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Tammy Rosse has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of CFAO Equipment SA (formerly EIE Group) with effect from 1 April 2022. It’s a role she will bring her own particular flair and pragmatic approach to. “This is an exhilarating time for our business. Having recently become part of a really big...

High-performing ports and terminals are measured according to a wide range of performance indicators; however, the essence of performance can be broken down into these main categories: Efficiency, Profitability, and Sustainability. Without efficiency, terminal managers are faced with the frustrations caused by time lost performing tasks in sub-optimal manners. Sub-optimal...

Johannesburg, 4th April 2022 – Leading material handling and warehousing equipment supplier, EIE Group in South Africa, will be known as CFAO Equipment, effective 1st April 2022. This follows the recent acquisition of the company from enX Group by CFAO South Africa, a leading provider of integrated mobility solutions across the automotive value chain. Andrew Velleman,...

The busier your operations, the more frequently your forklift requires an inspection. For your forklift operators, a large part of their day could be spent on doing daily forklift inspections. If your inspections are still being done manually, whilst not too laborious, it is time-consuming, and paper-orientated task. Daily inspections...

Terminal managers can no longer rely solely on their intuition for decision making. As technology advances and the implementation of remote monitoring software such as terminal operating systems (TOS), becomes more convenient and profitable the transition to data-driven decision making has become a key driver to terminal port’s long-term success....

When it comes to running an industrial company, a big part of its success lies with the fleet of machinery you choose. It goes without saying that not every company can afford to buy a full range of heavy lifting equipment and vehicles, and this is where CFAO Equipment SA...

For the movement of heavy products, containers, and equipment in most industries, including ports, intermodal terminals, agricultural, wood, pulp, and paper, operations managers require both reach stackers and mobile cranes. It’s rare to find heavy lifting equipment that can perform the functions of both a reach stacker and a mobile crane, however, the Konecranes Reach Stacker is known for its...

Equipping your container yard with the appropriate reach stackers is instrumental to efficiency and productivity. CFAO Equipment SA is the appointed Konecranes South Africa supplier of its container handling equipment range, which includes a range of reach stackers, laden and empty container handlers and forklift trucks. Konecranes’ innovative reach stackers meet the modern challenge of professional...

With the ever-growing global economy understanding the relationship between lifting capacity and container lift truck size and length is crucial to achieving stable and safe port terminal operations. Ensuring your container handling equipment works towards balancing operation efficiency and risk is especially important when preventing container congestion and improving performance...

Forklift training is an essential and legal requirement for every business where its employees operate forklifts and counterbalance forklifts. Besides the need to comply with the occupational health and safety regulations, investing in forklift training helps businesses achieve a higher return on investment beyond just the safety factor. In this article, we’ll...