Sabodala mine in Senegal is benefitting from used lifting equipment that Paterson Simons supplied to the mine earlier this year. The mine is currently undergoing an expansion project.  Paterson Simons supplied the following used equipment to Sabodala earlier this year: 1 x GMK5250L 250T Grove All Terrain Crane 1 x...

Abalo is a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Paterson Simons. Abalo has worked at Paterson Simons for 7 years. He joined PSAL in 2015 as a technician and was promoted to Team Supervisor in Maintenance. Due to his skill in team organisation and the speed with which he was able to...

Messanvi has worked at Paterson Simons for 6 ½ years. He joined PSAL in 2015 as an Electrical Engineer and was soon promoted to Team Leader, and a few months after this was promoted to Crane Supervisor, and then to Senior Electrical Engineer, which is his current role. Messanvi was...

Paterson Simons is a main supplier to many mine sites across West Africa. A recent supply from Paterson Simons to a longstanding mining customer in the region is typical of the type of specialised package we thrive in delivering.  The supply included a Grove RT550E rough terrain crane, a Manitou...

Paterson Simons adds value and helps customers avoid unnecessary expenditure through the use of our Service Book.   The Paterson Simons Service Book is a compilation of the commissioning documentation, brand brochures, catalogues, the sales and service terms & conditions, a full Service Log for the machine, with a checklist...

Four Terberg YT182 tractors along with a Konecranes Liftace E6/7ECC9 empty container handler were commissioned recently by Paterson Simons Togo and handed over to Plateforme Industrielle d’Adetikope (PIA) in Lomé, Togo. Delivery was within an exact timeframe essential to the customer’s project. This equipment will have full extended technical and...

The work of Pasico’s Certification, Inspection and Training Division [CIT] is centred on standards based knowledge. It is vitally important for the team that they keep abreast of changes in international standards in equipment design, particularly as regards to safety as well as industry best practice. To ensure our inspectors...

When was the last time you inspected your forks? How are they being used? According to ISO 5057 standards, the inspection interval should not be more than 12 months and forks with 10% wear on the heel area are unsafe and must be replaced. Moreover, a 10% wear means a...

The spreader is an integral part of your reach stacker, in terms of productivity, efficiency and safety. Therefore it’s essential for you to make sure it gets all the correct and original slewing rings and reducers needed, to help and secure container movements under the boom and on the various...

Paterson Simons, together with Pintsch Bubenzer, planned and executed informative training sessions for our technicians and engineers in Togo. The aim was to keep Paterson Simons employees up to date and familiar with maintenance instructions and get them certified for the maintenance work and the correct troubleshooting processes for Bubenzer...

PSAL was honoured with a best aftermarket dealer award from Konecranes Lifttrucks. The Paterson Simons team received the award during a virtual dealer event run by Konecranes between 25th to 27th May. Congratulations to the PSAL team for their great work and continued efforts to support customers during the last...

After a successful test period at the Antwerp Euroterminal in Beveren, a proof-of-concept Terberg hydrogen tractor has arrived at PSA Antwerp for another two weeks of testing in combination with a mobile hydrogen filling station. The tractor will be handling containers at the terminal. The test period in Belgium is part of...