Paterson Simons recently facilitated the installation of Trelleborg Cylindrical Fenders & Bollards at a port customer in Ghana. The scope of this project encompassed several tasks including fixing anchor bolts into concrete for the anchor plates, fitting the chain system and support bars, and placing the cylindrical fenders. Additionally, the...

Paterson Simons recently delivered a Grove GMK6300-1 to a mining customer. This was their first modern pinned boom all terrain crane. The customer’s operators had experience with fixed lattice boom crawler cranes and full power boom rough terrain cranes but were not familiar with the multiple configurations of a pinned...

Have you ever wanted to have clear visibility behind your lift truck while reversing? Konecranes’ reverse camera kit offers a solution by eliminating blind spots, enabling drivers to maneuver large loads safely and efficiently. The camera provides a wide field of view and high-quality images, ensuring dependable guidance. Integration with...

Paterson Simons Group recently hosted comprehensive training sessions at our Takoradi Training Centre, tailored specifically for the Newmont Ahafo North community members as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The various training courses included: Mobile Crane, Forklift, Elevated Work Platform, Rigger and Telehandler training, and encompassed both theoretical...

The Paterson Simons team, dedicated to the Newmont Ahafo South contract were honoured as Safety Champions for the month of November 2023. The evaluation criteria for this award included: Housekeeping Critical Control Verification (CCV), which encompasses: -Ensuring the completion of the Risk Assessment before job execution. -Understanding the task and...

Pasico Ghana currently have stock of the A2B cable, as this is a critical component of the crane’s safety system. If the cable is damaged the crane can only be operated through bypassing the safety system. Operating the crane with the system bypassed is a major cause of accidents. Replacing...

How would you like to save up to 35% of the fuel cost running your Lifttrucks? How does a reduction of up to 35% in emissions sound to you? Would you like to increase productivity, instantly?   Improve your Reach Stackers productivity with Flow Drive – an innovation from Konecranes!...

Trelleborg and Paterson Simons recently conducted a joint visit to Meridian Port Services, (MPS), Tema and the Harbours Authority (GPHA) ports in Tema and Takoradi. Trelleborg Marine Systems supply fenders and other products through the Paterson Simons Group into Ghana. Paterson Simons supply ports across Ghana as well as ports...

Paterson Simons was in attendance at the 2024 Investing in African Mining Indaba held in Cape Town from February 5th to 8th. The Mining Indaba is a premier event dedicated to advancing the capitalization and development of mining ventures across Africa. We experienced a very positive and optimistic outlook from attendees at...

Did you know that in 1962, Alimak revolutionized the approach to rack-and-pinion vertical access solutions by introducing the first rack-and-pinion-driven construction hoist? And in 2001, Alimak merged its operations with the Dutch company Hek, which has been producing industrial elevators, construction hoists and work platforms since 1961. Paterson Simons supply,...

Paterson Simons recently completed the replacement of a luffing cylinder for a Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Crane (MHC) at the West Africa Container Terminal in Onne, Nigeria (WACT). Luffing, in the context of crane operation, refers to adjusting the crane’s boom movement either inward (luffing in) or outward (luffing out)....

It was a pleasure reconnecting with Andrew Partridge from Terberg during a recent visit at our Brighton Head office last month. Since 2012, Paterson Simons has proudly served as Terberg distributors. The Terberg brand is renowned for its robust industrial automotive equipment, particularly their specialized port and yard tractors. These...