Capital Equipment News April 2023

The nature of demolition works will always include risk as a core consideration. We have adapted risk management and control as our primary function, above all else, and will therefore always analyse our everyday

activities to identify and develop the safest, most practical approach.

The new machines will be cared for at the company’s own workshop. “Jet Demolition has its own fully-equipped workshop, as well as a collection of the most critical spares in our warehouse. We also have our own team of diesel mechanics that maintain our fleet, with regular services undertaken in strict accordance with proven intervals,” says Bester. While keeping maintenance close to home, the effective management of the fleet also relies on the operators and fault detection from them, to ensure no project has to be halted due to equipment failure. “We rely heavily on our operators to ensure that any issues are reported timeously, so we are able to attend to them before they become detrimental. Our fleet is well maintained, and regularly replaced. Our core equipment is replaced much more regularly than conventional construction equipment, as a failure midway through a controlled demolition activity would have an immediate and direct consequence,” says Bester. Regular replacement of equipment means that Jet Demolition can have a varied fleet, and that includes the latest technologies to ensure the business is always ready to take on more work, but also has some spare equipment for last minute or unscheduled projects. “By heavily investing in acquiring and maintaining a diverse fleet of equipment over a long period of time, we have managed to ensure a degree of redundancy in our fleet. This means that when an emergency project comes about we have the flexibility to be able to rapidly allocated and relocate equipment to the site, without

By investing in acquiring and maintaining a diverse fleet of equipment there is flexibility to be able to rapidly allocate and relocate machines.

Jet Demolition has its own fully-equipped workshop, as well as a collection of the most critical spares in its warehouse.

Some machines in the fleet run on OilQuick systems, the first for a demolition company in Africa.

The first excavator was purchased in 1994, the same year that Jet Demolition was registered. Since then, its fleet has steadily expanded to include a wide variety of machines. This includes excavators currently ranging from 1,4 tonnes to 102 tonnes.

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