For Eastern Cape businesses facing seasonal demand, project pressures and tighter capital budgets, rental and pre-owned equipment offer a smarter way to keep capacity reliable without tying up capital. Charl Snygens, Regional Sales Manager for Toyota Material Handling, a division of CFAO Equipment, says rental and pre-owned equipment options can...
For agricultural operations, peak season leaves little room for downtime. When harvesting and fruit handling are running at full capacity, every hour counts. Reliable equipment can make the difference between keeping up with demand or falling behind. Danie Loubser of Witzenberg Properties, says the harvesting season begins in early January...
After many years of supporting Saratoga Fruit Estate’s material-handling fleet with traditional lead-acid battery maintenance, Industrial Power (IP), a division of CFAO Equipment, has helped the agricultural operation take the next step in efficiency with a transition to lithium-ion technology. The move addresses a significant challenge facing the Fruit Estate....
In busy mining environments, tyre handling is far more than a maintenance activity, it is a critical safety function. Manual tyre handling introduces unnecessary risks, extends equipment downtime and reduces productivity. When investing in tyre handling solutions, mine operators should focus on three key pillars: engineered safety, equipment versatility and...
Fire is a material operational and safety risk across South Africa’s mining sector. The country’s latest mandatory fire-prevention guideline recorded 584 reported mine-fire incidents between 2019 and 2023[i], with mobile machinery, conveyor belts, electrical infrastructure, hot work and spontaneous combustion among the identified causes. For mining companies, the challenge is...
While most African waste stories focus on recycling or landfills, the hidden bottleneck on the continent is transport inefficiency. This means even the best recycling programme will fail if the waste never leaves the neighbourhood. Sonia Pretorius, National Sales Manager for 600SA, a division of CFAO Equipment says inefficient collection...
As warehouses and cold-chain operations face growing pressure to improve efficiency while managing costs, selecting the right motive power solution has become increasingly important. While lithium-ion batteries continue to gain traction, lead-acid batteries remain a practical, reliable and cost-effective choice for many operations when paired with disciplined charging and maintenance...
As businesses in the Eastern Cape navigate fluctuating production cycles and continued pressure to maximise return on investment (ROI), forklift rental is proving to be a practical solution for companies that need additional material handling capacity without the financial commitment of expanding their permanent fleet. This is particularly evident during...
Working in sub-zero temperatures is challenging, especially in environments where temperatures can drop to a frigid -30°C. Across South Africa, many industrial equipment operators face these conditions daily in cold storage facilities serving the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, agricultural and chemical industries. In these highly controlled environments, equipment must deliver...
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