Capital Equipment News October 2025

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CONTENTS Capital Equipment News is published monthly by Crown Publications Managing Editor Wilhelm du Plessis

capnews@crown.co.za Advertising manager Elmarie Stonell elmaries@crown.co.za Writer Juanita Pienaar jpienaar@crown.co.za Design Ano Shumba Publisher Wilhelm du Plessis Managing Director PO Box 140 Bedfordview 2008 Tel: (011) 622-4770 www.crown.co.za Printed by Tandym Print The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor or the publisher. Karen Grant Circulation Karen Smith

FEATURES 02 COMMENT The state of heavy lifting in South Africa 04 COVER STORY Burgers Equipment & Spares and XCMG drive a new era in construction machinery Volvo 08 HEAVY LIFTING Concord Access Solutions elevates Africa’s access equipment market

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12 Sarens’ heavy lifting fleet powers Southern Africa’s growth

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16 REBUILDS Mafika Engineering is powering mining’s circular economy

20 ENVIRONMENT Volvo Trucks powers ahead with electric mobility

24 OIL AND LUBRICANTS Atlas Oil & Chemical champions compressor longevity

Total circulation Q2 2025: 11 979

26 TRANSPORT, FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS Arresting the decline: SA’s logistics sector reaches a turning point

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