Capital Equipment News May 2015

Symbolic cutting of the ribbon at the opening of Hino Isando. Those in the photo (from left) are: Calvyn Hamman, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing, TSAM; Patrick Arthur, Dealer Principal of Hino Isando; Ernie Trautmann, Vice President of Hino SA; Junsuke Ando, General Manager Europe and Africa Division, Hino Motors Limited and Tetsuji Hitokata, Managing Director of Hino Motors Europe.

SUPER GROUP open flagship Hino dealership

S uper Group, a leading transport logistics and mobility group which was founded in 1986 and is listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange, has opened a flagship Hino dealership in Isando, well-situated in the industrial and commercial hub of Gauteng. Hino Isando is the 22nd exclusive dealership in the Hino network of 64 dealers and the cost of the development – excluding the land – was in excess of R25-million. The dealership has been operating since last November, but the official opening only took place on 21 April 2015. However, the impor- tance of the official opening was such that it was attended by Junsuke Ando, the General Manager of Hino Motors’ Africa and Europe Division. He said that although the majority of Hino sales take place in Japan and South- East Asia the continent of Africa was a region showing rapid growth with high potential. Junsuke added: “Hino recognises that there will be no Hino global success with- out Hino success here in South Africa. For this reason we are delighted that a high profile public company such as the Super Group has made a substantial investment in a new Hino dealership.”

Hino Isando is currently staffed by 17 peo- ple, but this number is planned to grow to 35 as the dealership gains sales and service momentum. The facility has six double work spaces making 12 bays and there is space for another six double bays for future development. There is an exten- sive parts stock on site and this is replen- ished at least twice a day. The workshop facility is equipped to un- dertake Certificate of Fitness (COF) test- ing but still awaiting full accreditation to conduct COF inspections. It also has an express pit lane to minimise downtime for urgent work when required. The facility is already eco-friendly in that all the lights are movement-sensor-con- trolled and plans are in place to recycle rain water for the wash bay. “Hino South Africa is fully committed to supporting Hino Isando to ensure its suc- cess, using Hino Total Support as one of our key strategies, because the establish- ment of a strong dealer network is a crit- ical part of our 2020 strategy to achieve a market leadership position in South Africa,” concluded Senior Vice President Calvyn Hamman. b

the Hino brand is flourishing in the ul- tra-competitive South African truck mar- ket and this latest investment in a new dealership is another sign of confidence in a brand that has been in South Africa since 1965 and remains the market lead- er in Japan,” said Calvyn Hamman, the Senior Vice President, Sales and Market- ing of Toyota SA Motors, of which Hino SA forms a part. “We are very pleased with the commit- ment from Super Group through Graeme Watson, the Chief Executive Officer, and Alistair Rawstorne, the Chief Operating Officer, and really appreciate the strategy and planning put into place by Roelf Stry- dom, Franchise Executive for the Toyota Group within Super Group and Patrick Ar- thur, the Dealer Principal, in bringing this new dealership to life. “This is a further example of confidence in the Hino brand. Last year we had the renam- ing of Hino Pretoria North to Hino Tshwane and relocation to spacious new premises in Pretoria West as well as the appointment of a Hino dealer in Cradock, which was an open point we were happy to fill. In addition, most of our dealers have either rebuilt or substan- tially refurbished their facilities over the past three years so we believe we are now well set for future growth,” added Hamman.

“We are very proud of the manner in which

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