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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS APRIL 2016 11
ACCESS EQUIPMENT
Goscor Access Rental (GAR), part of
the Goscor Group of Companies,
has to date rented out a total of 95
access equipment to support construction
work currently under way at the Mall of
Africa in Midrand, Johannesburg, testimony
to the company’s teamwork, dedication and
belief in their equipment and service.
GAR is a market leader in the supply of a
wide range of mobile lifting equipment and
systems to the Southern Africa market. Ac-
cording to the company’s general manager,
Nici Verster, they faced some challenges in
securing the project. “Our success in being
appointed as the preferred rental equip-
ment supplier is the result of a tremendous
team effort, perseverance and good cus-
tomer relationships.”
“Following several calls and visits to the
site, we finally got hold of the correct
decision maker but as he was on a tight
schedule, I only had five minutes to pitch
our business.” The real breakthrough came
when Verster sold a GTH2506 telescopic
handler to the customer on behalf of
Goscor Hi-Reach; GAR was then requested
to supply a few tele-handlers and not long
after, requests for other equipment started
coming in. To ensure uninterrupted uptime
for the customer, GAR has assigned sales
representative, Johan Oosthuizen to the site
to look after the customer’s requirements.
Covering an area of 115 000 m², the
Mall of Africa will be the largest shopping
mall ever built in South Africa in a single
phase. This crowning glory of South
Africa’s strong shopping centre industry
will be the heart of Midrand’s Waterfall
City development, located between South
Africa’s administrative capital, Pretoria, and
its economic capital, Johannesburg. Valued
GOSCOR ACCESS RENTAL EQUIPMENT
raises the Mall of Africa
at R5-billion, this super-regional mall is
scheduled for opening in April 2016.