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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
JUNE 2015
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In the African context, and as confirmation
of their growing presence, Shantui has con-
cluded deals in neighbouring territories such
as Zambia and Kenya. In Zambia, Shantui
recently delivered equipment worth USD$
4 million to the Zambia National Service.
The deal consisted of 320 hp SD32 bull-
dozers and 20 ton SE210 excavators to be
employed as part of the youth development
programme aimed at infrastructure develop-
ment throughout the country.
Similar deals were concluded in Kenya where
some 68 pieces of equipment were supplied
to the Kenya National Youth Service.
With Africa’s flourishing economies and the
increasingly close economic ties with China,
Shantui is steadily growing its overseas busi-
ness, seizing this valuable opportunity by ag-
gressively pursuing procurement contracts
as well as developing products according to
customer demand for respective markets.
After sales and service, parts distribution
and delivery are on par with global standards
and are quickly helping to strengthen Shan-
tui as a leading multinational brand. Shantui
dealers are well-trained and experienced in
service delivery as with the local market. Lo-
cally, the parts team is very well established
S
hantui Construction Machinery es-
tablished a presence in South Africa
in 2010 by opening its first subsidi-
ary company. This is in addition to the facil-
ities in East and West Africa where a large
number of machines are operating in major
projects. This can only be attributed to the
growth in the reliability, affordability, ease
of operation and parts availability that the
Shantui brand offers.
Many of the African economies have not yet
reached the level of development where the
latest innovations in technical and electronic
technology in equipment has any additional ma-
terial benefits, as hi-tech expertise is not always
available to keep the equipment fully operational.
Emerging economies have come to rec-
ognise that the Shantui brand meets the
requirements of robustness and ease of
maintenance so necessary under the harsh
African operating conditions.
Already the South African landscape is dot-
ted with some 400 units of equipment, all
well supported by 14 exclusive dealers who
have the trust in the Shantui brand, to offer
specialized backup as and where required.
Success in Africa has been the result of
Shantui distancing itself from the negative
typecast of inferior quality and service as-
sociated with some brands from the East’s
manufacturing sector, to become the largest
bulldozer manufacturer in the world.
Shantui
DELIVERS IN PARTS
AND SERVICE
By Pierre Sanson