When was the last time you inspected your forks? How are they being used? According to ISO 5057 standards, the inspection interval should not be more than 12 months and forks with 10% wear on the heel area are unsafe and must be replaced. Moreover, a 10% wear means a...

The spreader is an integral part of your reach stacker, in terms of productivity, efficiency and safety. Therefore it’s essential for you to make sure it gets all the correct and original slewing rings and reducers needed, to help and secure container movements under the boom and on the various...

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...

PSAL was honoured with a best aftermarket dealer award from Konecranes Lifttrucks. The Paterson Simons team received the award during a virtual dealer event run by Konecranes between 25th to 27th May. Congratulations to the PSAL team for their great work and continued efforts to support customers during the last...

After a successful test period at the Antwerp Euroterminal in Beveren, a proof-of-concept Terberg hydrogen tractor has arrived at PSA Antwerp for another two weeks of testing in combination with a mobile hydrogen filling station. The tractor will be handling containers at the terminal. The test period in Belgium is part of...

APM Terminals Apapa commissioned 7 new Reach Stackers and 2 Empty Handlers this month as part of an investment program to increase capacity and improve efficiency. The program is expected to reduce vessel waiting times and more effectively handle increased import deliveries. The new equipment, which brings the total container...

Paterson Simons premium ports and terminals aftermarket support has resulted in Konecranes Lift trucks and Terberg Tractors becoming the number 1 brands in Nigeria for mobile container handling equipment. 2020 saw major investments in cargo handling equipment in Nigeria with new Konecranes reach stackers, empty container handlers, heavy lift forklifts...

Paterson Simons wins award for best parts dealer 2020 for sales of Manitowoc and Grove parts for the EMEA region to our customers in West Africa. We gathered together the Paterson Simons Parts and Logistics teams in Brighton, UK and the Pasico Mobile Crane Engineering team based in Takoradi, Ghana...

We are pleased to welcome our new Parts Manager, Damon New, to the Paterson Simons team. Damon brings a wealth of experience to his role at Paterson Simons. Damon has 25 years’ experience in the aviation industry, in part sales, OEM, working with distributors, B2B customer support, sales development for...

The AT 40 is the newest addition to the Franna pick and carry portfolio, incorporating the latest technology with engineering excellence. With a huge maximum lift capacity of 40 tonne (44 USt), this articulated crane boasts 44% more load moment than the Franna MAC 25. This walkaround animation highlights some...

We are pleased to announce that Paterson Simons has been appointed as authorised Franna distributor in West Africa. Paterson Simons will provide full coverage including spare parts, machine sales and service support to the following territories: Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone,...

Paterson Simons [PSAL] has invited James Savoy to join the board of directors of PSAL in the role of Group Technical Director. James has been working for PSAL for over 10 years and brings considerable experience to the board. He joined us initially for a port service contract in Apapa,...