows them to participate in the government’s
control, skills development, enterprise and supplier
preferential procurement policy. It also broadens its scope to
development and socio-economic development.
participate in government tenders, therefore leveraging a
The rating extends to group companies Goscor Earth
significant competitive edge in the industry.
Moving (GEM), which distributes the SANY
brand of construction and related
equipment. Despite tough market
conditions, GEM achieved significant
growth in 2018, and is poised to extend its
SANY range even further in 2019, according
to managing director Barry Owen.
“As the fifth-largest construction and
related equipment manufacturer in the
world, SANY is a major powerhouse, with
impressive technology. Coupled with
Goscor and the Bud Group, that makes for a
formidable combination,” Owen comments.
Bobcat Equipment South Africa
represents the number one compact
materials-handling equipment brand in the
world. Not only does Bobcat offer some of
the toughest and most innovative machines
on the market, it also supplies complete
equipment solutions to speed up project
delivery, enhances health and safety and
improves overall quality, points out
national sales manager Brian Rachman.
Goscor Compressed Air Systems (GCAS)
has the added capability of supplying and
repairing a full range of machines. Mobile
and electric compressors, vacuum pumps,
dryers and filters are available as well. “We
pride ourselves not only on our customer
service, but on the longstanding
relationships we forge with our customers,”
comments sales and business development
manager Duane Kruger.
Goscor group marketing
communications manager Debby Marx
highlights that the Level 3 B-BBEE status is
a major achievement for such a diverse
organisation, which itself forms part of the
larger Bud Group. “It is a reflection on how
far we have progressed in achieving our
overall transformation goals, which range
from employment equity to enterprise
development, corporate social investment
and other initiatives.”
The benefit for customers of GEM,
Bobcat Equipment South Africa’s national sales manager Brian Rachman.
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