Bright Korda Group HSE Manager at Pasico Ghana, a subsidiary to Paterson Simons, recently travelled to our UK office in Brighton, to attend a First Aid Trainer course. In the short time that Bright has been at Paterson Simons, he has developed a new HSE Manual, HSE Policy, and other documentation in...

Generally speaking, workplace safety has come a long way over the years. Largely by learning the hard way, through post-event analysis and reporting that leads to safety practice reform and improvements. But workplace safety also still has some way to go, especially in industrial settings. Statistics show forklifts account for...

The Konecranes running board and handrail upgrade solution ensures your operators and service technicians a secure working environment. Easy to install, this solution has been studied and developed for all reach stacker models but different variations are available for other lift truck models as well. HOW KONECRANES RUNNING BOARD AND...

Our congratulations to Vicky Owusu-Ansah, for 33 years at Pasico Ghana, a subsidiary company to Paterson Simons. Vicky joined Pasico Ghana in 1989, as an Assistant Secretary to the then MD, Edward Lyne, who is currently Non-executive Director at Paterson Simons. Vicky was promoted to Secretary to the MD in 1992. Her...

Manitou Group, a reference in the handling, aerial work platform and earth moving sectors, has presented its roadmap for research and development on hydrogen-powered machines, including the unveiling of its first prototype hydrogen fuel-cell telehandler With a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 34% per hour of use of...

Heavy equipment tyres are very expensive and operators need to do more to ensure they get the best possible results out of this wasting asset. The past year and more have seen huge pressures on tyre prices, due to shortages of raw materials, high energy costs and the post-coronavirus supply...

As there are various types of inspections, it’s important to understand which type your equipment requires. Compliance inspections   Regularly scheduled crane inspections can save companies great expense by verifying compliance with local regulations and highlighting safety and production issues. Paterson Simons offers many types of inspections that are designed...

Stephane Kosslina, Administrative Manager at Paterson Simons Togo, joined us in February 2015. He was the first employee to start at our Togo office. He was instrumental in getting the Togo office set up and has been invaluable throughout Paterson Simons Togo existence, to date. Stephane recently attended Management Training...

Pasico Ghana, a subsidiary of Paterson Simons, attended the Local Content Conference & Exhibition 2022 (LCCE), from 22 to 24th November, In Takoradi, Ghana. Organised by Petroleum Commission, Ghana, the annual Local Content Conference and Exhibition (LCCE) is one of the largest events in the oil and gas industry with the...

Paterson Simons, through Pasico Ghana, teamed up with the Civil Engineering Department of Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority (GPHA) recently to complete an installation of two Trelleborg SCN1800 fenders, at GPHA. Trelleborg’s Super Cone Fenders (SCN) are the latest generation of ‘cell’ fenders, with optimal performance and efficiency. The conical...

The Paterson Simons team have successfully commissioned and offloaded two Konecranes 16W Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs) at West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne, Nigeria. This adds to the existing fleet of 18 RTGS at WACT. The terminal now has 20 Konecranes RTGs. 16 of these cranes were solely...

Konecranes Inverters lie at the heart of their world-leading RTGs. The precise movement of the cranes is safely and intelligently controlled through these hard-working components. In process cranes like RTGs, these inverters that simplify the motion of the crane, are doing a lot of hard work in the background so...