Modern Quarrying Jan-Feb 2018

SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT

One of the Scania twinsteers hard at work at Great Karoo Crushing’s Jeppe’s Reef site.

a quarry or mine extends across all oper- ational functions, “from site preparation, blasting and off-road hauling, to on-road haulage and staff transportation.” Scania’s close contact with custom- ers ensures that its designs are based on what the customer needs. This is done by carrying out an extensive assessment of an operation to arrive at an optimal solu- tion. Transport solutions in the construc- tion industry are complex and by using this knowledge, Scania is able to tailor its offerings by partnering with customers to ensure the best solution possible. www.scania.co.za

20 000-hour service before the unit is sold for a decent selling price. And that is what works for me,” he says. Scania’s range of truck offerings has received high regard in the industry, allow- ing the company to continue rolling out its broad transport solutions. Its comprehen- sive infrastructure around the country and in Africa, allows customers to rest assured that parts are readily at hand, ensuring high uptime, longer vehicle life and lower total cost of ownership. Its modular design and component philosophy means inter- changeability of components and a 95% immediate parts availability. According to Ruben Govender, key account manager for mining at Scania, the value that the Scania range brings to

“We will see what the full return on our investment is in about ten years’time when we sell off the first unit but at this stage we are very happy with our Scania machines.” Tait says that it is very fortunate that GKC is a privately-owned company. “I have a five-year running programme for replacing our plant and when we need something specific for an upcoming proj- ect, we are able to buy it. We have a flexi- ble budget depending on the time frame for using our equipment, what it is for, and where it is utilised. “We don’t make a decision based on the lowest price. Our civils side gets the kickback on the fuel savings, but I look at the mechanical aspect. If one pays a good price at the start, you will have a 10 000 to

Report by Dale Kelly and photographs unless otherwise accredited, courtesy GKC and Scania

GKC also purchased several water bowsers from Scania due to the fact that its units are renowned for low fuel consumption (Dale Kelly).

The P310 Scania tipper is designed specifically to maximise the payload. With a lighter frame it is ideal for the transportation of sand (Dale Kelly).

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MODERN QUARRYING

Quarter 1 / 2018