Mining the future
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Having spent the past decade building a reputation for delivering sustainable turnkey solutions coupled with quality excellence, Atlas Copco Tanzania has grown to become one of the country’s leading mining equipment and services suppliers Written by: Jonny Williamson Produced by: Francesca Birkenhead >>> 2
opportunities afforded to it by the country’s burgeoning mining industry, especially in regards to gold; augmenting global recognition with local skills. The company’s two Customer Centres, strategically located in Mwanza and Dar-es-Salaam, support teams ranging from oneman up-to-50-men, each based at client’s sites dotted around the country. Through this distinct network, Atlas Copco Tanzania supply drilling rigs, exploration equipment, power tools, assembly systems and machinery parts, as well as technical support for them all.
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Worldwide recognition Due to the proliferation of mining and mineral exploration in Tanzania, the sector represents 85 percent of Atlas Copco Tanzania’s current business, with the remaining wedish multinational, 15 percent being industrial and the Atlas Copco Group construction projects, and more has had a presence in recently in oil and gas. the East African region “Being part of the Atlas Copco since the 1930s; however Group affords us many resources it was the decision to form a we wouldn’t otherwise have,” dedicated Tanzanian branch in 2003 explained Tanzanian General that has really seen the company Manager, Henry Ngugi. “We have strike gold. name recognition among the large Atlas Copco Tanzania Limited mining operators, such as African has spent the past decade Barrick Gold and AngloGold, as consistently capitalising on the well as being able to draw on a
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vast amount of expertise and knowledge.” The combination of this recognition with the continuing strength of Tanzanian mining means the business model moving forward is one focused on establishing further facilities within customers’ sites to better serve clients’ needs; though plans are in place to open future Customer Centres. “We are expecting at least five mines to be opened
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— Henry Ngugi, Atlas Copco, Tanzanian G across Tanzania over the next five years, particularly gold mines owned by African Barrick Gold,” said Ngugi. “We are focused on ensuring that we are the partner chosen to supply the mining equipment and become the mechanised repair contractor for the majority of them.”
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Investing in people Atlas Copco Tanzania is a company who understands that its biggest asset is its people, with technical training forming a large portion of the company’s continuous investment strategy. Every employee is expected to
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General Manager contribute and commit to the company by meeting individual, team and Group objectives, with abundant opportunities for those demonstrating the drive to succeed. “The Atlas Copco Group has customers in 170 countries and a physical presence in 86, we encourage staff to take up new positions in other regions through our Internal Job Market, creating job mobility within the workforce,” said Ngugi. Every worker is afforded a minimum of 40 hours training a year, delivered through both on-the-job coaching and classroom teaching at the Atlas Copco Construction and Mining Academy, located in Johanensburg. This delivery is supplemented by both the sending technicians and engineers overseas for maintenance
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and repair training, and the bringing in of specialists from other Atlas Copco facilities. “Another area of training is for our sales and product engineers, teaching them how to use our equipment so that they are better equipped to guide customers towards the most energy efficient, productive, suitable solution for their individual needs,” Ngugi added. Forging a strong supply chain Much of Atlas Copco Tanzania’s mining and excavation customers operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, during which consumable equipment, such as ground engagement tools employed in the mining sector, becomes dulled and needs replacing. The cost of stopping production for clients, even for just an hour, can 5
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be substantial, so the company ensures it can deliver and fit spare parts quickly and efficiently. Crucial to this is a highly effective logistical operation, ensuring equipment and spare parts are available at the right time, at the right place; one of the founding pillars of Atlas Copco Tanzania and, aside from its people, its greatest strength. “We supply our mining and industrial clients with machinery, spare parts, tools and other consumables from our two main warehouses here, as well as utilising our manufacturing factories and distribution centres in Sweden,
We will continue to invest in infrastructure, such as workshops and branches, balanced between our need to be as close as possible to our main clients, and the need to be agile and flexible.” — Henry Ngugi
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Belgium, Germany, the US, Japan, China and India, among others,” Ngugi said. “We are fortunate enough to have a Group-wide Business Support IT infrastructure which, among other functions, has a central equipment database to share best practices, experiences and equipment guidance.” Sustainable solutions Operating a sustainable business is important to Atlas Copco Tanzania, ensuring that each of the ex-patriots employed continually train local 8
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workers, before handing the role over to them completely and moving on. As well as raising regional skills, the company also supports a range of local projects such as raising HIV/AIDs awareness and being particularly focused on Water For All – providing access to fresh, clean water for all. “For the future, I would like us to have developed local people capable of occupying the vast majority of positions within the company, to conduct ourselves ethically and to be seen as a prime
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Industry: Mining, Construction, Oil & Gas Founded: 2003 Headquarters: Dar-es-Salaam
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example of a good corporate citizen,” said Ngugi. “Looking at the trends developing within the sectors we operate, we have every reason to be optimistic. We will continue to invest in infrastructure, such as workshops and branches, balanced between our need to be as close as possible to our main clients, and the need to be agile and flexible. “The overall aim is to achieve our vision of becoming and remaining First in Mind, First in Choice for our customers, suppliers and stakeholders.”
Key People/Titles: Henry Ngugi, Tanzanian General Manager Products: Supplying drilling rigs, exploration equipment, power tools, assembly systems, machinery parts and technical support Revenue: US$40m Employees: 100+ Website:
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PO Box 39966, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Tel: +255 22 2861 570/1 Fax: +255 22 286 157 2 henry.ngugi@tz.atlascopco.com www.atlascopco.com/tzus