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4IR technology brings new safety standards to on-site mobility

A JSE-listed company, based in Pietermaritzburg, has elevated its health and safety standards by installing an artificial intelligence (AI) camera system, Optavision. The system...

Reach trucks are ideal for narrow aisle applications

WITH excellent lift heights, capacities, visibility, and energy savings, the Crown series of narrow aisle reach trucks move and store materials efficiently. The brand...

SPONSORED NEWS: Battery-powered forklift market poised for growth

OVER the past few years, Toyota Material Handling, a division of CFAO Equipment SA that sells forklifts and related solutions, has seen a steady...

Bag system, suitable for nuts, eliminates the need for pallets

SPECIALISTS in the design and local manufacture of labelling, packaging, transport and storage solutions Conceptainer, has developed solutions to protect product integrity and for...

Customised pre-sink crane was an engineering challenge

CONDRA is to manufacture a high-lift, high-speed, heavy-duty kibble hoist of complex design as the key component of a 15-ton pre-sink portal crane. Lifting height...

Logistics acquisition creates a formidable cold chain service provider

COMMERCIAL Cold Holdings (CCH), a leading cold chain logistics platform controlled by funds managed by African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) a subsidiary of Old...

Giving back to the transport sector with road safety, efficiency and compliance initiatives

JC Auditors is introducing a series of impactful initiatives aimed at fostering safety, compliance, and efficiency within the country’s supply chain. Celebrating 15 years...

Budgets going to solar instead of new equipment

LOADSHEDDING is having a huge impact on the total uptake of equipment in general, says the MD of Shumani Industrial Equipment, Victor Nemukula. Companies...

Enthusiastic support for 45th SAPICS Conference

THIS year’s milestone 45th SAPICS Conference - Africa’s leading education, knowledge sharing and networking event for the supply chain profession - was a huge...

Doing the heavy lifting, moving and storing too

WHETHER it’s packing up a factory and moving it overseas, transporting a prefabricated steel plant to a mine in Africa; or delivering a gigantic...

Clients can track their orders as in-transit times reduce

THIS year Vesconite Bearings introduced additional notifications to help clients better track their orders. When an order is despatched, clients, together with the store...

Container services depot acquires new ECHs

SHUMANI Industrial Equipment has supplied two Kalmar Empty Container Handlers (ECHs) to Grindrod division United Container Depot (UCD). Shumani is the official distributor of...

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Third time lucky: Transnet re-issues RFP for DCT’s North Quay upgrade

TRANSNET National Ports Authority has issued a Request for Proposals for a contractor to reconstruct, deepen and lengthen berths at Durban Container Terminal’s (DCT)...

‘Smart’ all-season tyres to launch next year

SUMITOMO Rubber Industries (SRI), the Japan-based parent company of Sumitomo Rubber South Africa, which manufactures Dunlop tyres, will release next-generation all-season tyres in late...

Gas specialist announces new GM

The Board of Air Products South Africa is pleased to announce that effective February 1, 2024, Charles Dos Santos will succeed Rob Richardson as...

SEIFSA questions support for the Steel Master Plan as the industry faces disintegration and collapse

OPINION | THE steel industry is the backbone of any economy, it forms the foundation of any modern economy and is essential to every...