Sole distributor appointed for Hitachi and Euclid-Hitachi products

摘要

In a move that will have major impact on the heavy equipment industry in the whole of Africa, Hitachi Construction Machinery Southern Africa Co Ltd has been appointed sole distributor of Hitachi and Euclid-Hitachi brand products for sub-Saharan Africa. Hitachi Construction Machinery manufactures a comprehensive range or construction and mining equipment including skid steer loaders, mini-excavators, backhoe loaders, excavators, front-end loaders, dozers, graders and large mining shovels of up to 520t operating mass, while Euclid-Hitachi, with manufacturing plants in Canada and the United States, supplies some of the largest rigid-framed dumptrucks in the world, with capacities up to 280t.Chris Botha, president of Hitachi Construction Machinery, explains that the mow will tract the mining, earthmoving and construction industries in countries stretching from South Africa, through Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mocambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and many more.