Doveish Fed good for gold
Gold futures surged to a three-month high at the beginning of February; the precious metal is up by more than 6% over the last month ( its biggest monthly advance in a year) and the spot price remained high at $1,125 in London trading (2/2/16), a level that some analysts have cited...
Highlights of the Trelleborg Barometer Report
This year, Trelleborg explored the issues, challenges and opportunities that the marine industry is facing, and where applicable has taken a look back over the last five years to see how attitudes to investment, maintenance and quality have changed over time. CAPEX AND OPEX UP AS PREDICTED – Spend has...
7 Annes D’utilisation: C’est le Moment de Changer Les Cables
ILLUSTRATION PHOTO: remplacement des câbles de rétractation de flèche Notre équipe de Takoradi a récemment effectué le remplacement de câbles sur un RT 880E dans la mine d’or de Tarkwa au Ghana. Grove impose que les câbles de rétractations des flèches pleine puissance (généralement ceux présents sur les plus petites...
Under Pressure: Better Tyre Pressure Monitoring
According to Yokohama Rubber, assuming an off-road tyre is not overloaded, and giving its life a value of 1 when it is inflated to the correct pressure: at 10% over-inflation the life drops to 0.95 at 20% over-inflation it drops to 0.85 at 30% over-inflation it drops to 0.65 and at...
Africa’s first C-Generation ECH for Tarzan Enterprises in Ghana.
A brand new C-Generation Empty Container Handler (ECH) SMV 6/7 ECC 90 was delivered to Tarzan Enterprises, providers of backbone logistics to Ghana’s Cocoa Industry for over 35 years. What makes the occasion more special is that it is Africa’s 1st C-Generation version of this Konecranes machine. ABOVE: Nabih Hamoui, Executive Director at Tarzan is handed...
Maintaining an elite standard across West Africa.
Premier crane manufacturer Manitowoc recently completed an audit of our sales and service facilities as part of their Partner Development Program. The 2-day audit process was conducted by Paul Rogers, sales director MCG Africa, Betrand Guillaume, sales manager French speaking Africa (FSA), & Paulo Costa, mobile product manager (FSA). The process included checking our records,...
Now Selling Cranes in Liberia, Guinea, and Niger.
Paterson Simons is uniquely placed to sell and service cranes all over West Africa, having both the logistics and language skills to service a wide territory. Paterson Simons boasts three native French speakers, two in our Brighton office covering crane parts and shipping and the other is in Ghana who...
High Praise from Sierra Rutile for Senior Engineer Godwin Awadzi.
Godwin Awadzi, senior crane engineer at our Heavy Lift Solutions (West Africa) division in Takoradi recently received a glowing commendation from our customer Sierra Rutile after a recent visit to the Port of Nitti in Sierra Leone to test their “Stiff-Leg” derrick crane. Mr Ford, Project Engineer and Mr Prentice, Project...
GPHA TERMINAL, GHANA: Reachstackers – A Dedicated Solution.
When a new dedicated container terminal was proposed for the main port of Tema in Ghana Paterson Simons made a strong bid based on our proven expertise and commitment to service. With plans for the terminal to run on two shifts per day and with a large fleet of reachstackers and...
La Servicebox ELME
Un kit complet qui contient tout le nécessaire pour entretenir votre chariot élévateur. Ce que contient cette box? 20x 52486040 Wear pad 4x 52486039 Wear pad 4x 52486038 Wear pad 8x 52486037 Wear pad 2x 52485202 Flex track chain 4x 52484065 Crochet 16x 52484773 Vis 8x 52484582 Bague d’étanchéité 8x...
GPHA Customer training at Konecranes
Paterson Simons Parts Coordinator Sertoria Costa recently accompanied members of Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority (GPHA) to Konecranes, Sweden for a two-day training course. Justice Ntarmah – Material Officer, Ekow Bentil Entsuah – Materials Manager, Charles Ofosuhene – Materials Supervisor, Alec Douglas Oppong – Procurement Manager, Johnson Nana Amankwah – Procurement Officer and James Anquandah – Stores Manager attended...
African Ports Rising: In-depth Report including Infographics and Downloads.
Huge sums of money are being ploughed into West Africa’s ports, and not before time, but will a regional hub on this part of the continent emerge? The past five years have seen many ports along the West Africa coast transformed, as private investment has led to the development of...