Capital Equipment News September 2017

fleet and sales divisions. The massive US$9 million deal for a total of 178 JLG machines represents the company’s largest machine order to date, eclipsing the previous purchase by a whopping US$2,7 million. “Our strategy is to always bring new innovations and technologies to the local market to assist our customers achieve significant productivity improvements in conjunction with improved safety and overall risk management,” says Fleming. "Operating conditions are calling for ways that significantly enhance productivity and safety. As a result, we see renewed interest in new, innovative work-at-height solutions and materials handling technologies such as ours.” Fleming reiterates that Eazi Group’s vision is to make a difference in the lives of its customers, especially when times are this hard, by giving them solutions that save them time, improve productivity, reduce risk and keeps people safe at job sites. He adds that the spin-off of Eazi’s continued growth is that the business is able to grow its workforce, significantly contributing to the country’s economic growth. Eazi started out with only two people back in 2003, and now has 7 00 employees within the organisation across sub-Saharan Africa. The company recently opened its Eazi University. “This is all about constant education for our employees to equip them with the necessary skills they need to better service our customers,” says Fleming. “It’s also part of our skills retention strategy, which aims to keep our people in the business by creating opportunities for them to grow and progress within the company.” "Since the launch of Eazi University at the beginning of April this year, three sales-related, as well as two technical courses have been completed to date," concludes Fleming. b “We have already seen considerable demand for the product, and the key reason being that it’s the first time in the industry we have had this much up-and-over and outreach capability in an articulating boom lift.”

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