Caqital Equipment News October 2018

Scanlink, together with bodybuilders from Pretoria, South Africa, came to site to look at possible areas of improvement,” explains Davis. “They advised that the hydraulic pumps were under specification for the work at hand and replaced them all at no cost to R. Davis and Co. An effective solution to resolve the tipping speed was implemented timeously.” Room for growth Both Naude and Perlman believe that there is room for the Scania mining tipper solution to grow significantly as both mines and contractors seek for cost-effective hauling solutions to boost their productivity at lower operational costs. There are currently few mining operations in Zimbabwe that employ mining tippers for haulage of heavy duty ROM from the face to the processing plants. Following the benefits reported by R. Davis and Co, Perlman believes that its just a matter of time before the market starts relooking its hauling equipment. “It is a slow process, but the market is definitely starting to understand the benefits of these tippers compared with

yellow metal haulers,” says Perlman. Following a new political dispensation in the country, which has its eyes on boosting mining productivity as part of the economic resuscitation programme, Adriaan Serfontein, export sales representative at Scania South Africa, says Zimbabwe is one of the interesting export markets this year. “We have had many enquiries from Zimbabwe. Demand has been great and we expect to exceed our annual targets by October already,” says Serfontein. Zimbabwe’s mining industry is expected to grow by 10% this year, according to the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (COMZ), following a successful year in 2017, with an overall growth of 8,5%. The COMZ predicts that the sector will generate US$3,7-billion in 2018. The industry is expected to reach US$11-billion by 2022, and US$18-billion by 2030. “We believe that investments in mining and infrastructure development will further drive the market in Zimbabwe. The only etback at this stage is the liquidity issue, but the country has great potential for development in the short term,” concludes Naude. b

cycles for its current range. Apart from the product, Davis is also impressed by the aftersales service from both Scania and Scanlink. “When we had issues with slow tipping speeds on the first four trucks, Scania South Africa and Mike Davis, MD of R. Davis and Co. (left), with Daniel Perlman, MD of Scanlink, Scania’s authorised distributor in Zimbabwe.

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