Kalmar buys South African partner African National Engineering
Sweden’s Kalmar Industries, a provider of heavy-duty materials handling equipment to ports, has agreed to merge its South African service partner African National Engineering (ANE) into Kalmar Industries South Africa (Pty) Ltd., Kalmar’s local subsidiary established earlier this year. Financial details were not provided.
The merger will see 13 people from ANE join Kalmar Industries South Africa’s current staff of seven. The Durban-based company is responsible for the sales and servicing of straddle carriers, rubber tire gantry (RTG) cranes and terminal tractors. Other Kalmar products, such as reach-stackers and lift trucks, will continue to be sold in South Africa through its existing partner Saficon.
“The merger of ANE’s service business for Kalmar straddle carriers and RTG cranes secures Kalmar’s commitment to South African Port Operations (SAPO) as a full service partner and also forms a solid basis for further business development in South Africa,” Kalmar said.