Five Konecranes SMV4532TCE5 Reach stackers and a Konecranes SMV6-7ECC90 Empty Container Handler were successfully commissioned and delivered to La Régie du Terminal à Conteneurs (RTC Douala) in November 2021. The Paterson Simons team assembled and commissioned these six lift trucks. Training was carried out for the Konecranes machines in French...

Four new Konecranes Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) Cranes were successfully delivered to Conakry Terminal, a subsidiary of Bolloré Ports, on 2 November 2021. The RTGs were signed off on the 8th November 2021 and the commissioning and delivery was completed by the Paterson Simons and Konecranes teams. These next-generation 2021...

Paterson Simons, supplied, commissioned and handed over a Franna AT22 to a large mining customer in Ghana. The Franna AT22 is a mid-sized, mobile pick and carry crane with a maximum lifting capacity of 22t and a maximum main boom length of 19.9m.  Franna’s patented Dynamic LMI system is designed to...

Paterson Simons commissioned and handed over a JCB TLT35D 4X4 Teletruk to customer Kal Tire in Chirano, Ghana in November 2021. Kal Tire are the largest independent Off The Road tyre dealer in the UK, in West Africa, they provide proactive tyre management, supply expertise, and retreading from their world-class facility...

The Franna Minemaster range of pick and carry cranes has been specifically designed to meet the rigorous safety requirements and complex operating environment of the modern-day mine site. For over 40 years, Franna has provided robust lifting solutions to some of the largest mining operations in the world. Suitable for...

The Paterson Simons Takoradi team recently worked on a Grove slew ring change, for a large mining customer in Ghana. The slew ring needed to be changed on the Grove RT 530E-2, as the crane was used in an application involving shock loads, which can lead to wear causing erratic movement in the bearing...

Paterson Simons commissioned and delivered a Manitou MT-X 1840A Telehandler to Sandvik in October 2021. This adds to the existing fleet of equipment that we’ve supplied to Sandvik since 2012. The machines supplied are working well, they include: JCB TLT35D TCR 4×4 Teletruk Manitou MHT-X10120LE3 Telehandler Konecranes CXTS Single Girder...

Lomé Container Terminal (LCT) in Togo, has ordered 5 more Konecranes Rubber-Tyred Gantry cranes. The RTGs will be delivered in the second half of 2022. These cranes will add to Konecranes’ existing fleet of RTGs at LCT. Paterson Simons maintains a strong full-time technical presence in Togo, where we proudly...

Sabodala mine in Senegal is benefitting from used lifting equipment that Paterson Simons supplied to the mine earlier this year. The mine is currently undergoing an expansion project.  Paterson Simons supplied the following used equipment to Sabodala earlier this year: 1 x GMK5250L 250T Grove All Terrain Crane 1 x...

Paterson Simons is a main supplier to many mine sites across West Africa. A recent supply from Paterson Simons to a longstanding mining customer in the region is typical of the type of specialised package we thrive in delivering.  The supply included a Grove RT550E rough terrain crane, a Manitou...

Four Terberg YT182 tractors along with a Konecranes Liftace E6/7ECC9 empty container handler were commissioned recently by Paterson Simons Togo and handed over to Plateforme Industrielle d’Adetikope (PIA) in Lomé, Togo. Delivery was within an exact timeframe essential to the customer’s project. This equipment will have full extended technical and...

Paterson Simons, together with Pintsch Bubenzer, planned and executed informative training sessions for our technicians and engineers in Togo. The aim was to keep Paterson Simons employees up to date and familiar with maintenance instructions and get them certified for the maintenance work and the correct troubleshooting processes for Bubenzer...