Capital Equipment News February 2021

GRADERS

A Caterpillar 140G grader rebuilt by KH Plant.

Motor graders: growing functionality may accelerate market development

The grader market in South Africa is faced with a reduction in construction projects, yet the functionality and importance of these machines are predicted to accelerate growth in the global market. Capital Equipment News approached two players in this field for their take on the local grader market. By Mark Botha .

M otor graders reduce labour requirements while “improving overall fuel efficien- cy”, according to a global industry analysis and forecast of the grader market by research company Transpar- ency Market Research. The analysis, based on the forecast period 2019 – 2027, also acknowledges the importance of graders in applications including ground and soil levelling, the removal of dumps and debris, and “establishing foundation pads in native soil”.

While it was found that these activities can be performed more efficiently and at lower cost, the study states that “the importance of motor graders is starkly increasing and therefore helping in the overall development of the market”. The research also concluded that the functionality of motor graders will “accelerate the growth of the global market in coming years” and that these machines are “one of the most vital choices for multiple industries, especially at the site of mining, construction and building”. We turned to KH Plant, a rebuilder of Caterpillar

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