Reclaim and gain — “cash for scrap”
“Reclam typically collects, processes an delivers in excess of 1.5 million tons of recyclables per annum with a turnover of over two billion rand”
The New Reclamation Group (Reclam) is the largest recycler of scrap metal in South Africa. A business of this size and scale requires reliable and productive material handling equipment for its operations nationwide. This is the role of Hitachi Construction machinery Southern Africa (HCSA) with the supply of a wide range of conventional and specially adapted excavators.
—Reclam had five Hitachi machines on its fleet. This number has now grown to 63, ranging from ZX120s to ZX330s, all delivered directly from Boksburg—
Hitachi plays a key role in the daily and nightly operations of The Reclamation Group on a national basis. “There is no doubt that we have very good relationship with Hitachi,” explains Frikkie van Tonder, the Maintenance Manager at the Pretoria plant. “We are more than happy with support which we receive ongoing basis. Our Hitachi Excavators are perfect for this type of job and much better than the other machines that the company owns. They have to work under most challenging conditions in the scrap yard , but they are extremely reliable and our operators prefer to use them.” The ZX200s return a high level of productivity right around the clock and they suffer from minimal downtime.
—Hitachi provide Reclam with a remarkable figure of 98 per cent availability—
