Modern Quarrying Jan-Feb 2018

SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT

Scania solutions tailored for optimal uptime

machines. We subsequently started nego- tiations with Scania in Cape Town and ordered our first four Scania units. “I must say that due to the excellent fuel consumption on these machines and that fact that we were fortunate to obtain further work on Birah on the R27 between Port Alfred and East London, we pur- chased our second batch of four units,” he says adding that the decision to buy the mixers with a TFMmixer combination was purely a decision to compare fuel con- sumption with the rest of the fleet. “And the results were very favourable indeed,” Tait says. At that time, MQ spoke to Scania’s key accounts manager for construction Theuns Naude, who says he was blown away by the fact that Tait was saving some R15 000 a month on fuel with the two conemixers. “Scania has always been known for its positive fuel consumption and it is fantastic to have our customers coming back to us with positive feedback.” Tait is more than happy with Scania’s back up and maintenance support. “The fact that the units are low on fuel con- sumption is why we also bought some water trucks from them. Fuel is the main concern at the stage, and if one gets a good saving on fuel, then using Scania is a no brainer.

Vehicles in Scania’s construction range are rugged, robust and reliable. Known for their excellent manoeuvrability and handling, they are well suited for hard work in the most challenging conditions. Key benefits include reliable back up, increased payload and impressive fuel savings – all of which was confirmed by Modern Quarrying ’s recent visit to Haw & Inglis (H&I) in Durbanville, Cape Town.

C hris Tait heads up the plant and equipment side of associate company Great Karoo Crushing (GKC), which was established in 1999 as a joint venture between H&I and the then Worcester- based Prima Klipbrekers (now Afrimat), primarily to fulfil thematerial requirements of H&I road construction projects. In 2002, GKC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of H&I. Starting off with two crushing plants, it has expanded to six semi-mobile multi- stage crushing plants, twomobile crushing plants and two screening plants. Added to this is the huge fleet Tait is responsible for, which is in the region of With excellent equipment-to-payload ratio and greatly improved technical availability, the Scania heavy tipper can be specially tailored to meet any type of construction-specific demand. Picture shows Scania’s heavy-duty P410 tipper.

about 200 pieces of equipment. Fifteen of these are Scania twinsteers and conemix- ers, which he says are working very well indeed. He adds that Scania is a supplier of reputable trucks well able to handle the capacity and loads he requires. “We tendered on a projec t in Kalbaskraal shortly after we had com- pleted the Melkbos intersection, and were looking at various methods of getting the asphalt and aggregates to site more eco- nomically,” he tells MQ. “And when one looks at pricing, one tends to look at what other contractors are utilising. At that stage we were crushing at Ventersburg which had several contractors on site. “We noticed that one of our com- petitors on site was using some Scania machines and realised that they would be adequate for the carrying capacity we required. We did our homework and found that some of our competitors in the Free State were also using Scania

Great Karoo Crushing’s Chris Tait is more than happy with the Scania equipment he has purchased to date (Dale Kelly).

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