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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
OCTOBER
2015
to delivering world class after-sales service to
its customers by building a state-of-the-art
centralised Parts Distribution Centre in Isando.
This centre uses highly advanced systems
in computer-driven warehousing technology
to ensure parts are available whenever they
are needed.
The Komatsu PC350 LC-8 is winning new
friends in the field, and according to M&D Pipe’s
sitemanager Kyle Peinke, his crew is enthusiastic
about the excavators’ performance.
“It’s a great machine and the commissioning
process and training supplied by Komatsu was
good. We had absolutely no hassles. The guys
love it, especially our top operator who has
more than 30 years of pipeline experience. This
is someone who really knows his equipment.”
EQUIPMENT
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The company has used Komatsu
products over the last decade, and is
delighted with the price and perfor-
mance of two recently acquired PC350 LC-8
excavators, one of which is currently engaged
in a major pipe laying project in Alberton, south
of Johannesburg.
CEO Rukesh Raghubir explains that a major
driving force behind the company’s expansion
is that it offers a comprehensive package
of services, including civils, construction,
pipes, road building and earthworks to enable
maximum participation in different facets of a
project, both locally and cross border.
“We are active in the domestic public and
private sectors as well as in a number of infra-
structure creation projects, including oil and gas
developments, across Southern Africa. We are
currently exploring opportunities in the SADC
region, and have invested a significant amount
of capital in the continual upgrade of our fleet
of civils and construction equipment,” he says.
This includes the two Komatsu excavators
which proved to be very competitive in respect
of price related to specification benefits, in an
industrywide product survey and procure-
ment process.
Chris Porter, Murray and Dickson’s vastly
experienced head of roads and earth-
works, makes no bones about the fact that
the aftermarket experience is a key element in
supplier selection.
“It is essential to have confidence in a
supplier’s ability to support its equipment. For
example, let’s take an excavator that stands idle
for the need of a replacement part. In the big
picture it is not just this machine that is incur-
ring down time, but the 10 or more trucks that
it is supposed to load. The shortage of just one
component can cost us thousands an hour and
impact on our ability to meet crucial deadlines.”
Komatsu have shown their commitment
MAKING CONSTRUCTION A
PAYING PROPOSITION
Murray and Dickson Construc-
tion is a company that has
managed to defy industry
trends by enjoying significant
growth over the past five years.
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM:
A Komatsu excavator
PC350 LC-8.
Komatsu products working a
pipeline project in Alberton.
Chris Botha on left with Kyle
Peinke (site manager).
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