Capital Equipment News July 2018

BACKHOE LOADERS

New diggers on the block

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Several new players have entered the local backhoe loader market

T he backhoe loader, popularly known as the TLB in local circles, remains the most prominent piece of equipment in South Africa and south- ern Africa at large. Together with the skid-steer, the two solutions constitute almost half of the annual sales of the 5 000-6 000 unit per annum construction equipment market. The TLB is regarded as the workhorse of the local industry and with its versatility, it’s a unit that affords small and upcoming contractors the much-needed stepping stone into the construction contracting business. Despite the overtraded nature of the backhoe loader market, several new players who have recently entered the local market have their winning strategies in place to challenge for a share of the lucrative, yet so competitive TLB market, Munesu Shoko .

Manitou SA officially launched its new TLB844S backhoe loader at Nampo 2018, although several units had already been sold prior to the show

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