Modern Mining December 2018

BULK MATERIALS HANDLING

An up-and-coming materials handling and engineering company that is currently enjoying very strong growth is eMalahleni-based African Commodity Handling (ACH), which specialises in providing products and services to a number of industries, most notably mining and power generation. ACH has an appetite for expansion and is keen to undertake entire materials handling projects on a turnkey basis and also to diversify geographically. ACH emerging as a new name in materials handling

A n empowered business, ACH was founded in 2013 and is run by a well-balanced management team. Growth since the early days of the company has been rapid and ACH now has over 300 employees (although this number constantly fluctuates as some contracts end and others begin). Explaining the background to ACH, the management team members say it signed an exclusive agreement to represent German company SCHADE Lagertechnik (SCHADE) in Southern Africa. “SCHADE, which has a

history going back well over a cen- tury, is part of the AUMUND Group, and has a global reputation as a supplier of materials handling equip- ment, including stackers, reclaimers and wagon tipplers,” they explain. Since incorporation in 1879 SCHADE has grown to be a rec- ognised leader in the field of bulk material stockyards and blending bed technology. As pioneers in the

stacker/reclaimer market, SCHADE has a long and distinguished reputation for innovative

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Pictured here (from left) are Piet Makama – ACH Management TeamMember; Rudolf Hose – ACH Management TeamMember; Ekkehard Zaune – SCHADE Head of Electrical Engineering & Automation Design; Andreas Junker – SCHADE Technical Director; Bernardo Miranda – SCHADE Sales Manager; and Patrick Mgidi – ACH Management TeamMember.

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