Capital Equipment News April 2023

FLEET MAINTENANCE

How Jet Demolition keeps its fleet ready to fly Jet Demolition owns a comprehensive selection of mobile demolition

J et Demolition has been estab lished as a premiere demolition company in South Africa. But the cog to keep the company’s machines running is the equip ment used in various projects that can run simultaneously. operations. That fleet is also consistently expanding, which makes it an impressive operation. But for Jet Demolition Contracts and Project Manager Kate Bester, it allows the company to be productive. “We have recently taken delivery of three new Hitachi machines, which are currently being equipped with OilQuick systems, the first for a demolition company in Africa. We are very excited about the addition of the OilQuick system to our fleet, as it will allow for improved safety, flexibility and productivity on our sites, resulting in happier clients, and an improved safety profile,” she explains. That means an expansive fleet of equipment is needed for day-to-day

equipment, ranging from mini excavators to a 102 tonne, 35-metre-high reach excavator. The specialised demolition work tools for 33 excavators vary in size from a few hundred kilograms to 15 tonnes, many of which were either custom-built or imported, and not available locally. So how does the company keep these machines ready for action? The answer is simple, proper maintenance, writes Adriaan Roets .

“With a stringent policy of regular maintenance and replacement, our entire fleet has changed entirely over the course of our existence, but the primary goal remains: To ensure that we have access to good, reliable, and specialised equipment, when we need it.”

Jet Demolition Contracts and Project Manager Kate Bester

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