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Altron Arrow celebrates 25 years of excellence May 22, 2023 Altron Arrow, a leading supplier of electronics components and enterprise computing solutions, recently celebrated its 25th birthday in style with a luxurious event at its offices in Jet Park, Johannesburg. The event saw current and former employees, customers, and suppliers all reflecting on the growth and successes the company has achieved on the journey to this milestone birthday celebration. Renato Martins, Altron Arrow’s managing director; Jörg Strughold, president of Arrow […]
A flood of fuel cell technology? May 22, 2023 With the climate crisis ever looming, it is reassuring that various industry players and governments are doing what they can for a brighter tomorrow. A new report* estimates that the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 45.5% from 2022, reaching US$43.2 billion by 2031. The report highlights the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle industry’s great potential to address global environmental concerns regarding pollution and […]
Isuzu shows feast of truck tech for farmers May 22, 2023 Isuzu Motors South Africa, which notched up its 10th consecutive year as the truck market leader in 2022, had a particularly interesting stand at Nampo 2023 Harvest Day. COLIN WINDELL jetted off to Bothaville to visit it. Flying into the private airstrip at the annual Nampo Harvest Day Show near Bothaville in the Free State is always a treat. But, more than just avoiding the long drive from Johannesburg, […]
UD Trucks back in bus business May 19, 2023 The arrival of the Croner Bus marks UD Trucks Southern Africa’s return to South Africa’s commuter bus industry for the first time since 2017. CLARE PETRA MATTHES attended the Croner Bus launch in KwaZulu-Natal. The development and launch of the UD Croner Buses have been on the cards since 2019. Covid-19 threw a spanner in the works, however, causing an unwelcome delay. UD Trucks has been producing trucks in Southern Africa […]
Supply chains: critical to global ESG imperative May 12, 2023 Circular and sustainable supply chains must be on the agenda of all organisations aiming to future-proof their businesses. So says SAPICS, the Professional Body for Supply Chain Management, in the lead-up to the 2023 SAPICS Conference. This challenge, which is a critical part of the global environmental, social, and governance (ESG) imperative, is one of the important topics that will be in the spotlight at the upcoming conference, Africa’s leading event for […]
New industry tyre recycling body launches in SA May 8, 2023 The Tyre Recycling Industry Association of South Africa (TRIASA) has been launched in South Africa. This comes at a critical time for the local economy and the environment. That’s according to Mehran Zarrebini, one of the body’s founder members and CEO of Hammarsdale-based truck tyre recycling operation, Mathe Group. Zarrebini, who steered Mathe Group from a start-up in 2012 to one of the industry’s major success stories today, advocates […]
KITE provides industrial technology solutions for KZN May 5, 2023 The KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition (KITE), to be held at the Durban Exhibition Centre from 18 to 20 July 2023, will provide the KwaZulu-Natal market with access to a wide and comprehensive line-up of industrial technology products and services. “As companies move to embrace the benefits of Industry 4.0 (I4.0), finding providers of the technology and services necessary to maximise their adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) trends becomes a […]
Scania gets heavy with e-mobility March 21, 2023 Scania is already blazing the e-mobility trail in South Africa. Now it’s doing the same in Sweden’s gruelling mining industry. If there is one word on the lips of transport operators all over the world, it is “e-mobility”, and electrification marks a new era for the transport industry. “Scania has already passed many milestones on our electrification roadmap and we are confident we can offer our customers a credible alternative to vehicles […]
Prevention is better than cure April 4, 2023 For any business in the transport industry, safeguarding drivers and cargo remains a top priority. The key differentiator in the safe, efficient, and proficient utilisation of vehicles is directly attributable to the drivers. The management of these drivers and the assets they transport is best done by a bespoke fleet management system, such as those offered by Ctrack. Ctrack has a 35-year track record of fleet monitoring and management, and the use […]
I stand corrected April 14, 2023 Earlier this year, in the piece Chasing rainbows?, JACO DE KLERK wrote that at the moment, electric drivetrains can’t work for South Africa’s commercial vehicle industry. The bus industry has, however, proven him wrong. Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) has harnessed the extensive solar energy it is producing from the photovoltaic installations at six of its depots, to test the feasibility of running electric buses (e-buses) in sunny South Africa. “Golden Arrow partnered with […]
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