Manitowoc Grove continually improve products even after they have left the factory! In a recent product update a retrofit has been introduced to improve access to the remote mounted engine oil filter for the GRT880: our best selling crane in West Africa. For any customers interested in details of the...

2020 has presented challenges for many businesses. As a result new ways of working have had to be found. West African borders have been closed closed, travel is restricted and delivery of our usual programme of technical training has had to be rethought. The screenshot above shows the result: this...

Paterson Simons continues to work hard to support customers despite supply chain logistical issues, West African border closures and the consequences of that. 100% of the staff are working full time and the UK office has now partially re-opened to a limited number of staff. UK HSE best practice dictates...

Paterson Simons will be exceptionally closing its UK office for 2 days at the end of June 2020 to allow for IT upgrades and a restructuring of the office to enable it to re-open as the COVID19 pandemic eases in the UK. The office will be closed on Friday 26th...

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...