Capital Equipment News October 2022

Bell Sales Representative, David Papi, chats to Martmol Trading owner, Martin Molewa, alongside a new JCB 3DX Backhoe Loader.

promises of service delivery.” As his business grew, Molewa learned about road construction and also learned that hiring earthmoving and road con struction equipment, such as loaders, graders, trucks and pavers, cost a pretty penny and had a real impact on bot tom-line profits. The answer to a more profitable business lay in owning his yellow machine fleet, and this challenge he addressed head-on. “One of the first pieces of equipment I bought in 2012 was a Bell 315SJ Tractor Loader Backhoe (TLB), which to my mind was a versatile tool best suited to our needs,” he says. “The other consideration was that the TLB should last a long time as durability was more important to us than efficiency.” At the same time, the entrepreneur was buying tipper trucks, rollers, graders and pavers, all the types of equipment essential to road construction. Martmol Trading was by then able to offer road construction services from base course to blacktop. Access to spares and services “It was reassuring to know that while buying earthmoving equipment from Bell Equipment, one was assured of

New machines are bought with standard warranties during which time Bell Equipment does the servicing

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When a machine is out of warranty Martmor Trading does the maintenance and buys spare parts from Bell Equipment branches nearby

Attachments further diversify new equipment

Kobelco SK220-10 excavators can work comfortably in areas with houses and powerlines nearby and that is one of the reasons it is well suited to fleets like those of Martmol Trading

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