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MAN CLA Helps Build Western Cape with Baseline
Established in 1991, Baseline Civil Contractors is a
medium-sized civil engineering company based in
Blackheath, Industria, Cape Town. The organisation
deploys a fleet of 28 trucks to assist in its many
projects, including general earthworks, Eskom substation
construction, construction of infrastructure
for township developments, road rehabilitation,
new road building and concrete structures.
The Baseline fleet comprises half a dozen truck
brands used in diverse applications including tippers,
mixers, water tankers and crane carriers, as
well as abnormal-load trucks to ferry heavy earthmoving
equipment to and from site.
“Following the Soccer World Cup in 2010,
we’ve seen a marked decline in infrastructure development
by government in the Western Cape and
a sharp increase in contracts to resurface and rehabilitation
of roads,” says Johan van Deventer, director,
Baseline Civil Contractors.
“To service these road projects meant procuring
more tipper trucks and MAN beat the competition
hands down with an excellent quote on four
new MAN CLA tippers,” adds van Deventer. “We
have subsequently added another CLA tipper and
two CLA flat-decks to the fleet and it’s our intention
to standardise our tipper fleet with MAN
derivatives.”
... and it’s our intention to
standardise our tipper fleet
with MAN derivatives.”
The MAN CLA tipper feeds a ‘chip-spreader’ during a road resurfacing project.
The Baseline tippers from MAN include four
6x4 10 cubic-metre CLA 26.280 BB models and
one six cubic-metre 6x4 26.280 BB derivative.
The two flat-decks are 4x2 MAN CLA 15.220 BB
freight carriers.
Apart from general construction, earthworks
and supply of aggregates for road resurfacing, the
tippers are equipped with rear-mounted hooks
enabling them to work with chip-spreaders in
road resurfacing projects. This procedure improves
road repair turnaround times and cost
efficiencies. ■
Upgrades for Peugeot’s Commercials
Peugeot South Africa has announced a series of upgrades
to its commercial vehicle range. The updates
apply to the Partner, Expert and Boxer ranges, and
depending on model, vary from fresher exterior
Peugeot’s up-graded Partner.
styling and redesigned exterior elements to technical
improvements.
The update is expected to give further momentum
to surging Peugeot commercial vehicle
sales, which have shown significant growth since
last year.
“Our total sales of commercial vehicles in 2011
grew by 40 percent, compared to 2010 levels, and
we are expecting a further 40 percent sales increase
for 2012,” says Francis Harnie, managing
director of Peugeot SA.
Harnie says the applications offered by
Peugeot’s commercial vehicle range suit a variety
of user profiles, from entrepreneurs to small businesses,
medium enterprises and large companies.
“The updates have been designed to further
improve our commercial vehicle offering. They
follow on our earlier announcement that our
vehicles are now covered by a class-leading fiveyear/100
000 km service plan.
“The service plan, together with our threeyear
warranty, emphasises Peugeot SA’s commitment
to its customers, and our confidence in
the quality and longevity of the Peugeot product
range,” Harnie concluded. ■