Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) recognises the increasingly critical need for a predictable rail service that will support and enhance its drive to build successful partnerships with industry and third-party logistics service providers (3PLs). This was the message from...
Jun 20, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
THE Port of Ngqura has shown off its first piece of maintenance equipment since it started operations in 2009, a R1,8 million crane truck specifically modified to meet the port’s unique requirements. Deputy Port Engineer Tauqeer Ahmed said the crane was adapted to...
Jun 13, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Commerce & Trade, Food & Beverage, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
THE recent hefty hike in fuel costs will come as a “double whammy” to the South African agricultural sector which is still struggling to recover from the effects of the recent prolonged drought, an economist has warned. On June 6 petrol (95 ULP & LRP) increased by...
Jun 13, 2018 | Forestry, Pulp & Paper, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling
WITH less than a month to go before WoodEX for Africa 2018 opens its doors from 11 to 13 July 2018 at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, time is running out for anyone in the woodworking machinery, tooling, and products sector who hasn’t done so yet to secure...
Jun 6, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
TRUCK manufacturer, FAW SA, says its dealers are operating at a higher level than ever before, making for more satisfied customers It puts this down to a concerted effort to set industry-leading aftersales benchmarks to which its dealers and branches have to adhere....
May 23, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Packaging, Transport & Logistics
SMART Process Gating, introduced by Leuze, has made muting processes more economical as well as simpler and safer. That’s according to sensor solutions specialist, Countapulse Controls, which is offering the technology in southern African. Countapulse Controls MD...
May 23, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Manufacturing, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Property – Commercial & Industrial, Special Economic Zones, Transport & Logistics
FOREIGN investors will put down roots in South Africa where there is appropriate infrastructure, support and incentives. That’s according to Ayanda Vilakazi, Head of Marketing and Communications at the Coega Development Corporation (CDC). He was responding to the...
May 23, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Engineering Supplies, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Property – Commercial & Industrial, Transport & Logistics
TOYOTA Industrial Equipment will officially open its new East London premises tomorrow, 24 May 2018. While the company, a division of the EIE Group, has been operating in the city since 1990, the new premises mark the launch of initiatives to enhance and streamline...
May 13, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling
GOSCOR Lift Truck Company (GLTC) has been announced as the main sponsor of this year’s Umhlanga Ski Boat Festival, scheduled for 16 and 17 June. Hosted by the Umhlanga Ski Club, the festival is relaunching after a 12-year absence from the national boating and fishing...
