Capital Equipment News March 2017

Johnson Crane Hire operates one of the biggest heavy lift crane fleets in Africa.

The southern African heavy lift industry is potentially a growth area for certain lifting contractors in the region, especially on the back of an array of specialised jobs that require both greater expertise and sophisticated equipment across several industries such as construction, mining, transport and energy, writes Munesu Shoko. NEW HEIGHTS TO

H eavy lifting is such a specialised skill that calls for both special expertise and sophisticated equipment. There are several contractors in southern Africa who have paid their school fees as far as heavy lifting is concerned. Some of the names that come to mind are Johnson Crane Hire and Mammoet Southern Africa. The skill and capability of these companies’ heavy lift teams is simply unmatched in the areas they operate, com- plemented by two of the largest heavy lift

stage, however there are current and future projects in construction, mining, petrochemi- cal and wind sectors that call for heavy lifting

fleets in southern Africa and Africa at large. Prospects of growth for heavy lift contrac- tors in southern Africa are limited at this

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