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Paterson Simons wins Manitou Sales Award

Paterson Simons wins Manitou Sales Award

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Alisa Evans
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July 2019
Some of our team attended the Manitou MEA Dealer Conference this year, and we were thrilled to be awarded Sales team of the year 2018 in the Small Business Category. We also came third in the Master Sailing Cup competition for after-market sales in West Africa. Paterson Simons and Pasico were...
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Lifting in Africa: A Q&A with John Traynor

Lifting in Africa: A Q&A with John Traynor

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Alisa Evans
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July 2019
The Africa Development Bank has described African economies as “resilient and gaining momentum” with real output increasing to 3.6% in 2017 and likelihood of the growth accelerating to 4.1% in 2018 and 2019. How in your view is this economic growth likely to impact uptake of construction cranes and tower...
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GPHA Konecranes Training in Sweden

GPHA Konecranes Training in Sweden

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Alisa Evans
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June 2019
Following the recent acquisition of four SMV4535TC5 Konecranes Lift Trucks, Paterson Simons arranged a factory visit and training for members of the GPHA (Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority) team to Sweden last month. 12 team members from GPHA’s mechanical workshops toured the Sweden facility in Markaryd, alongside Blanca Martin Garcia...
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We visit the Konecranes Simulator

We visit the Konecranes Simulator

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Alisa Evans
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June 2019
During a recent review of our long-running Port Service Agreement with Konecranes Port Services in Düsseldorf, the Paterson Simons team took time out to look at the latest crane simulation technology deployed in the Konecranes Gottwald training centre. The multi-screen simulator uses multiple screens to accurately recreate the 180 degree...
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Paterson Simons celebrates 41 years with Manitowoc

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Alisa Evans
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April 2019
Paterson Simons was pleased and honoured to be recognised with an award at Bauma 2019. Manitowoc marked our partnership which entered its 41st year in 2019, with a short ceremony. Paterson Simons commenced as dealers for Coles Cranes back in 1978 and a few machines from that era are still...
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Terberg LED Headlight Retro-Fit Special

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Alisa Evans
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April 2019
Increase safety and visibility, day & night with one simple retrofit kit. Available across ALL Terberg tractors, Today Day time running light: This unique feature allows vehicles to be seen during daytime operations. Increasing safety and awareness for other road users. Cost saving: minimal light bulb change required during life...
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Forklift and Reachstacker deliveries in Senegal and Mauritania

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Alisa Evans
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April 2019
We’ve had a busy 5 months, and as usual many reachstacker and forklift deliveries across the region successfully commissioned, including Mauritania and Senegal. APMT Mauritania in Nouakchott Paterson Simons has had a long relationship with APMT Mauritania in Nouakchott having commissioned and supplied three Konecranes SMV4531TB5 reachstackers 10 years ago...
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Important CIT Announcement

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Alisa Evans
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April 2019
With effect from 1st of January 2019 Certification, Inspection and Training Ghana Ltd. [CIT] will once again be a division of Pasico Ghana Ltd. [PGL]. Be assured that our contact details, administration team and staffing remain unchanged. Most of our customers have a pre-existing relationship with PGL so the change...
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Dismantling one of Manitowoc’s largest booms.

Dismantling one of Manitowoc’s largest booms.

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Alisa Evans
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February 2019
Belmet 7 – supplier to the oil industry – based in Takoradi, Ghana recently required their Manitowoc 16000 crawler crane to be disassembled, stripped down, serviced and reassembled. Having dominated the Takoradi skyline for 4 years the customer instructed us to dismantle the crane in order to conduct preventative works...
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Recognition from Newmont Akyem

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Alisa Evans
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February 2019
Pasico, (Paterson Simons’s Ghana crane service and sales subsidiary, recently received recognition from Newmont Akyem mine for their significant contribution to the company. Newmont won the Ghana Best Company Award from the Ghana Investment Promotion Council at the Ghana 100 Club. Newmont Akyem awarded Pasico a certificate of recognition for...
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Do West Africa’s Ports Have an Empty Container Crisis?

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Alisa Evans
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February 2019
A recent article in World Cargo news covered Kenya’s new double-stacking railway carriages, designed to double the efficiency of moving empty containers from Nairobi’s Inland Container Depot (ICD) back to Mombasa port. One of the key challenges that the new infrastructure project hopes to manage is the universal logistics challenge...
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GMK Cranes: Addition to Operator’s Manual

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Alisa Evans
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February 2019
Paterson Simons has been advised by the Manitowoc Crane Company to communicate to GMK owners that an additional instruction should be included in the supplied Operator’s Manual for GMK cranes with boom/rope guard strips or rollers. These additional pages give extended instruction for the protection of the main boom telescopic...