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factors. “Once possible locations are found, test drilling is undertaken at the quarry site. In some instances this could involve core drilling. It is essential that we test the material to ensure that is suitable and more- over that once it is crushed, it will meet the project specifications.” All test results are independently verified to ensure that mate- rial is within the contractual requirements. The environment B&E International places great emphasis on environmental stewardship, so all source quarries are required to meet statutory regu- lations. The company employs the services of sister company, GreenMined to undertake all environmental studies, ensure regula- tory compliance and secure mining permits. Such intensive up front planning and invest- ment is a differentiator in the company’s status as a reputable supplier to roadworks and infrastructure contractors. Janse van Rensburg stresses that the fundamental objective when designing a plant is to provide a solution that will meet the required production output while complying with the environmental regu- lations in the sector in which it operates. “Furthermore it must not only be capable of operating at a competitive cost, but reli- ability should be a non-negotiable factor, since unplanned shutdowns are not only expensive but also negatively affect produc- tion output.” The advantage of mobility Mobility is a major advantage in B&E Interna- tional’s offering. A large fleet of latest tech- nology equipment which provides a large throughput capability and can be mobilised rapidly, allows the company to react quickly and efficiently to client demands. “Our support infrastructure is now containerised and permanently mounted on trailers. This allows for rapid deploy- ment and greater flexibility in terms of moving from site to site,” Janse van Rens- burg points out.

“By adopting a pre-emptive approach we have the ability and capability to provide the larger quantities required to service contracts. An example where this strategy has worked well is in the Free State region where we have been supplying aggregates to four different contracts since February 2014, with a scheduled completion date of June 2015 for the final supply,” says Janse van Rensburg. Free State projects B&E International supplied one million tons of crushed material for the layerworks and surfacing material on a 30 kilometre stretch of the N8 close to Thaba-Nchu. The company is also currently supplying mate- rial to an adjacent contract at Sannaspos near Bloemfontein. To date B&E Interna- tional has supplied 500 000 tons of layer- works and surface material on this 30 kilo- metre road contract. “We also supplied 200 000 tons of mate- rial for a 12 kilometre double carriageway contract on the N8 between Bloemfon- tein and Kloofeind. We secured our own source for half the material and the balance was crushed at Raumix Aggregate’s Petra Quarry,” adds Janse van Rensburg. The current Bloemfontein N1 Bypass

1. A complete solution from B&E International for the client in one package. 2. High capacity latest technology mobile crushing plant operated by B&E International. 3. B&E International has the capacity of units to match customer demands. 4. B&E International has the ability to locate a complete crushing service in a small space. contract is a 32 kilometre dual carriage- way. The material being supplied to this contract is extremely specialised, with an asphalt base. The total contract supply will entail 230 000 tons of material which is split into four fractions. The contractor will mill a portion of the existing layer and this material will be recycled and mixed with the crushed material to form the new asphalt base. B&E International boasts some of the most modern crushing and screening equipment in the market and produces road stone and quality concrete sand, base course, concrete aggregates, water bound Macadam, ballast and filter media.

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