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...

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 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...

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:...

At Paterson Simons we make it our business to monitor developments in emergent technologies in the industries we support. Automation is a hot topic and one that some customers can find intimidating. We thought that we would share our interest via the two case studies below. In the two examples...

We are pleased to share the work that Noel Gottsch, Alban Venyellu and Godwin Mensah completed last month refurbishing a Konecranes Reachstacker at the MPS terminal in Tema, Ghana. First the spreader assembly was removed, along with the boom assembly. The team then removed the lifting cylinders, the fuel tank, hydraulic tank,...

The Manitowoc factory in Shady Grove, Philadelphia, USA produces Rough Terrain Crane, Industrial Crane and Lattice Boom Crawler Crane lines for Manitowoc/Grove. During a recent visit to the Shady Grove facility Paterson Simons staff spent some time with the Product Verification Team, here a few highlights of thier ground-breaking work. The Product...

As automation and data become buzzwords across the logistics industry, Trelleborg recently commissioned an independent study on the into the use of Big Data to understand the opportunities it can offer, and importantly, how well the industry is taking advantage of them. The research covers the following main points: –...

We are thrilled to announce that Holly Martin was recently promoted to manage our Parts Team at the Paterson Simons head office in Brighton. Holly has worked in administration and parts for Paterson Simons for the last 5 years, and has developed extensive knowledge of not only our manufacturer’s parts...

Paterson Simons recently concluded another Lifting Safety Conference in Takoradi, Ghana. Previous conferences were held in 2010, and 2012, however 2017’s has been declared the most successful to date with a record turn-out this year of over 60 attendees. We were thrilled that customers and other interested parties from across...

Derek Wakefield (23 Sept 1941 – 18 Jul 2016) Prior to his retirement in 2011, Derek Wakefield served, at various times, as the Paterson Simons Company Secretary and Managing Director. With Derek’s sad passing last year, we reflect on the tenacity, intelligence and commitment of a true Paterson Simons icon....

Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are centrally controlled, driver-less horizontal transportation vehicles that have been a part of advanced port technology for a number of years, with perhaps the most prominent example being PSA Singapore’s fleet of 30 AGVs. Leading port technology manufacturer, Terberg Special Vehicles of the Netherlands, has been at...