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fleet and sales divisions. The massive US$9 million deal for a total of
178 JLG machines represents the company’s largest machine order to
date, eclipsing the previous purchase by a whopping US$2,7 million.
“Our strategy is to always bring new innovations and technologies to
the local market to assist our customers achieve significant productivity
improvements in conjunction with improved safety and overall risk
management,” says Fleming. "Operating conditions are calling for
ways that significantly enhance productivity and safety. As a result, we
see renewed interest in new, innovative work-at-height solutions and
materials handling technologies such as ours.”
Fleming reiterates that Eazi Group’s vision is to make a difference in
the lives of its customers, especially when times are this hard, by giving
them solutions that save them time, improve productivity, reduce risk
and keeps people safe at job sites.
He adds that the spin-off of Eazi’s continued growth is that the
business is able to grow its workforce, significantly contributing to the
country’s economic growth. Eazi started out with only two people back
in 2003, and now has 7 00 employees within the organisation across
sub-Saharan Africa.
The company recently opened its Eazi University. “This is all about
constant education for our employees to equip them with the necessary
skills they need to better service our customers,” says Fleming. “It’s
also part of our skills retention strategy, which aims to keep our people
in the business by creating opportunities for them to grow and progress
within the company.”
"Since the launch of Eazi University at the beginning of April this
year, three sales-related, as well as two technical courses have been
completed to date," concludes Fleming.
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(48.8 m)
140 ft
(42.7 m)
120 ft
(36.6 m)
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(30.5 m)
80 ft
(24.4 m)
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(18.3 m)
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(12.2 m)
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20 ft
(6.1 m )
40 ft
(12.2 m)
60 ft
(18.3 m)
80 ft
(24.4 m)
-20 ft
(6.1 m )
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600 lb
(272 kg )
1000 lb
(450 kg )
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“We have already seen considerable demand for the
product, and the key reason being that it’s the first time
in the industry we have had this much up-and-over and
outreach capability in an articulating boom lift.”