SOUTHERN AFRICA’S LEADER
Five-day factory workweeks sustained through the pandemic, an increasingly strong order book and the recent purchase of Cape Town’s BB Cranes: all…
PLAIN SAILING FOR CAPE TOWN AS CRANE PRODUCTION SOARS
Cape Town-based BB Cranes has released details of a number of recent orders, the result of skills transfer from Condra, the Johannesburg…
BEFRIENDING THE ENVIRONMENT
The focus on environmental protection is often product-centred. If a product causes least possible harm and leaves a smaller environmental footprint than…
CUSTOMISED DESIGN WINS ANGLOLAN CRANE ORDER
An order for an overhead crane and gantry specifically designed to overcome delivery and functionality constraints has been placed by Consulmet Pty…
COMPACT CRANES GO UNDERGROUND
Condra has won the crane and hoist order for Mupani Mine, one of several Zimplats operations in the mineral rich Hartley Geographical…
NEW SHAREHOLDING FOR BB CRANES
Cape Town crane manufacturer BB Cranes has upgraded its manufacturing capacity as part of a transition to becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of…
VERY COMPACT CRANE DELIVERS HIGHER THAN NORMAL LIFTING HEIGHT
Condra has manufactured and delivered a 30/10-ton overhead crane designed to marry two mutually opposing tender specifications: high lift-height and tight overall…
AFRICAN PRODUCTS FOR AFRICAN MINES
Condra has announced that it is to supply six cranes, one portal and five double-girder overhead machines, to a South African mine…
STEEL SHORTAGE A BONANZA FOR SOME
South Africa’s current steel shortage is compounding an already serious obstacle to the efficient functioning of the subcontinent’s overhead crane market: declining…
UNDERGROUND JIB CRANE WILL RECOVER SPILLED ORE
Condra has designed and manufactured a very large jib crane for bulk recovery underground of ore spilled at an unnamed mine. Delivered…