CONDRA CRANES FOR PLATFREE PGM
Condra has delivered electric hoists, two overhead cranes and a number of chain blocks to Platreef Mine, part of the Platreef PGM…
CAPE TOWN CRANE MANUFACTURER WINS PROVINCIAL ORDERS
A steadily increasing order intake from general industry and consulting engineers has led BB Cranes of Cape Town to step up production…
BESPOKE HOIST FOR FAST PRE-SINK
Condra is to manufacture a high-lift, high-speed, heavy-duty kibble hoist of complex design as the key component of a 15-ton pre-sink portal…
SPECIALISED CRANE FOR RESCUE TRAINING
South African crane manufacturer Condra has been appointed mechanical subcontractor to MH Automation for the University of Johannesburg’s new Rescue Simulation Centre…
OVERHEAD CRANES MOVE TOWARD FULL AUTOMATION
Growing awareness of the benefits of full crane automation is currently the most noticeable trend in Africa’s overhead crane industry. This is…
NEW YARD CRANE FOR MPUMALANGA REFINERY
Condra has completed a 32-ton, 30-metre span container handling crane for Manganese Metal Company (MMC), the Mbombela-based metal refinery. The working element…
CONDRA ACQUIRES ITEK DRIVES
Condra, a South African leader in crane and hoist manufacture, has bought iTek Drives, a distributor of the Optidrive range of variable…
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…