Capital Equipment News November 2021

Overlooked Colliery has taken delivery of five SANY SYL956H front-end loaders.

“Central to the two deals was our ability to provide a total solution to the customer. The machines were financed via Goscor Finance, our own captive finance facility. Also included in the package deal are insurance and service.”

Murray Leith, GEMoperations manager

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Impressed by the performance of the first unit, the company took delivery of six more SANY machines in July this year – a 75 t SY750H excavator and five 17 t SYL956H front-end loaders H aving previously deployed a rental fleet on its coal mines, Overlooked Colliery decided to take a different route last year with the acquisition of its own machines. In August 2020, the company went on to acquire a 50 t SANY

The fleet of SANY machines, deployed at two different operations – Schoonland Colliery and Overlooked Colliery – is playing a major role in the company’s quest for increased production

A key competitive edge for the SANY brand in South Africa are the quick lead times, enabled by stock availability from both GEM and SANY Southern Africa

Following lengthy discussions, a deal for six SANY machines – a 75 t SY750H excavator and five 17 t SYL956H front-end loaders – was struck in July this year, GEM operations manager Murray Leith tells Capital Equipment News. The second deal coincided with

SY500H excavator from Goscor Earthmov- ing Equipment, the SANY earthmoving equipment dealer in South Africa. Impressed by the performance of the first unit, Overlooked Colliery returned to the negotiation table with GEM in March this year for more SANY machines.

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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS NOVEMBER 2021