GMTS will be be offering a complete range of cranes with safe working loads of up to 50t.
As the main distributor for Street Crane products in South Africa, GMTS will not only be supplying end users but will also be able to supply crane service and repair companies throughout the country with Street hoists or cranes that have been fabricated locally. Hoist components will be held in kit form for rapid assembly to meet local needs.
Concluding the crane deal (left to right): Andrew Pimblett managing director of Street Crane Company, with Mark Mackenzie and Hannes Steenberg of GM Technical Services.
George Mackenzie, founder and managing member of GMTS, said: “We are pleased to announce our association with Street Crane, the largest factory crane manufacturer in the UK. The deal allows us to tap into 60 years of expertise in all branches of industry and access their class leading ZX series hoists. Paired with locally-engineered crane beams the ZX hoists will enable GMTS to offer customers high performance cranes for greater productivity.
Street Crane’s managing director Andrew Pimblett, said: “South Africa is a huge potential market. GMTS is a partner with in-depth engineering experience and capability. We have similar arrangements with over 50 national and regional crane makers around the world and I am confident that the relationship will prove mutually beneficial to our companies and to our end-user customers in South Africa.”
GMTS has a long association with DSE, the largest fabricator of structural steelwork in South Africa. Several large cranes have been supplied over a number of years. The first two Street branded cranes, units of 10t SWL, were shipped to DSE in April.
