Dear Customer The Covid-19 (coronavirus) infection has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organisation. The health and wellbeing of our stakeholders is our top priority and we are constantly monitoring official advice and the situation on the ground in all of the territories...

PEMA is the premier port equipment manufacturing industry body, and represents the interests of the sector world-wide. Paterson Simons, as dealers for a number of world-class brands and PEMA members, such as Konecranes, Manitou, Terberg and Manitowoc felt it essential to join our partners in this essential forum. John Traynor,...

Paterson Simons’s recently completed training and assessment of four Mobicrane operators at the Mobicrane yard in Takoradi, Ghana. Pasico conducted 3-day theory and practical electric forklift training with Alidu Shamo, Charles Amon Kotey, Joseph Baidoo and Juliana Boakye. All candidates passed with above average marks. Significantly, Juliana is Mobicranes’s first...

Paterson Simons a récemment réalisé une formation et évalué quatre opérateurs Mobicrane sur le chantier Mobicrane de Takoradi, au Ghana. Pasico a mené une formation théorique et pratique de 3 jours sur les chariots élévateurs électriques avec Alidu Shamo, Charles Amon Kotey, Joseph Baidoo et Juliana Boakye. Tous les candidats...

The Paterson Simons Lifting Safety conference recently held in Takoradi, Ghana was once again a great success. As the 4th Lifting Safety Conference, the team decided to focus on the technical and safety aspects of working at height. Informative sessions covered themes such as working at height and lifting safety...

JCB recently announced an improved Teletruk Steer Pins recently. PRODUCTS AFFECTED: TLT 25D (2707806), TLT 25G (2707806), TLT 30D High Lift (2737881), TLT 30G (2707806), TLT 35D (2737881), TLT 35D 4×4 (2737881) This service bulletin refers to improvements introduced to the Teletruk axle steer pins. New pins with scrolling have...

Paterson Simons engineer Paul Zambury recently travelled to Guinea to commission a new RT540 E machine at the Norgold LEFA mine. Since purchasing the mine in 2010 Nordgold has invested close to US$80 million in the mine and associated infrastructure, making it one of the country’s largest gold producers. Paul...

In West Africa the dream of the automated terminal may seem a long way off, but the many benefits of automation are available to terminals in West Africa today. We have recently issued a guide to all available Konecranes RTG retrofit smart features, which shows the range of retrofits that...

Manitowoc recently updated their FREE smartphone app for iOS and Android devices. The app is a handy tool for crane operators and owners determine the overall boom and jib length combination required for a certain lift. The Manitowoc Booth-Length Selector App now automatically generates a list of models that best...

The JCB Teletruk has an enviable footprint in West Africa. With a fleet of over 100 machines, Ghana’s Ports and Harbour Authority has the found the size, ease of use, and enormous flexibility unrivalled in their container unstuffing yard at the Golden Jubilee terminal. Now JCB has announced the launch...

Over the years Paterson Simons has had great turnout at our crane and safety lifting conferences, please email James Heels, to book your seat. Read about our previous conference here.  ...

We were pleased to welcome visitors from Konecranes Sweden recently. Patrik Peterson (Manager Customer Support team, Regional Manager West Africa) and Mikael Johannsen visited Holly Martin (Parts Manager) and her team at our Brighton offices. We discussed supply chain issues, improvements and future developments of our 18 year partnership; finding...