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Metso Outotec adds Portuguese dealer
Ascendum Máquinas will offer Metso Outotec’s crushing and screening products including the Lokotrack and Nordtrack brands
Hi-Reach Manlift represents Snorkel in South Africa
Lead by George Landsberg, Hi-Reach Manlift offers a full range of MEWP sales and services 
Bauma Conexpo Africa 2021 cancelled
South African show cancelled due to continuing impact of Covid-19
Volvo launches midi-excavator for Middle East and Africa
Manufacturer’s EC75D compact model enters the Middle East and African markets
Bell appointed as JCB’s South African dealer
Bell Equipment Sales will offer JCB’s full range of construction machinery from May 1, 2021
Genie sets sights on Morocco with Hydraumac
Morocco-based distributor to represent Genie nationwide
Altrad results show resilience despite Covid-19
Altrad’s full year results for year ended 31 August 2020 “better than expected” despite a second half decline
Haulotte Africa remote training
Manufacturer holds online training for Premium Group, which covers 12 African countries 
Briggs & Stratton’s sales and marketing refocus
Engine maker shuffles EMEA team as it aims to drive post-Covid growth
New Bobcat backhoe for MEA, Russia and CIS
New R-Series B730 backhoe loader intended to help Bobcat gain market share in region
New rental manager for Xylem Africa
Gregory Bloom is now heading Xylem Africa’s rental division
Africa distributor for Haulotte
Premium Group will distribute aerial platforms and telehandlers in 12 north west African countries
SkyJacks implements Syrinx software
South African rental company has started using Point of Rental’s software across its network
Magni South Africa appoints CEO
Lindsay Shankland has been named Magni South Africa’s CEO
Eyewitness: COVID-19 and South African construction and rental
George Landsberg of Hi-Reach Manlift in South Africa reports that many rental and construction businesses have stopped working
Burma Plant Hire shuts depots
South African rental company sends staff home to support essential services remotely
Regional report: South Africa
Rental is supporting a buoyant mining industry and a distressed construction sector
Point of Rental opens new South Africa HQ
Rental software provider establishes new head office for its South African business
Eurogrues Maroc continues to invest
Rental company strengthens fleet with Morocco’s first Genie Xtra Capacity models
Stimulus needed for South Africa’s construction industry
Report from Off-Highway Research shows equipment sales in South African increased in 2018 but demand is still at a low level 
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