MOBILE CRANES
Lifting to new heights Saxeni Equipment, Southern African dealer for Sany cranes, has just sold the first SPC320 (32t Upper) mounted on a Hino 700 truck chassis in South Africa. Lifting Africa spoke to Director Johan Meyer to find out more about this sale as well as some exciting new developments in the company. New solutions for new challenges in new environments. That is what crane manufacturers and dealers have to perform in the modern market. For the Saxeni team, this is not a difficult request as they pride themselves on delivering just that no matter what. “In the current market environment and on the construction projects there is a lot of emphasis on finding
bespoke solutions that meet clients’ exact needs. Not all technologies work on the constraints that we see at some sites and there is no onesize-fits-all approach that can be taken,” says Meyer. “The emphasis is therefore very much on being able to come up with solutions in unique and new ways. The current requirements for cranes are changing and so we
have to continue to be innovative in our approach making sure that we are complying with the specific requirements that our clients have.” It was with this in mind that Meyer and his team set out to find a solution for longstanding client ST Crane Hire. “We required a smaller machine that had an automatic gearbox to accommodate the new generation of operators that are not used to the manual shift machines,” says ST Crane Hire Managing Director Ricky Rogerio. “Working closely with Saxeni and after some discussion about our requirements, they offered us this solution.” Of particular interest, says Rogerio, was the boom length of the crane as well as the compactness of the unit. “With a 32t lifting capacity and its main boom being 32m long it was an easy choice to make,” he says. “The decision to opt for the Hino chassis was based not only on the fact that it is a solid and trustworthy brand, but also that it could
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