Capital Equipment News October 2022

tion material and especially its transport as he ran a business to this effect for 57 years,” Jannie says. This means that Jannie not only knows the industry, but also what materials are deemed best.

This knowledge was transferred, and now Virtigo Sand & Stone is providing quality construction material. “Malmesbury is known for the quality of its sand and stone and especially the colour of the sand which is held in high

Its rugged design enables the Finlay 683 with its top deck and bottom deck screen to handle material such as sand and gravel, limestone, crushed stone, coal, topsoil and demolition waste.

Virtigo Sand & Stone’s Finlay 683 Screen was bought, with a standard 12-month 2 500 hour and mechanics from Bell Equipment in Cape Town, to do all the servicing during the warranty period

On-board hydraulic folding conveyors make transport and storage of the Finlay 683 Screen easier

regard these days,” says Lejandi Burger. “Our sand’s cube-shaped crystals adhere better to cement which means that less sand is necessary when mixing concrete.” She adds that the Winelands District Municipality sees laterite gravel from Malmesbury as being the benchmark of quality and that deeper red tones emerge as older gravels are extracted, which makes it a more sought-after commodity. Screening is essential “Mining sand and gravels would tell you that we’d need a screen to do that

The average fuel burn of 8,5 litres an hour makes the Finlay 683 Screen frugal

The Finlay 683 combines scalping, screening, and stockpiling into one self-contained unit.

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