Thousands of visitors were expected again today for the last day of
The international trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines and construction vehicles has been staged at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa during what is a tough time for the African continent’s quarrying, mining and construction sectors.
Despite that, many of the large number of OEMs and smaller company exhibitors at the showpiece 15-18th September event remain optimistic that new investment in infrastructure and improving currency exchanges will lead to an increase in demand for aggregate materials and construction and mining equipment.
“XCMG is not a new brand in South Africa. Between 2007 and 2013 we sold 1,038 units here, and during the last year we’ve set up new branches in [neighbouring countries] Mozambique and Namibia,” said Alec Zhang, the company’s vice general manager.
“We’ve got a product range for this market that’s spot on,” Andy Blandford, vice president, construction equipment, EMEA at
Shane Fitzpatrick, executive director for sales and marketing at Barloworld Equipment,
A press conference to highlight preparations for the
XCMG vice general manager Alec Zhang stands in front of the Chinese manufacturer’s ZL50GN wheeled loader on the company’s stand at bauma Africa 2015