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Bobcat Equipment South Africa further augments its immense range of over 130 attachments with the introduction of the new Industrial Wheel Mover to the South African market. A first in South Africa, the unique and robust Bobcat Industrial Wheel Mover has been specially designed and engineered locally to ensure the safe, easy and efficient removal and perfect positioning of large wheels with diameters ranging from 36" to 90". Weighing 214kg, this workhorse boasts a lifting capacity of close to 1700 kg and is capable of safely handling tyres on any large vehicles or machinery operating in construction, mining, agriculture, forestry, and general industry. According to Bobcat Equipment’s National Sales Manager, Andre Steenkamp, a very definite need was identified in the market place for this type of attachment which prompted Bobcat to design the Wheel Mover in partnership with a specialist company. “Changing or moving a large heavy tractor tyre or even sprayer tyres is simpl...

Multi Alloys and Energy Engineered Products (EEP) are enjoying the benefits of their move to newer and larger premises while still remaining in the same Midrand-based Kyalami Business Park where the two companies have been successfully trading for some 20 years. EEP, a leading stockist and distributor of stainless steel round bar, stud bar, pipe fittings and valves first moved into Kyalami Business Park in the mid-nineties and was joined two years later by Multi Alloys, when this business was founded to focus on the specialist metals in 1997. “As the sole employee, I then operated from an office that doubled up as a filing room,” laughs Ken. Successful growth and development meant that before long the companies needed more space and they decided to rent a second warehouse. Although an immediate and practical solution to the space problem, management of a warehouse off-site complicated day-to-day operations; within five years this warehouse too became too small. “Business is about ...

Goscor Lift Truck Company (GLTC) and Bobcat have combined their collective strengths under one roof with the establishment of a new fully equipped office and workshop in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, improving service levels and bringing products, parts and services closer to their customers. Nelspruit is the closest business town serving this vast region and this strategic position presented the perfect location from which both customer-centric companies can meet the requirements of their large and widely spread customer base as well as address current and expected growth in the region. The facility opened its doors on 1st October 2015 and is under the capable management of Japie Maritz supported by 6 well-trained staff members. Tinus Gibson and Jean Botha have relocated to Nelspruit to head up sales for GLTC and Bobcat respectively. GLTC, part of the Goscor Group of Companies and a specialist in forklift and warehousing solutions, determined that most materials handling companies servic...

Goscor Cleaning Equipment, previously known as Tennant SA, has 32 years of experience in the cleaning industry, focuses on providing complete, superior quality sales and rental industrial cleaning equipment solutions to mines and industries in the Southern African and SADC markets. The company stocks one of the largest ranges of cleaning equipment and consumables including commercial and industrial vacuums, single disc machines, scrubbers, sweeper scrubbers, beach cleaners, high pressure cleaners, vacuum trucks, road sweepers and escalator cleaners. Highly competitive, flexible daily, weekly monthly rental packages from the cleaning specialist’s Rental Division ensure optimum customer convenience across diverse cleaning applications and market sectors throughout Southern Africa including mining, construction, power generation and contract cleaning. General Manager of Goscor Cleaning Equipment, Gregory Venter, points out that equipment rental presents a highly affordable option,...

The Tennant T2 and T3 scrubber-dryers from Goscor Cleaning Equipment offer an affordable environmental health and safety solution by keeping the floors of any small to medium-sized retail facility spotlessly clean. Retail stores in the FMCG industry are obliged to adhere to strict Health & Safety regulations which include a spotless shop floor. In addition to hygiene and appearance, cleaning up spillages also increases customer safety. But keeping floors clean can be an endless time consuming and expensive task, especially for facilities that experience high volumes of foot traffic. “Furthermore, cleaning is not their core business so the challenge here is to find the most affordable and effective cleaning method,” says Goscor Cleaning Equipment Sales Manager, Jonathan Kirsch. Goscor Cleaning Equipment has the perfect affordable, no-fuss cleaning solution with the T2 and T3 scrubber-dryers. These rugged machines meet all the requirements of this market segment; they are compa...

HVOF (High Velocity Oxy Fuel) thermal spray coatings available from Thermaspray, are used to protect the external high strength low alloy steel surfaces of aircraft landing gear components against corrosion and wear. During landing and taxiing, an aircraft’s landing gear is subjected to a great deal of stress, side-loading and sliding wear. Any coatings applied to protect these large hydraulic units from wear resistance and corrosion must be of first-class standards to be able to withstand these stresses. Until recently, electrolytically deposited chrome plating was the standard surface treatment for landing gear components which are critical safety components on an aircafrt. According to Metallurgical Engineer at Thermaspray, Shaik Hoosain, hard chromium coatings have been the gold standard to impart resistance to component wear, impact and corrosion in aviation, transportation, industrial and consumer products for more than 70 years. “While chrome has proven to be a relatively c...