Handover to Bollore, Dakar Port
In June this year we proudly handed over a Konecranes Empty Container Handler SMV5-6ECC90 to the Bollore operated Dakar Port. Of the occasion, Fansou Diédhiou, Bollore workshop manager said, “It (was) a big performance to mount the machine in one day and half. You are welcome for the next commissionings!” Konecranes...
Visit to Manitowoc for Crane Launch
Zafar Domloge (Mobicrane), Phil Coggin (Mobicrane), James Heels (Paterson Simons Ghana Country Manager) and Paul Rogers, Manitowoc Manager for the Middle East and Africa, recently visited Shady Grove, Pennsylvania – Manitowoc’s head quarters in the US. Mobicrane is a key Paterson Simons customer, and it was a pleasure to invite...
Manitowoc GRT8100 RT Grove Crane
Weighing in at an impressive 100MT capacity the new GRT8100 Rough Terrain Crane, is now being manufactured by Manitrowoc’s Niella-Tanaro facility in Italy. Manitowoc has also taken the decision to significantly lower the prices of these cranes into the African market. Contact us here for more information on this incredible...
Crane Certification Training from CICB
Pasico is also well-known for its crane certification, inspection and training department: CIT. The CIT team recently enjoyed an intensive two-week training update from CICB. CICB is one of the world’s premier crane and heavy lift training and inspection companies. Based in the US, their other clients include NASA, The...
Pasico continues to support students from TTU
Pasico is pleased to continue to support students from the Takoradi Technical University (TTU). The company has over the course of a few years offered annual internships that give a select number of TTU students practical, hands-on engineering skills to supplement their technical training. Recently the latest group of interns...
Engineers enjoy Manitowoc Training in Italy
Mirco Minocceri, Paterson Simons training cinsultant, led training for three engineers at the Manitowoc Factory in Niella Tanaro, Italy. Ekow Jones, Pasico Service Engineer, Nkrumah Benjamin, Maintenance Engineer at PSC Tema Ship Yard and Kluvia Isaac Dzidzienyo, Electrical Engineer at PSC Tema Ship Yard enjoyed a rigorous week-long course on the Grove RT550, which...
Heavy Lifting Extreme Edition: Niger
Seldom happy to contain ourselves to the beaten track, Pasico engineer Elvis Dongwiri was recently called to a disused mine site in a very remote region of Niger to repair a RT 890E. Conditions are robust, and the crane has performed well under the circumstances, but needed some attention prior...
Happy 70th Birthday Paterson Simons
While the history of Paterson Simons dates back to the 1800s, where the company grew to become a behemoth of the Singaporean trade routes, leveraging off of critical relationships it had established with Malaysian royal family, the company we know today as Paterson Simons (Africa) Ltd. is relatively speaking younger,...
LCT signs extended service contract
The Lomé Container Terminal (LCT), in Lomé, Togo, has renewed its service contract with Paterson Simons for a further two years. Paterson Simons currently services 22 Konecranes rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs), 9 ship-to-shore cranes plus nine Alimak Hek lifts and 50 spreaders. With a dedicated workshop, and a permanent staff complement of 27, the undertaking to keep...
Crane Models Now Available
We often receive requests for models: model cranes, model reachstackers, model forklifts and a variety of other brands. While we try and be as generous as possible, especially when a new machine has been sold, in practice it is not that simple. The models are usually made by third party model...
Pasico’s new WhatsApp Line
Pasico Takoradi who provide mobile crane support across West Africa are currently trialling a dedicated WhatsApp line for new and existing customers to make swift contact with our service team for Manitowoc, Grove and Manitou products. WhatsApp US ON +233 (0) 544 913 985 The company recognises that the way...
Takoradi Office Has Moved
Pasico, the Paterson Simons Ghana subsidiary, has moved the Takoradi Office, central operations for Western Region engineering sales and service. Please find us at: Longshore Close, GPS Code: WS-349-8173 We now also have an improved training room complete with a balcony and plenty of space. Our other contact details remain the same:...