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...

We recently dismantled and re-assembled a Grove Rough Terrain RT880E crane boom for Goldfields Tarkwa in Ghana for a lift cylinder reseal. Goldfields Tarkwa All Terrain GMK5130-1 provided the lifting support. Pictured is Cephas Akabutu of the Takoradi engineering department....

With our footprint growing in French-speaking West Africa, we are happy to welcome Arnaud to the team as our French-speaking salesperson for product training. For the past 20 years Arnaud has led international divisions in the trucks sector, dealing with the purchase and marketing of multi-brand parts, as well as...

We won two Aftersales awards at the Konecranes Lift Trucks Partner Conference held in Malmö, Sweden recently. We won awards for best overall aftermarket sales performance in both 2017 and 2018. There is no doubt we are a team that enjoys punching above our weight. Holly Martin, and the aftersales...

We recently asked our field technicians to participate in a photo competition, so we could share “their world” with the rest of the team. Congratulations to Ugo Ekeh, Chembaline Nwangwa, Godwin Mensah and Kwabena Addai-Dapaah – who not only took a great shot of themselves at work, but also put...

FOUR TERBERG TRACTORS TO WACT, ONNE PORT COMPLEX, NIGERIA Paterson Simons engineer, Adekunle, commissioned and handed over four Terberg yard tractors in July this year.               TELEHANDLER AND MANBASKET COMMISSIONED IN GHANA Paterson Simons/Pasico Takoradi Service Coordinator Patrick Ekow Sam hands over the new...

A few great images from the ongoing training by our training and certification division for a gold mining customer in Ghana. Attending the training are: Samuel Mensah (Goldfields L&D Administrator/Manager) Evans Kofi Tsiadza (Goldfields mech. workshop Supervisor/Manager) Isaac Morrison (Crane Operator) Charles Amankwah (Crane Operator) Salifu Danlade (Crane Operator) Anthony...