Capital Equipment News August 2016

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS

AUGUST 2016

Air Products South Africa’s Board of Direc-

tors announced the appointment of Robert

Richardson as the new Managing Director

of Air Products South Africa. Richardson

succeeds Mike Hellyar who recently an-

nounced his retirement. Hellyar was at the

helm of the industrial gas company for nine

years.

Richardson has an M.Sc. degree in engi-

neering, and over two decades of experi-

ence in the industrial gases industry. He

has served on Air Products South Africa’s

executive management committee for the

past eight years in the position of Gener-

al Manager On-Sites. Prior to this, he held

various operations and project management

positions within Air Products, and also with

the Linde Group.

Richardson will be the fourth Managing

Director appointed in Air Products South

Africa’s 47 year history.

imed at smaller-sized or emerging

construction companies as well as

the plant hire industry, the proven

Bomag BW 900 tandem vibratory roller

provides a cost effective entry level solution

by delivering competitive pricing and lower

maintenance costs.

The machine has been introduced into

Southern Africa by Bell Equipment, Bomag’s

alliance partner in the region, which pro-

vides customer and technical support

through its well established network of cus-

tomer service centres.

Bell Equipment’s Product Marketing Man-

ager: Bomag, Johan Hanekom says that

comparatively the Bomag BW 900 is only

slightly more expensive than a pedestrian

roller, and thus requires a lower capital out-

lay than other tandem vibratory rollers on

the market.

“Ideally, the machine is suited to smaller

contracts that have no need for onsite die-

sel tanks. The key is the Honda GX630 pet-

rol engine, which is easy to run and operate

and is a more cost effective option com-

pared to the diesel models on the market.”

He adds: “The petrol engine is more cost ef-

fective to maintain and the machine has no

grease nipples and a maintenance free bolt

on articulated and oscillating joints, which

together result in lower overall maintenance

of the BW 900.”

The Bomag BW 900 has an operating

weight of 1 197 kg. Standard equipment

includes: hydrostatic travel and vibration

drives, front drum vibration, series hydro-

static travel drive, foldable ROPS to offer

flexibility for transport and storage, hy-

drostatic articulated steering, mechanical

parking brake, vibration control in travel

lever, two scrapers per drum and a pres-

surised sprinkler system.

AIR PRODUCTS SOUTH AFRICA

announces new Managing Director

BOMAG BW 900

for asphalt and

earthworks

Robert Richardson is the new Managing Director of

Air Products South Africa.

urma Plant Hire, the largest earthmov-

ing plant hire company in the Western

Cape, will be adding Ctrack’s Fleet

Analytics Service to its existing Ctrack MaXx

fleet management solution. This advanced

dashboard management software will pro-

vide powerful in-depth analysis on critical

fleet performance factors, such as green

band driving, excess idling time and earth

moving machinery hours.

Burma Plant Hire has operations across South

Africa and Namibia. With a fleet of 531, the

company has been using Ctrack’s Yellow

Equipment Solution for the past four years to

monitor the performance, use and behaviour of

its yellow machinery as well as its LDVs.

The Ctrack advanced fleet management

solution has also been deployed across the

company’s fleet of lowbeds, tipper trucks

and dumper trucks, as well as its more than

100 light delivery vehicles (LDVs). Over the

years, the solutions have enabled them to

accurately monitor their yellow equipment

by saving countless hours in downtime and

maintenance costs.

Incorporating Ctrack Fleet Analytics gives

Burma Plant Hire the means to analyse

the vast amounts of telematics data gen-

erated. Using rich fleet analytics and smart

interpretation of data, the software provides

the information needed for critical deci-

sion-making, from cost savings to future

investments. This solution is outsourced to

enable the company to receive expert anal-

ysis, without the added overheads of em-

ploying analysts.

“By utilising the Ctrack Analytics platform to

its fullest capacity, we can improve our pro-

ductivity, offering the best service and solu-

tions to our clients in order to meet the high

standards that Burma Plant Hire sets for it-

self. We can also continuously strive to find

solutions to eliminate vehicle abuse and re-

duce diesel costs, while ensuring the utmost

safety of our staff members and clients,” says

Theuns Burger, CEO of Burma Plant Hire.

“Since being selected in 2012, Ctrack

has worked closely with Burma Plant Hire

to address the inevitable operational risks

that companies who specialise in the yellow

metal fields face. Including fleet analytics in

their solution will no doubt add further value

to this successful and mutually beneficial

partnership,” says Hein Jordt, MD of Ctrack

Fleet Management Solutions.

BURMA PLANT HIRE

adds analytics to fleet management