Articulated Dump Trucks Manufacturer Bell Equipment Announces Its Departure From South Africa
Articulated Dump Trucks Manufacturer Bell Equipment Announces Its Departure From South Africa. South African Dump Trucks Manufacturer Bell Equipment has announced that it will be moving its most of its manufacturing to the Northern Hemisphere, it will also be selling most of its products in the Northern Hemisphere in order to avoid the volatility in the South African market.
The company is not entirely abandoning its entire operations in South Africa but it wants to make sure that its global operations are not affected by the local, regional and global events. “To safeguard the long-term sustainability of the group, a growth plan is in place to ensure that Bell ADTs, as our higher volume products sold predominantly into northern hemisphere markets, are less exposed to the risks presented by the volatility of the South African landscape going forward. Consequently, over time, more aspects of ADT manufacturing will shift to the northern hemisphere,” the company said in a statement.
Bell Equipment has a global footprint and over 60 years of experience in the manufacture, distribution and support of material handling equipment to a broad spectrum of industries. As reliable mining equipment suppliers the company offers the world’s largest range of Articulated Dump Trucks (ADTs). Its ADTs are its core product and globally it is acknowledged as an ADT specialist for its ongoing product innovation and class leading performance. Complementing its Bell ADTs and cementing its position as one of the country’s leading construction machinery suppliers, is the company’s ancillary range of quality construction equipment. This includes: Backhoe Loaders, Wheeled Loaders, Telescopic Handlers, Skid Steer Loaders, Graders, Rough Terrain Forklifts and Compaction equipment.
The ccompany also stated that the Civil unrest that happened in KwaZulu-Natal also affected their sentiments towards South Africa being a viable place to do business as it had to close one of its facilities during the unrest and it seeks to make sure that this doesn’t happen again.
