DTP Terrassement, a division of
The highway project began in 2011 to create an essential link between the towns of Ndjole and Medoumane as part of the country’s regional and economic development.
To efficiently maximise its productivity and resources, DTP Terrassement required a means to offload its 300-strong fleet of machines at different times throughout the project. In IronPlanet, it found a partner well-equipped and willing to handle the challenges of the remote African location, as well as one that could market the machines to the optimal buyers from across the globe.
Having previously collaborated on successful yet similarly challenging projects in Jamaica and Australia, DTP Terrassement was said to be trusting of IronPlanet’s ability to deliver at any time, in any location on the planet.
Because the prestigious project was split into stages, it meant that different types of machines would only be required for certain tasks, such as work on four bridges, 78 culverts, 90 pipes, a bus terminal, a truck weighing station and five parking stations for logging trucks.
Once the machines’ tasks had been completed, DTP Terrassement sought IronPlanet’s flexible and efficient auctioning service to sell the excess equipment, including crushing plants, asphalt plants, concrete plants and cranes.
IronPlanet holds online auctions on a monthly basis, or can set up individual auctions for companies with large fleets.
By working to understand and accommodate DTP Terrassement’s selling preferences, specific machines could be scheduled for auction when required. Holding onto machines unnecessarily was an unfeasible business strategy, so a service to move them almost immediately and at a fair market price was a significant factor in achieving DTP Terrassement’s goals.
For DTP Terrassement’s machinery in Gabon, a team of IronPlanet inspectors travelled to the work site in the heart of the tropical forest to examine the equipment, with the first batch taking as little as eight days to comprehensively evaluate 100 machines.
Paul Williamson, IronPlanet major accounts director, who went to Gabon to work closely with DTP Terrassement, confirmed the company’s commitment.
“We are delighted to expand our service to the farthest corners of the earth,” he said.
“For our sellers, they need not worry about the location of their project hampering their potential to move the machines, even from the most challenging locations. For our buyers, there should be no fear in purchasing equipment from wherever in the world because we personally guarantee the quality of every machine we sell.”
