ELB Equipment increases excavator offering in South Africa

South African company ELB Equipment says that it is aggressively gearing its excavator offering to meet an anticipated demand upsurge as the economy turns upwards. “Excavators are at the heart of any construction or mining operation and their availability is pivotal to getting projects off the ground. For this reason, we have brought in extra units, especially 21tonners, as they are the most commonly used excavators in South Africa. “We have also tagged them at competitive prices along with extras and ext
April 9, 2018 Read time: 1 min
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One of a shipment of Sumitomo excavators that has arrived in South

South African company ELB Equipment says that it is aggressively gearing its excavator offering to meet an anticipated demand upsurge as the economy turns upwards.

“Excavators are at the heart of any construction or mining operation and their availability is pivotal to getting projects off the ground. For this reason, we have brought in extra units, especially 21tonners, as they are the most commonly used excavators in South Africa.

“We have also tagged them at competitive prices along with extras and extended-hour warranties to help ensure the success of these new projects.

“Made in Japan, 7341 Sumitomo excavators are purpose-built for 24-hour production type operations,” says Rhett O’Neill of ELB Equipment, which has represented the Sumitomo brand of excavators in South Africa for almost 30 years.

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